Abu Dhabi T10 League: Moeen Ali, Kennar Lewis power Northern Warriors to first win

With Northern Warriors picking up two points from the contest, The Chennai Braves now remain the only side in the tournament without a win. 

The Northern Warriors registered their first win of the Abu Dhabi T10 League on Wednesday (November 24), riding majorly on a massive 106-run opening partnership between Moeen Ali and Kennar Lewis. Later in the evening, Oshane Thomas picked up a hat-trick to snuff out any hopes of a comeback from The Chennai Braves unit who eventually fell 19 runs short of the target.

With Northern Warriors picking up two points from the contest, The Chennai Braves now remain the only side in the tournament without a win. Chasing a massive total of 153, the Dasun Sanaka led team needed a start as good as their opponents. Opener Mohammad Shahzad swung his bat at everything, eventually getting out on the sixth ball he faced.

Angelo Perera joined hands with Bhanuka Rajapaksa and the duo raised hopes of a fightback with some big hits as they took the score to 49. Abhimanyu Mithun, however, soon disturbed the stumps of Perera before Rajapaksa holed out in the next over to give Imran Tahir his solitary wicket of the evening. The innings lost momentum after the departure of the Sri Lankan batsmen and The Chennai Braves kept losing wickets at regular intervals.