Twitter Reactions: Maratha Arabians ease past the Rajputs with a ten-wicket victory

Maratha Arabians put up a thoroughly comprehensively display in their game against the Rajputs in their first game of the second round of the T10 League. Their bowlers first restricted the opposition batsmen to a meagre total after which the Arabians’ openers gunned down the total without much fuss. They have now got two crucial points on the board with a thumping 10-wicket win while the Rajputs are left with a lot of deliberation.

After opting to bowl first, the Arabians never let the Rajputs batsmen off the hook. The likes of Mohammad Shahzad and Brendon McCullum tried hard to make an impact but the bowling was too good for their efforts. The spinners Rashid Khan and Roelof van der Merwe were exceptional in the early part of the innings and the ploy of bowling them worked wonders.

The pressure kept on piling on the Rajputs with no run-scoring and their heavy dependence on the top-two came back to haunt them. Only Ben Dunk reached the double-figure mark as he scored 15 runs off 9 deliveries but the others never got going. Eventually, the Rajputs could only post 63 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 10 overs which was never going to be enough.

Zazai and Hales rip apart the bowling attack

The Rajputs needed a more clinical effort with the ball to make the total look bigger. But Hazratullah Zazai and Alex Hales didn’t make much fuss about the chase. The former’s aggressive approach turned the game into a highly one-sided encounter and within the powerplay overs it was a no contest. They added 39 runs in the first three overs and then Hales got into the act as well.

64 runs were easily chased down with five overs to spare by the Maratha Arabians in what turned out to be one of the most comprehensive victories in this season of the T10 League. While Zazai remained unbeaten on 29 off just 12 balls, his partner made 27 off 18 deliveries as the duo smashed a total of six fours and four maximums.

Here’s how Twitter reacted during the game:

"He is brave & fresh in the market", were the remarks posted by skipper, @DJBravo47 of @MarathaArabians at the presentation ceremony. Keep growing taller with each game @zazai_3. @T10League proving to be a handful for our players. Keep it up boys. #T10League

— Cricket Afghanistan (@AFG_Sports) November 27, 2018

That's a comprehensive win. It just took 5 overs to finish off the match. We won by 10 wickets and started this round with a BANG #AalaReAala #T10League #MarathaArabians pic.twitter.com/bDtIYAZdhX

— Maratha arabians (@MarathaArabians) November 27, 2018

Aamir Ali & Sanjeeda were in attendence today to cheer for #MarathaArabians #AalaReAala #T10League pic.twitter.com/QisMKBQr0A

— Maratha arabians (@MarathaArabians) November 27, 2018

Raining boundaries in Sharjah. Our batsman wants to finish this game off in a hurry #T10League #AalaReAala

— Maratha arabians (@MarathaArabians) November 27, 2018

While hitman and other struggled against Thomas, this zazai from Afghanistan taking him on, three consecutive 4's#T10League

— srikrishna 🏏 (@1998Srikrishna) November 27, 2018

Just 63 runs in 10 overs, brilliant effort by Maratha Arabian bowlers.#T10League pic.twitter.com/dH1sqJJLkX

— Johns (@CricCrazyJohns) November 27, 2018

#T10League@LaurieEvans32 if he would there in today's match@RajputsT10 wouldn't have this situation today's
So bad
Best of luck for next games

— Asif (@Shaikasif33) November 27, 2018

@ZAbbasOfficial,Love the way you are hosting the #T10league in a very interesting and professional manner,You are an inspiration to many girls who aspires to become like you say me day,More power to you 💪

— Mohit Sharma (@mohitsharma13_) November 27, 2018

63 runs is all what Rajputs could manage in their 10 overs. Kudos to outstanding performance from our bowlers #T10League #AalaReAala

— Maratha arabians (@MarathaArabians) November 27, 2018

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