Australia's stalwart batter Steve Smith is not looking to bring the curtain down to his international career just like his compatriot David Warner after a busy cricketing calendar year.
Earlier, after losing the first qualifier to Urbanrisers Hyderabad, Manipal Tigers faced the winner of the eliminator match India Capitals in the second qualifier and defeated them to secure a place in the final of the tournament.
New York Strikers' left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein's deadly five-wicket haul which included a hat-trick and their opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz's half-century carried their team into the final of the Abu Dhabi T10
New York Strikers rode on five consecutive wins to cement a spot in the top two positions in the first stage of the competition and decided to rest a few key players - Sunil Narine, Akeal Hosein, Muhammad Jawadullah and Mohammad Amir
Mohammad Amir's spell restricted Chennai to 75 for 9 and ensured New York Strikers a five-wicket win in the 23rd match of the Abu Dhabi T10 at the Zayed Cricket Stadium. With the win, the Strikers regained top position with 10 points
Sunil Narine and Mohammad Amir bowled well to shackle the opposition in the chase. Narine registered figures of 16/2 while Amir gave away just 8 runs in his 2 overs as Team Abu Dhabi could only muster 86/5 in 10 overs and lost by 24 runs
Smith, who is considered one of the modern-era greats, has scored 9.320 runs in 102 Tests at an average of 58.61, with 32 centuries and 39 fifties. He also has 5,356 runs in 155 ODIs at an average of 43.54, with 12 centuries and 32 fifties.
Khawaja stated that he "strongly disagreed" with Johnson's statement, saying that the opener and former skipper Steve Smith, who was also banned for a year, had paid the price for their blunders.
Morris, nicknamed 'The Wild Thing' for his ferocious pace, has enjoyed a great start to his first-class career, taking 74 wickets in just 22 games so far at an average of 25.44. He could be making his Test debut in front of his home fans in the state of Western Australia.
De Villiers, also known as the 'Mr 360' is considered one of the greatest cricketers of all time, scoring 20,014 runs in 420 matches for Proteas, with 47 centuries and 109 fifties. With 9.424 runs in 340 matches with four centuries and 69 fifties, de Villiers was also a legendary T20 talent
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