Andre Russell and man-of-the-match Tom Moores shared an unbeaten 94-run partnership to help Deccan Gladiators post 146/5 – the highest score of season 5 of the Abu Dhabi T10 so far. Dre Russ scored 43 off 17 balls with three fours and four sixes while Moores hit 47 in 17 balls – bludgeoning two fours and five sixes. The relentless scoring put Deccan Gladiators in a position of strength going into the innings break and despite fifties from Ravi Bopara and Angelo Perera, The Chennai Braves were unable to overhaul the target in their Abu Dhabi T10 debut. We look back at what went on in matchday 2.

Andre Russell, Tom Moores take Gladiators to win | Full Scorecard

Opener Tom Banton took Deccan Gladiators to a rapid start, scoring 24 off 11 balls before being dismissed in the fourth over with the score at 45/2. Anwar Ali then got out in the fifth over, bringing Dre Russ and Tom Moores to the crease. The scorecard read 70/3 at the end of six overs. The Chennai Braves could not recover from the brutal assault that followed. Andre Russell and Tom Moores plundered 18, 23 and 26 runs off the next three overs – hitting seven sixes and three fours, with both batsmen ending with strike rates of over 250. Wahab Riaz then took out Mohammad Shahzad and Bhanuka Rajapaksa in his first over while only giving away five runs in a perfect start for the Deccan Gladiators. Angelo Perera and Ravi Bopara then combined for a 109-run partnership but were not able to keep up with the high required scoring rate despite taking more than 17 runs in three different overs. However, it was not enough to overhaul Deccan Gladiators. Brief scores: Deccan Gladiators 146/3 (Tom Moores 47*, Munaf Patel 1-20) beat The Chennai Braves 122/4 (Angelo Perera 60, Wahab Riaz 2-16) by 24 runs

Liam Livingstone plays captain’s knock in Team Abu Dhabi’s second win | Full scorecard

Liam Livingstone hit an unbeaten 68 off 23 balls to star in Team Abu Dhabi’s second-consecutive win in as many days. Last game’s heroes Paul Stirling and Chris Gayle fell for single-digit scores early in the innings. Opener Phil Salt hit a quick-fire 29 to take Team Abu Dhabi to 45/3 at the end of five overs. That soon became 80/5 in 8 overs as Colin Ingram and Jamie Overton also fell cheaply. Liam Livingstone, who was on 22 off 13 balls then, went berserk in the ninth over. The Englishman hit four sixes and two fours to take 35 runs off Joshua Little. Livingstone hit two more sixes in the final over to take Team Abu Dhabi to 132/5, with the skipper hitting 46 runs in his last 10 balls to end with a strike rate of 295. The attack blunted the hopes of defending champs Northern Warriors. Fidel Edwards then removed Moeen Ali in the first over. Opener Kennar Lewis hit 35 off 17 balls before being dismissed in the fourth over, leaving Northern Warriors at 46/3. Captain Rovman Powell tried his best, hitting three fours and four sixes in a 19-ball 42 but did not get any support from his team-mates as Northern Warriors fell to a second-straight defeat. Brief Scores: Team Abu Dhabi 132/5 (Liam Livingstone 68*, Sami Patel 1-14) beat Northern Warriors 111/7 (Rovman Powell 42, Marchant de Lange 2-6)

Adil Rashid stars for Delhi Bulls | Full scorecard

A bowler finally emerged as the hero as Adil Rashid essentially spun the Delhi Bulls to an easy win over Bangla Tigers. Bangla Tigers’ top-six were all dismissed for single-digit scores as Adil Rashid and Fazal Haque took two wickets each to leave them tottering at 28/6 in six overs. Isuru Udana and James Faulkner shared an unbeaten 41-run partnership to take Bangla Tigers to a somewhat respectable 69/6. Delhi Bulls openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Rilee Rossouw fell cheaply but with the target being low, Sherfane Rutherford had the incentive to take more risks as he hit 27 in 14 balls. World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan then hit 26 off 16 balls to take Delhi Bulls to victory with two overs to spare. Brief Scores: Bangla Tigers 69/6 (Isuru Udana 21*, Adil Rashid 2-6) lost to Delhi Bulls 71/4 (Sherfane Rutherford 27, James Faulkner 2-9)

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