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ILT20: Ahead Of First Home Game, Warriorz’s Milne Hopes For Fans' Support

By IANS News January 16, 2025 • 18:52 PM View: 788

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: After opening their campaign in International League T20 (ILT20) with a thrilling win, the Sharjah Warriorz fell short against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders but are hoping to get back to winning ways in their first home match at the Sharjah Stadium.

Chasing a target of 160 on a tricky pitch, the Warriorz fell short by 30 runs at the Zayed Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. Against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, the New Zealand pace bowler Adam Milne had given the Sharjah Warriorz the ideal start, bagging a couple of wickets in his first spell, as he finished the match with figures of 2-37. The Kiwi pacer was asking plenty of questions to the ADKR batters.

Reflecting on his team’s bowling performance and the pitch conditions, he stated, “I think with the ball, we probably didn’t finish as well as we wanted to and then they (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders), bowled really well. It was still sort of moving around a little bit even in the second innings, so it wasn’t particularly easy batting conditions. We lost a number of wickets early which obviously stemmed the flow of runs and made it a difficult task towards the end.”