- Nicholas Pooran’s eight sixes not enough as the Tigers beat the Royal Desert Champions for the second time this week
- Livingstone and de Silva star as Arabian Aces down Emirates Eagles
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Abu Dhabi, 14 November 2026: Joe Clarke smashed 77 off 26 balls as the United Tigers posted 165/2, the second-highest total in Abu Dhabi T10 history, and beat the Royal Desert Champions by 19 runs in the first match on Saturday at the ongoing 2026 Abu Dhabi T10 at Zayed Cricket Stadium.
Maheesh Theekshana removed Sahibzada Farhan (18 off 6) at the end of the first over, caught by Obus Pienaar, but Clarke and skipper Fakhar Zaman (43* off 22) then took control, adding 118 in 41 balls. Clarke hit 11 fours and four sixes before Chris Jordan had him caught by Keemo Paul in the eighth over.
Azmatullah Omarzai (15* off 6) then joined Fakhar for an unbroken stand of 29 off 13 balls, hitting two sixes as the Tigers finished on 165/2.
In reply, Nicholas Pooran kept the Royal Desert Champions in the hunt with 63 off 21 balls, including eight sixes, before Omarzai had him caught by Fakhar. Faheem Ashraf did the most damage, returning 3/11 from his two overs, including a maiden, as he removed Muhammad Waseem (12 off 8), Sherfane Rutherford (10 off 5) and Obus Pienaar (2 off 5). The UAE’s Zeeshan Naseer also chipped in with 1/14.
Keemo Paul struck an unbeaten 28 off nine balls late on, but the Royal Desert Champions could only reach 146/6.
Livingstone and de Silva star as Arabian Aces down Emirates Eagles
Liam Livingstone’s 55 not out off 15 balls and four wickets from the USA’s Amshi de Silva led the Arabian Aces to a 37-run win over the Emirates Eagles in the second match of the day.
The Aces were in trouble at 39/4 after five overs. Chris Green (2/9) removed Paul Walter (19 off 7) and Sam Billings (0 off 2) in the second over, and David Wiese (2/21) took return catches to dismiss Tom Kohler-Cadmore (6 off 8) and Alishan Sharafu (9 off 12) in the fifth.
Livingstone and Andre Russell (36* off 16) then added an unbroken 92 off 30 balls, with Livingstone hitting seven sixes, to lift the Aces to 131/4.
De Silva ripped through the Eagles’ top order. He bowled Kyle Mayers with the first ball of the chase and had Alex Hales (10 off 3) caught by Livingstone in the same over, before returning in the third to remove skipper Rovman Powell (5 off 4) and Shimron Hetmyer (8 off 6), leaving the Eagles at 30/4.
Green (33 off 16) and Wiese (11 off 10) added 45 for the fifth wicket, but Alzarri Joseph (2/21) removed both in the seventh over, and the Eagles finished on 94/8. The UAE’s Muhammad Arfan conceded just 10 runs from his two overs and took a wicket.
Brief scores
United Tigers beat Royal Desert Champions by 19 runs
United Tigers 165/2 in 10 overs (Joe Clarke 77, Fakhar Zaman 43*, Sahibzada Farhan 18; Chris Jordan 1/23, Maheesh Theekshana 1/23)
Royal Desert Champions 146/6 in 10 overs (Nicholas Pooran 63, Keemo Paul 28*, Muhammad Waseem 12; Faheem Ashraf 3/11, Zeeshan Naseer 1/14, Iftikhar Ahmed 1/21)
Arabian Aces beat Emirates Eagles by 37 runs
Arabian Aces 131/4 in 10 overs (Liam Livingstone 55*, Andre Russell 36*, Paul Walter 19; Chris Green 2/9, David Wiese 2/21)
Emirates Eagles 94/8 in 10 overs (Chris Green 33, David Wiese 11, Alex Hales 10; Amshi de Silva 4/18, Alzarri Joseph 2/21, Muhammad Arfan 1/10)
UAE Bulls take on Yas Lions in the third fixture of the day
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