ABU DHABI: Ace spinner Adil Rashid’s devastating spell of two wickets for six runs helped Delhi Bulls in ensuring a crushing defeat to Bangla Tigers by six runs in the fifth match of the Abu Dhabi T10 League.

In the fifth match of the shortest format league ongoing in Abu Dhabi, the Delhi Bulls easily achieved a modest target of 70 runs set by Bangla Tigers in the last over for the loss of four wickets.

Sherfane Rutherford lead the scorecard with a 27-run inning and was supported by Eoin Morgan with his 22 runs. Pakistani batsman Muhammad Hafeez scored seven runs followed by five runs from Dwayne Bravo and two runs from Rilee Rossouw while Rehman Ullah couldn’t score a run.

James Faulkner lead the Bangla Tigers bowling attack with two wickets, followed by one wicket each for Tom Hartley and Luke Wood.

Previously, the Bangla Tigers scored 69 runs for the loss of six wickets, and only two of its batters were able to enter the double figures. Isuru Udana remained a top scorer with 21 runs followed by 19 runs from James Faulkner.

Adil Rashid led the bowling attack for Delhi Bulls and took two wickets for six runs and was supported by Fazal Haq Farooqi who took two wickets for eight runs, ensuring a victory for their team in the Abu Dhabi T10 League.