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The Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy^[1] was a 20-over cricket franchise tournament held in the United Arab Emirates.^[2] It took place between 4 and 6 October 2018 at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium.^[3]^[1]^[4] Six franchise teams took part in the first edition.^[5] The International Cricket Council (ICC) sanctioned the competition in June 2018.^[6]

Lahore Qalandars qualified for the final after winning both their games in Group A.^[7] The Titans from South Africa also qualified for the final after winning both their games in Group B.^[8] Lahore Qalandars won the title, after beating Titans by fifteen runs in the final.^[9]

Teams and squads

The tournament featured the following teams:^[1]^[10]

Boost Defenders – Shpageeza Cricket League, Afghanistan
Hobart Hurricanes – Big Bash League, Australia
Lahore Qalandars – Pakistan Super League
Titans – Ram Slam T20 Challenge, South Africa
Yorkshire Vikings – Twenty20 Cup, England
Auckland Aces – Super Smash, New Zealand

The following squads were announced for the tournament.

Auckland Aces^[11]	Boost Defenders	Hobart Hurricanes^[12]	Lahore Qalandars	Titans^[13]	Yorkshire Vikings^[14]
Craig Cachopa (c) Finn Allen Michael Barry Jamie Brown Graeme Beghin Danru Ferns Michael Guptill-Bunce Ben Horne Ben Lister Matt McEwan Robbie O'Donnell Sean Solia Will Somerville	Cameron Delport (c) Colin Ingram (vc) Kyle Abbott Yamin Ahmadzai Younas Ahmadzai Rokhan Barakzai Ronsford Beaton Ben Cox Noor-ul-Haq Ryan Higgins Munir Ahmad Nijat Masood Abdullah Mazari Jeevan Mendis Ramith Rambukwella Hashmatullah Shahidi Paul Stirling	Charlie Wakim (c) Johan Botha Ben Duckett Nathan Ellis Jordan Clark Caleb Jewell Darren McNees Lawrence Neil-Smith Keegan Oates Jerome Taylor Jack White Sean Willis Mac Wright	Sohail Akhtar (c) Shaheen Afridi Majid Ali Shahzad Ali Zulfiqar Babar Bilal Irshad Salman Irshad Faizan Khan Maaz Khan Nuwan Kulasekara Mitchell McClenaghan Ahsan Jamil Imran Nazir Raja Farzan Haris Rauf Abdul Razzaq Phil Salt Agha Salman	Albie Morkel (c) Andrea Agathagelou Farhaan Behardien Henry Davids Theunis de Bruyn ~~Dean Elgar~~ Tony de Zorzi Eldred Hawken Heino Kuhn Gregory Mahlokwana Rivaldo Moonsamy Tshepo Moreki Chris Morris Alfred Mothoa Shaun von Berg	Steven Patterson (c) Adam Lyth (vc) Gary Ballance Tim Bresnan Harry Brook Karl Carver Ben Coad Tom Kohler-Cadmore Jack Leaning Josh Poysden Josh Shaw Jonathan Tattersall Jordan Thompson Matthew Waite

Titans' Heino Kuhn replaced Dean Elgar as he was added in South Africa's squad for the Zimbabwe ODI series.^[15]

Group stage

The following fixtures were confirmed:^[3]

Group A

Team^[16]	Pld	W	L	NRR	Pts
Lahore Qalandars	2	2	0	+1.34	4
Yorkshire Vikings	2	1	1	+1.57	2
Hobart Hurricanes	2	0	2	–2.85	0

4 October 2018
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Yorkshire Vikings 184/5 (20 overs)	v	Lahore Qalandars 189/4 (19.4 overs)
Harry Brook 37 (25) Shaheen Afridi 2/36 (4 overs)		Sohail Akhtar 100 (79) Josh Poysden 2/26 (4 overs)

Lahore Qalandars won by 6 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Iftikhar Ali (UAE) and Rabiul Hoque (UAE)
Player of the match: Sohail Akhtar (Lahore Qalandars)

Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
Shahzad Ali, Raja Farzan and Faizan Khan (Lahore Qalandars) all made their T20 debuts.

5 October 2018
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Lahore Qalandars 175/6 (20 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes 146/8 (20 overs)
Faizan Khan 83* (54) Jordan Clark 2/33 (4 overs)		Charlie Wakim 43 (36) Raja Farzan 4/24 (4 overs)

Lahore Qalandars won by 29 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Iftikhar Ali (UAE) and Rabiul Hoque (UAE)
Player of the match: Raja Farzan (Lahore Qalandars)

Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
Charlie Wakim, Sean Willis, Caleb Jewell, Mac Wright, Nathan Ellis, Lawrence Neil-Smith, Jack White (Hobart Hurricanes) and Haris Rauf (Lahore Qalandars) all made their T20 debuts.

6 October 2018
11:00
Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 140/7 (20 overs)	v	Yorkshire Vikings 144/1 (12.5 overs)
Caleb Jewell 38 (29) Karl Carver 2/29 (4 overs)		Tom Kohler-Cadmore 72* (42) Jordan Clark 1/25 (2.5 overs)

Yorkshire Vikings won by 9 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Iftikhar Ali (UAE) and Ian Dixon (Zim)
Player of the match: Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Yorkshire Vikings)

Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.

