Northern Warriors came back after losing semifinal 1 to make it to T10 League final.
Northern Warriors took the long route to the T10 League 2018 final as they defeated Maratha Arabians in the semifinal 2 by 10 wickets on Saturday.
Northern Warriors were defeated by Shahid Afridi's Pakhtoons in the first semifinal but bounced back in style against Maratha Arabians book their place in the final of the T10 League at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
They will now have a chance to avenge their semifinal 1 loss on Sunday. Maratha Arabians will take on Bengal Tigers in a third-place match.
ZEE5, the global digital entertainment platform from Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited recently launched across 190+ countries, are the title sponsors of the Northern Warriors in the second season of the T10 Cricket League. Northern Warriors is one of the three new teams that made their debut in this season of the T10 Cricket League.
Maratha Arabians, which beat Bengal Tigers in eliminator, could only make 72/8 in 10 overs after being put into bat by Warriors captain Darren Sammy.
South African pace bowler Hardus Viljoen (3/6) was the best Warriors bowler in the match, while veteran Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz (2/7) and West Indies pacer Andre Russell (2/21) also impressed with the ball.
Maratha Arabians never recovered after losing Alex Hales, the hero of the eliminator match, for just 6 runs in the second over of their innings. The England opener hit a stunning 87 in eliminator 1 against Tigers.
Only opener Hazratullah Zazai (15, 7 balls, 2 fours, 1 six) and captain Dwayne Bravo (13, 12 balls, 1 six) reached double figures.
In reply, the Warriors' West Indian openers Nicholas Pooran (43 not out, 16 balls, 5 fours, 3 sixes) and Lendl Simmons (31 not out, 14 balls, 4 fours, 2 sixes) just toyed with the Maratha bowlers as they helped the team reach the target in just five overs.
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