The T10 Carnival kick-started on November 15 with three back-to-back matches. The excitement was a level higher than the previous two seasons and the same is expected in the upcoming games too. Well, again there are three back-to-back matches in store for November 16 with the first match being played between Bangla Tigers and Deccan Gladiators at 5:00 P.M. IST. The next two matches will be Delhi Bulls vs Karnataka Tuskers and Northern Warriors vs Qalandars, played at 7.15 PM and 9.30 PM IST.
It will be Bangla Tigers and Karnataka Tuskers who’ll be playing their first game of the season whereas the other four teams will be moving ahead towards their second game. Northern Warriors and Delhi Bulls have already registered a victory whereas Deccan Gladiators met hands with defeat and Qalandars managed to save reputation with a match tie.
Pitch report
All the three matches will be played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. The pitch here is known for its nature of helping the batsmen. The pitch is a batting paradise, and thus, the viewers can expect a high scoring match.
Weather Conditions
As per the weather reports coming from Abu Dhabi, the weather is expected to be mostly sunny, with no chances of rain.
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Probable Playing XI
Bangla Tigers vs Deccan Gladiators
Bangla Tigers: Andre Fletcher (wk), Rilee Rossouw, Colin Ingram, Thisara Perera (C), Farhad Reza, Shehan Jayasuriya, Robbie Frylinck, Chirag Suri, David Wiese, Qais Ahmed, Liam Plunkett.
Deccan Gladiators: Shane Watson (C), Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Anton Devcich, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Ben Cutting, Migael Pretorius, Dan Lawrence, Zahir Khan, Fawad Ahmed, Mason Crane, Zahoor Khan.
Delhi Bulls vs Karnataka Tuskers
Delhi Bulls: Paul Stirling, Kusal Perera (wk), Eoin Morgan (c), Angelo Mathews, David Willey, Muhammad Usman, Adil Rashid, Zaheer Khan, Ali Khan, Dushmantha Chameera, Ravi Rampaul.
Karnataka Tuskers: Hashim Amla (c), Johnson Charles, Upul Tharanga, Shafiqullah Shafiq (wk), Marlon Samuels, Ross Whitely, Ahmed Raza, Sandeep Lamichhane, Pat Brown, Kesrick Williams, Shapoor Zadran.
Northern Warriors vs Qalandars
Northern Warriors: George Munsey, Sam Billings (wk), Darren Sammy (c), Ansh Tandon, Asela Gunaratne, Andre Russell, Sikandar Raza, Chris Green, Rayad Emrit, Nuwan Pradeep, Chris Wood.
Qalandars: Luke Ronchi (wk), Tom Banton, Dawid Malan (c), Philip Salt, Seekkuge Prasanna, Laurie Evans, Jordan Clark, Chris Jordan, Lahiru Kumara, George Garton, Sultan Ahmed.
Key Players
Bangla Tigers vs Deccan Gladiators
Bangla Tigers: Andre Fletcher, Colin Ingram
Deccan Gladiators: Shane Watson, Ben Cutting
Delhi Bulls vs Karnataka Tuskers
Delhi Bulls: Eoin Morgan, Kusal Perera
Karnataka Tuskers: Hashim Amla, Johnson Charles
Northern Warriors vs Qalandars
Northern Warriors: Darren Sammy, Andre Russell
Qalandars: Tom Banton, Dawid Malan