Group B

Team^[16]	Pld	W	L	NRR	Pts
Titans	2	2	0	+2.35	4
Boost Defenders	2	1	1	–0.18	2
Auckland Aces	2	0	2	–2.08	0

4 October 2018
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Boost Defenders 205/5 (20 overs)	v	Auckland Aces 170/5 (20 overs)
Colin Ingram 84* (47) William Somerville 2/28 (4 overs)		Robert O'Donnell 67* (46) Kyle Abbott 3/21 (4 overs)

Boost Defenders won by 35 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Iftikhar Ali (UAE)
Player of the match: Colin Ingram (Boost Defenders)

Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to field.
Graeme Beghin and Jamie Brown (Auckland Aces) both made their T20 debuts.

5 October 2018
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Titans 218/3 (20 overs)	v	Boost Defenders 168/8 (20 overs)
Tony de Zorzi 106* (57) Jeevan Mendis 1/38 (4 overs)		Colin Ingram 51 (29) Shaun von Berg 3/23 (4 overs)

Titans won by 50 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Ian Dixon (Zim)
Player of the match: Tony de Zorzi (Titans)

Boost Defenders won the toss and elected to field.
Nijat Masood (Boost Defenders) made his T20 debut.

6 October 2018
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Auckland Aces 80 (16 overs)	v	Titans 81/2 (12.1 overs)
Graeme Beghin 21 (16) Shaun von Berg 4/15 (4 overs)		Tony de Zorzi 34 (27) Michael Barry 1/10 (1 over)

Titans won by 8 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Ian Dixon (Zim)
Player of the match: Shaun von Berg (Titans)

Titans won the toss and elected to field.

Final

6 October 2018
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Lahore Qalandars 148/6 (20 overs)	v	Titans 133/6 (20 overs)
Sohail Akhtar 56 (47) Tshepo Moreki 3/33 (4 overs)		Heino Kuhn 37 (28) Maaz Khan 2/23 (4 overs)

Lahore Qalandars won by 15 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Iftikhar Ali (UAE)
Player of the match: Shaheen Afridi (Lahore Qalandars)

Titans won the toss and elected to field.
Maaz Khan (Lahore Qalandars) made his T20 debut.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Abu Dhabi to host teams from six countries in T20 tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
^ "Emirates Cricket Board's new tournament threatens ties with PCB". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Abu Dhabi T20 league schedule announced". Crictracker. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
^ "UAE set to host new international T20 cricket league". Arabian Business. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
^ "Emirates Cricket Board announce plans for UAE Twenty20 league". The National. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
^ "UAE'S First T20 Franchise Cricket League to be Formally Unveiled Later This Month". Emirates Cricket. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
^ "Abu Dhabi T20: Title now the goal for Sohail Akhtar and Lahore Qalanders after securing final spot". The National. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
^ "Abu Dhabi T20: Multiply Titans through to final after thrashing Auckland Aces". The National. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
^ "Abu Dhabi T20: Lahore Qalandars win title with Titans victory". The National. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
^ "Auckland Aces confirmed for Abu Dhabi T20". Gulf News. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
^ "Auckland Aces to face the world in Abu Dhabi". Scoop. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
^ "Hurricanes announce Abu Dhabi T20 squad". Hobart Hurricanes. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
^ "Titans name strong squad for Abu Dhabi T20 league". Sport24. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
^ "Club announce squad for Abu Dhabi T20 tournament". Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
^ "Kuhn to replace Elgar In Abu Dhabi T20". Titans. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy Table - 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2018.

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo

[ADT20-1] "Abu Dhabi to host teams from six countries in T20 tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2018.

[CI-2] "Emirates Cricket Board's new tournament threatens ties with PCB". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[Schedule-3] "Abu Dhabi T20 league schedule announced". Crictracker. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.

[AB-4] "UAE set to host new international T20 cricket league". Arabian Business. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[TN-5] "Emirates Cricket Board announce plans for UAE Twenty20 league". The National. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[EC-6] "UAE'S First T20 Franchise Cricket League to be Formally Unveiled Later This Month". Emirates Cricket. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[GroupA-7] "Abu Dhabi T20: Title now the goal for Sohail Akhtar and Lahore Qalanders after securing final spot". The National. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.

[GroupB-8] "Abu Dhabi T20: Multiply Titans through to final after thrashing Auckland Aces". The National. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.

[Winner-9] "Abu Dhabi T20: Lahore Qalandars win title with Titans victory". The National. Retrieved 6 October 2018.

[10] "Auckland Aces confirmed for Abu Dhabi T20". Gulf News. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.

[11] "Auckland Aces to face the world in Abu Dhabi". Scoop. Retrieved 27 September 2018.

[12] "Hurricanes announce Abu Dhabi T20 squad". Hobart Hurricanes. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.

[13] "Titans name strong squad for Abu Dhabi T20 league". Sport24. Retrieved 27 September 2018.

[14] "Club announce squad for Abu Dhabi T20 tournament". Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 27 September 2018.

[15] "Kuhn to replace Elgar In Abu Dhabi T20". Titans. Retrieved 27 September 2018.

[Points-16] "Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy Table - 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2018.

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