Abu Dhabi T10: Morgan and Bravo’s heroics helps Delhi Bulls clinch thriller

After
being
put
into
bat
by
the
Delhi
Bulls,
The
Chennai
Braves
put
up
124/2
in
their
10
overs.
After
the
Delhi
Bulls
lost
their
top
four
batsmen
cheaply,
the
experienced
duo
of
Bravo
(43
runs
from
17
balls)
and
Morgan
(26*
runs
from
12
balls)
strung
a
partnership
of
56
runs
in
22
balls,
which
helped
the
Delhi
Bulls
chase
down
their
target
in
9.4
overs.

The
Delhi
Bulls
suffered
a
huge
blow
when
Munaf
Patel
removed
Rilee
Rossouw
and
Sherfane
Rutherford
in
the
second
over.
Roman
Walker
made
matters
worse
when
he
dismissed
Rahmanullah
Gurbaz
and
Mohammad
Hafeez
in
the
fifth
over.
Thereafter,
Captain
Bravo
got
things
moving
with
the
Bulls
as
he
smashed
three
boundaries
off
Dasun
Shanaka’s
bowling
in
the
sixth
over.
Curtis
Campher
kept
The
Chennai
Braves’ hopes
alive
when
he
removed
Bravo
in
the
ninth
over.
However,
Morgan
and
Romario
Shepherd
scored
14
runs
in
the
last
over
and
closed
out
the
game
for
the
Delhi
Bulls
with
two
balls
to
spare.

Earlier,
Bhanuka
Rajapaksa
played
a
blistering
innings
of
64*
runs
from
31
balls,
laced
with
6
fours
and
4
sixes
and
helped
The
Chennai
Braves
post
a
high
total
on
the
board.
Rajapaksa
took
on
Mohammad
Hafeez,
smashing
him
for
two
boundaries
and
a
six
in
the
fourth
over.
The
opening
batters
Rajapaksa
and
Mark
Deyal
produced
some
fantastic
hits
and
recorded
a
partnership
of
81
runs
from
34
balls.

After
losing
Deyal
and
Dasun
Shanaka
in
quick
succession,
Ravi
Bopara
joined
the
party
as
he
smacked
Fazalhaq
Farooqi
and
Romario
Shepherd
for
a
boundary
and
a
six
in
the
ninth
and
tenth
overs
respectively.
Bopara
remained
unbeaten
on
19
runs
from
11
balls
as
The
Chennai
Braves
raised
their
score
to
124/2
in
their
10
overs.

Brief
scores:
Delhi
Bulls
128/5
(Dwayne
Bravo
43,
Eoin
Morgan
26*,
Munaf
Patel
2-20)
beat

The
Chennai
Braves
124/2
(Bhanuka
Rajapaksa
64*,
Mark
Deyal
29,
Romario
Shepherd
1-16)
by
5
wickets.

Source:
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