The eighth edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 League came to an end on Monday (December 2). Here's a roundup of the English players' performances in the tournament.
Ajman Bolts
Alex Hales
163 runs @ 27.2, SR 209.0
Hales had a fruitful season at the top of the order for the Bolts, averaging 27 and striking at a shade under 209 in seven matches. The standout knock was an unbeaten 30-ball 75 against Bangla Tigers to power the Bolts to 133-1 in their 10 overs.
Ravi Bopara
110 runs @ 27.5, SR 177.4
Former England all-rounder Bopara scored 110 runs in his four innings in the competition, striking at 177. His gentle medium pace wasn't utilised at all.
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Bangla Tigers
Liam Livingstone
61 runs @ 15.3, SR 225.9 | 1 wicket @ 43.0, ER 14.3
Livingstone mostly did what was expected of him, scoring at over two runs a ball. At the middle order, his opportunities were limited, but he did lace an unbeaten 50 off 15 balls to chase 124 against Delhi Bulls. He also sent down three overs of his "match-up" spin, picking up one wicket.
David Payne
3 wickets @ 43.7, ER 11.4
T10 cricket needs a shifting of expectations from bowlers, but even so Payne didn't have a great time in the tournament. He didn't take many wickets, and didn't really keep the runs down.
Henry Brookes
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Pace bowler Henry Brookes was part of the Bangla Tigers squad but did not play at all.
Ollie Robinson
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Like Brookes, Robinson did not make it onto the field either.
Chennai Braves Jaguars
Dan Lawrence
123 runs @ 30.8, SR 178.3
England newest back-up Test opener Lawrence gave a decent account of himself this season, scoring just about briskly enough for the slam-bang demands of this format. A highlight was his 57 off 25 against Morrisville Samp Army. Unfortunately, we didn't get to see his entertaining bowling action at all in the competition.
Deccan Gladiators
Jos Buttler
242 runs @ 60.5, SR 224.1
Buttler helped Deccan Gladiators to the title this season, with a stellar batting campaign as he continued to impress following the calf injury which kept him out for several weeks earlier this year.
Dropping into the middle-order as captain Nicholas Pooran and compatriot Tom Kohler-Cadmore opened, his high-impact cameos were integral to the Gladiators' victorious run – including a blazing 24-ball 62 in their first match of the season.
Tom Kohler-Cadmore
278 runs @ 34.8, SR 198.6
Kohler-Cadmore held his own in the 2024 season after being preferred to Buttler for the opener's spot. He finished as the competition's top run-scorer, with a strike rate just under 200. It was his 51 off just 24 balls against Chennai Braves Jaguars that set the platform for a chase of 142 in 9.4 overs.
Richard Gleeson
14 wickets @ 11.2, ER 9.8
From top run-scorer to top wicket-taker. Gleeson, recently unsold at the IPL auction, was the Gladiators' star with the ball. In this most unforgiving of formats for bowlers, a sub-10 economy rate is no mean feat, and his death bowling skills came to the fore.
Luke Wood
4 wickets @ 25.0, ER 9.1
Wood was a supporting act for the Gladiators, playing just six matches. He took only four wickets but made up for the lack of scalps by ensuring he kept a lid on the scoring rate.
New Zealand and England were each found to be three overs short of the target, even after accounting for time allowances.
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Delhi Bulls
Tom Banton
273 runs @ 30.3, SR 213.3
Banton enjoyed an excellent season as the Bulls made it to Qualifier 2, losing out to runners-up Morrisville Samp Army. He was second only to Kohler-Cadmore in the run-scoring charts, and stood out with 73 off just 26 balls in the Eliminator against Team Abu Dhabi on December 1.
James Vince
214 runs @ 23.8, SR 175.4
Banton's opening partner Vince also enjoyed a 200-run season even if he didn't score at the same blistering pace. He didn't score a single half-century, with a high score of 42, but remained consistent throughout the campaign.
Adam Lyth
40 runs @ 10.0, SR 125.0
Lyth played just four matches and had an unremarkable return of 40 runs, not made extremely quickly either.
Sam Cook
4 wickets @ 31.0, ER 10.3
Paceman Cook was also a bit-part player this year, taking part in six matches. Four wickets isn't much to write home about, but the economy rate of 10.3 in this format isn't the worst thing.
New York Strikers
Reece Topley
3 wickets @ 33.0, ER 12.4
Topley didn't have a great tournament, playing just five matches for little success, and conceding at a slightly high rate, even for the T10 format.
Northern Warriors
Saqib Mahmood
4 wickets @ 38.3, ER 11.9
A similar tournament to Topley. Mahmood played seven games and impressed in spurts, but was largely average.
Why have West Indies included uncapped wicketkeeper Amir Jangoo in their squad for the upcoming ODIs against Bangladesh?
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Morrisville Samp Army
Jack Taylor
112 runs @ 22.4, SR 169.7
Taylor played all 10 matches for the Samp Army, returning a decent 112 runs in eight innings. His strike rate wasn't terribly high, but he did do a job for the side towards the back end of innings.
David Willey
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Willey was part of the squad, but did not feature this season.
Team Abu Dhabi
Jonny Bairstow
191 runs @ 31.8, SR 180.2
A gun T20 player on his day, Bairstow enjoyed a fruitful season batting at No.3 for Team Abu Dhabi. He slammed an unbeaten 70 off 30 balls against the Samp Army in a run chase of 110, but was stranded at the non-striker's end in the last over as his side lost by three runs.
Phil Salt
151 runs @ 30.2, SR 188.8
Team Abu Dhabi's captain and their opener, Salt formed the other half of a formidable batting spine alongside Bairstow: 43 off 20 against Chennai and an unbeaten 53 off 19 in the tournament opener were his standout innings.
Laurie Evans
54 runs @ 13.5, SR 158.8
It was an underwhelming campaign for Evans, who played five games and failed to sufficiently impress.
Michael Pepper
30 runs @ 10.0, SR 130.4
Another bit-part contributor, Pepper only played three matches this season. Maybe it was worth it, just to see the Salt-and-Pepper opening combination.
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UP Nawabs
Dawid Malan
49 runs @ 9.8, SR 119.5
Recently retired from international cricket, Malan had a poor outing in the T10 league, neither racking up the runs, nor doing so at a brisk pace.
Tymal Mills
11 wickets @ 9.2, ER 7.8
In sharp contrast to Malan, left-arm pacer Mills enjoyed a stellar campaign. Only four players took more wickets than him, and only one – New York Strikers' Khuzaima Tanveer – could boast of a better economy rate than his 7.8 runs per over.
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