Northern Warriors vs New York Strikers, ABDT10, Today Match Prediction 01 December 2023

NRW vs NYS Match Prediction & Analysis

Although we have only completed three days so far in the tournament, we can already see top performers standing above the rest and the good news is that we have some of those on show in this opening match on Friday.

This will be the second time that Northern Warriors and New York Strikers have locked horns in the Abu Dhabi T10 and it was the Strikers who came out on top at the end of November last year as they enjoyed a 5 wicket victory, albeit the win was only secured from the final ball of the game! After running the Strikers so close last year, expect the Warriors to be desperate for revenge in this clash.

As ever, batting power will be key in this game and the side who clears the boundary the most could well end up as the winner.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

NRW

W W

TADH

103/7 in 10.0 10.3

ABDT10

Northern Warriors beat Team Abu Dhabi by 10 wickets 30 Nov 2023

NRW

106/0 in 9.0 11.78

NRW

103/5 in 10.0 10.3

ABDT10

Northern Warriors beat Morrisville Samp Army by 9 runs 28 Nov 2023

MSA

94/8 in 10.0 9.4

NYS

W L

BNT

101/7 in 10.0 10.1

ABDT10

New York Strikers beat Bangla Tigers by 8 wickets 29 Nov 2023

NYS

103/2 in 7.4 13.43

NYS

96/6 in 10.0 9.6

ABDT10

Deccan Gladiators beat New York Strikers by 22 runs 28 Nov 2023

DG

118/8 in 10.0 11.8

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Northern Warriors Preview

So far, so good for Northern Warriors who have already beaten Morrisville Samp Army and Team Abu Dhabi in this year's tournament. Three wins from three would be a big statement and go a long way to booking a place in the knockout stage.

The Warriors have an excellent and deep batting line-up which gives a licence to their entire line-up to attack throughout their innings as they know that there is always a competent batter to come in next. That said, they only needed their openers against Team Abu Dhabi on Thursday as Hazratullah Zazai struck 52 not out from 27 balls alongside Kennar Lewis' 46 not out from 27 balls. Big hitters like Angelo Mathews, Colin Munro and James Neesham will be itching to get out into the middle in this game.

They may have needed only two batters in Match 6, but their bowling line-up showed variety and plenty of wicket taking options in the field. Coming into this clash with New York Strikers, Angelo Mathews has already taken 4 wickets and spinner Tabraiz Shamsi took 2/17 in the last win.

Northern Warriors Predicted Playing XI:

Kennar Lewis, Hazratullah Zazai, Adam Hose, Angelo Mathews (c), Colin Munro, James Neesham, Kaunain Abbas (wk), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ankur Sangwan, Tabraiz Shamsi, Abhimanyu Mithun

Northern Warriors Actual Playing XI:

Adam Hose, Angelo Mathews, Colin Munro, Hazratullah Zazai, Kaunain Abbas, Kennar Lewis, Rahul Chopra, Abhimanyu Mithun, Tabraiz Shamsi, James Neesham, Ziaur Rahman, Azmatullah Omarzai

New York Strikers Preview

After losing to Deccan Gladiators in a repeat of the 2022 Abu Dhabi T10 Final in their opening game, New York Strikers needed to get up and running in Match 5 and they did so with a comfortable 8 wicket win with 14 balls remaining against Bangla Tigers on Wednesday.

Northern Warriors may have completed their chase with just their openers, but it wasn't much different for the Strikers who had Muhammad Waseem (41 runs from 22 balls) and Kusal Perera (50 not out from 20 balls) to thank for the lion's share of their 103/2 which got them over the line with 2.2 overs remaining! All of this with clean strikers such as Kieron Pollard and Rahmanullah Gurbaz still yet to deliver a big score in this year's tournament.

Mohammad Amir has been around the white-ball circuit many times but he still knows how to stop batters scoring runs! This was proved yet again against Bangla Tigers as he conceded only 11 runs from his 2 overs (which also included a wide). Akeal Hosein will be another bowler looking to maintain an impressive economy rate after he leaked only 3 runs from his only over. But full of confidence will be Chamika Karunaratne who has already taken 6 wickets with 3-wicket hauls in both matches so far.

New York Strikers Predicted Playing XI:

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Muhammad Waseem, Kusal Perera, Kieron Pollard (c), Asif Ali, Odean Smith, Sunil Narine, Chamika Karunaratne, Muhammad Jawadullah, Akeal Hosein, Ali Khan

New York Strikers Actual Playing XI:

Kusal Perera, Mohammad Waseem, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Akeal Hosein, Mohammad Amir, Muhammad Jawad Ullah, Chamika Karunaratne, Kieron Pollard, Odean Smith, Sunil Narine, Asif Ali, George Scrimshaw

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

As the earliest game of the triple-header on Friday, humidity levels will be marginally over 50% but consistent throughout and will not have an impact on the match. The temperature will be 27 degrees from start to finish and sunny conditions will be on show.

NRW vs NYS Pitch Report

The pitch is showing no signs of deteriorating and we saw the highest scoring game of the tournament in Thursday's final clash. Batters come to the crease without worries about the pace of the wicket or of inconsistent bounce. There are runs galore out in the middle!

Toss: To Bowl

In the three games that the teams involved in this match have won the toss in so far in this tournament, they have chosen to field first each time. For that reason, we are anticipating that both skippers will elect to field first on Friday.