Travus Head, the Australian left-hander, has amassed 324 runs with a mind-boggling strike rate of 216
Ahmed Nadeem hit a superb half century but it was a cameo knock from Waseem Shoukat lower down the order that eventually took them to victory. Shoukat stroked 22 not out with a couple of fours and a six.
ADAT were joined by Nissan Al Masaood and Pakhtoon after their victories over Electro Cooling Centre and Abu Dhabi Gentlemen respectively.
In a couple of group phase games, Adma-Opco overcame Etihad Airways to advance to the knockout stage along with NPCC, who qualified despite the defeat to Pal.
Brief scores:
Abu Dhabi Airport Technicians bt UAE Exchange Centre by 2 wickets. UAE Exchange Centre 178 for 6 in 25 overs. ADAT 179 for 8 in 24.5 overs (Ahmed Nadeem 53).
Nissan Al Masaood bt Electro Cooling Centre by 8 wickets. Electro Cooling 98 all out in 23.4 overs. Al Masaood 102 for 2 in 12.2 overs.
Pakhtoon bt Abu Dhabi Gentlemen by 9 wickets. Gentlemen 83 all out in 21 overs. Pakhtoon 84 for 1 in 12 overs.
Adma-Opco bt Etihad Airways by 7 wickets. Etihad 132 all out in 24.5 overs (Tayyab Sattar 4-25). Adma-Opco 136 for 3 in 19.1 overs.
Pal bt NPCC by 14 runs. Pal 162 all out in 25 overs. NPCC 149 for 6 in 25 overs.
Travus Head, the Australian left-hander, has amassed 324 runs with a mind-boggling strike rate of 216
New Zealand are missing several top players due to the Indian Premier League
Gujarat Titans won a low-scoring game by three wickets
The UAE booked their place in the 2025 Asia Cup which will feature Test-playing teams India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan
The drama did not help Bengaluru in their chase as the bottom-placed side in the 10-team table slumped to their seventh loss in eight matches
Muhammad Waseem led from the front with a sparkling hundred
Abhishek and Head got Hyderabad off to a fiery start as they amassed 125 runs in the first six overs against Delhi
Amir retired from international cricket in 2020 after he was dropped from the team