Dates | 4 – 6 October 2018 |
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Administrator(s) | Abu Dhabi Cricket |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and final |
Host(s) | United Arab Emirates |
Champions | Lahore Qalandars (1st title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 7 |
Most runs | Sohail Akhtar (Lahore Qalandars) (193) |
Most wickets | Raja Farzan (Lahore Qalandars) (6) |
Official website | abudhabit20.ae |
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]
The tournament featured the following teams:[1][10]
The following squads were announced for the tournament.
Auckland Aces[11] | Boost Defenders | Hobart Hurricanes[12] | Lahore Qalandars | Titans[13] | Yorkshire Vikings[14] |
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Titans' Heino Kuhn replaced Dean Elgar as he was added in South Africa's squad for the Zimbabwe ODI series.[15]
The following fixtures were confirmed:[3]
Team[16] | Pld | W | L | NR | NRR | Pts |
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Lahore Qalandars | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1.34 | 4 |
Yorkshire Vikings | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1.57 | 2 |
Hobart Hurricanes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | –2.85 | 0 |
Yorkshire Vikings
184/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Lahore Qalandars
189/4 (19.4 overs) |
Lahore Qalandars
175/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Hobart Hurricanes
146/8 (20 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes
140/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Yorkshire Vikings
144/1 (12.5 overs) |
Team[16] | Pld | W | L | NR | NRR | Pts |
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Titans | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2.35 | 4 |
Boost Defenders | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | –0.18 | 2 |
Auckland Aces | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | –2.08 | 0 |
Boost Defenders
205/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Auckland Aces
170/5 (20 overs) |
Titans
218/3 (20 overs) |
v
|
Boost Defenders
168/8 (20 overs) |
Lahore Qalandars
148/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Titans
133/6 (20 overs) |