Team Abu Dhabi vs Morrisville Samp Army, ABD T10 2022, Today Match Prediction 04 December 2022

td vs msa Match Prediction & Analysis

After finishing 2nd in the points table at the end of the league stage, Samp Army lost the chance to play in the finals after losing a game in qualifier 1. Now to claim the 3rd spot in the season, the team will face Team Abu Dhabi in the 3rd Place Playoff at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, on 4th December 2022.

With 5 wins and 2 defeats from 7 games played in the league, Samp Army were at the nd place in the points table during the league stage. Team Abu Dhabi, on another side, were in 3rd place, with 4 wins from 7 games and 9 points.

Both teams have lost an opportunity to make it into the finals after performing consistently in the league stage. Now to end the campaign on a winning note, they will try to pull up things in this 3rd Place Playoff.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Team Abu Dhabi Preview

Samp Army started this season’s journey on a promising note but later lost momentum as they lost 3 out of the last 5 matches played in the league. They got defeated in qualifier 1 of the league against New York Strikers, and now they will try to claim the 3rd spot when they face Team Abu Dhabi.

While batting first against New Strikers in the Qualifier-1, Samp Army’s batting failed terribly in front of the attacking bowling unit of Strikers. No batter in the team managed to score more than 15 runs individually, as they scored just 81 runs after losing 9 wickets in 10 overs. Dwaine Pretorius was their top scorer in the innings with 15 runs from 11 balls.

Defending the total of 82 runs in 10 overs was not an easy task for them in front of Strikers’ attacking batting unit. Maheesh Theekshana tried to put pressure on opponents’ batters with a brilliant spell of 3 wickets for 12 runs in 2 overs, but Strikers chased down the target comfortably by sparing 4 wickets in hand.

Now in the league's final game, Samp Army will battle for the 3rd spot of the season, where they need to score decent runs on the board. The team’s batters need to execute their plans well on the ground if they want to end up team’s season on a good note. 

Key players:
Johnson Charles, Moeen Ali, Dwaine Pretorius, Maheesh Theekshana.

Team Abu Dhabi Predicted Playing XI:

Johnson Charles (wk), Karim Janat, Basil Hameed, Moeen Ali (c), Dwaine Pretorius, Shimron Hetmyer, Chamika Karunaratne, David Miller, Sheldon Cottrell, Maheesh Theekshana, Ahmed Raza.

Team Abu Dhabi Actual Playing XI:

Mohammad Kamran Atta, Peter Hatzoglou, Amad Butt, Ali Abid, Andrew Tye, Adil Rashid, David Payne, Darwish Rasooli, Alishan Sharafu, Fabian Allen, Ethan Dsouza

Morrisville Samp Army Preview

Team Abu Dhabi lost the eliminator round against Deccan Gladiator, and now they will face Samp Army in the last game of the season to claim the 3rd spot in the season. Team Abu Dhabi have lost 2 back to back games after registering a hat trick of wins in the league. 

The team’s bowling unit was on the mark in the eliminator game as they restricted opponents below 100 in the 10-over game. Naveen-ul-Haq’s brilliant spell of 2 wickets for 10 runs in 2 overs led them to limit Gladiators to 94 runs in the 1st innings.

Team Abu Dhabi have a power-packed batting unit this season, but they failed to deliver when the team needed it most. Despite James Vince’s 21 runs from 15 balls, other batters struggled to score runs, and as a result, the team lost a game by 5 runs.

Chris Lynn-led side has one final chance to deliver on a big occasion and to claim the 3rd spot of the season when they face Samp Army in the upcoming battle. The team’s power-hitting batters have a big responsibility to deliver in the last match of the season. 

Key players:
Alex Hales, Chris Lynn, Adil Rashid, Naveen-ul-Haq.

Morrisville Samp Army Predicted Playing XI:

Alex Hales, Chris Lynn (c), Brandon King, Fabian Allen, James Vince, Kamran Atta (wk), Alishan Sharafu, Andrew Tye, Peter Hatzoglou, Adil Rashid, Naveen-ul-Haq.

Morrisville Samp Army Actual Playing XI:

Kashif Daud, Karim Janat, Maheesh Theekshana, Obus Pienaar, Akif Raja, AGS Gous, Moeen Ali, David Miller, Bas de Leede, Chamika Karunaratne, Dwaine Pretorius

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather will be clear on the match day, with no chance of rain. The maximum and minimum temperatures will be between 31°C - 21°C. The pitch has added advantages to batters here.

Venue Details

Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi will host this match. The ground can accommodate 20,000 people and has conducted many domestic and international games. 

Toss: To Bowl

Here the general trend is the winning captain chooses to ball first as the pitch favors batters in the 2nd innings while chasing the target in the 10-over game.