2021–22 Abu Dhabi T10
| Dates | 19 November – 4 December 2021 | 
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| Administrator(s) | Emirates Cricket Board | 
| Cricket format | T10 | 
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin tournament and playoffs | 
| Host(s) |  United Arab Emirates | 
| Champions | Deccan Gladiators (1st title) | 
| Runners-up | Delhi Bulls | 
| Participants | 6 | 
| Matches | 35 | 
| Player of the series | Wanindu Hasaranga | 
| Most runs | Hazratullah Zazai (353) | 
| Most wickets | Wanindu Hasaranga (21) | 
| Official website | ttensports | 
The 2021–22 Abu Dhabi T10 was the fifth season of the cricket league Abu Dhabi T10. The matches had a 10-over-a-side format with a time duration of 90 minutes. The tournament was played from 19 November to 4 December 2021 at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium.[1][2] A new team called The Chennai Braves was added in place of Maratha Arabians, Qalandars and Pune Devils.[3]
Squads
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Deccan Gladiators (C) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2.596 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 | 
| 2 | Delhi Bulls | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1.047 | |
| 3 | Team Abu Dhabi | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.595 | Advanced to the Eliminator | 
| 4 | Bangla Tigers | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.629 | |
| 5 | Northern Warriors | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | −1.472 | |
| 6 | Chennai Braves | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | −3.886 | 
League stage
| 19 November 2021 | Northern Warriors 107/4 (10 overs) | v | Delhi Bulls 110/4 (9 overs) | Delhi Bulls won by 6 wickets |  | 
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| 18:00  Scorecard | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL) Player of the match: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Delhi Bulls) | ||||
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| 19 November 2021 | Team Abu Dhabi 145/4 (10 overs) | v | Bangla Tigers 105/8 (10 overs) | Team Abu Dhabi won by 40 runs |  | 
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| 20:00  Scorecard | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Eng) and Nigel Llong (Eng) Player of the match: Marchant de Lange (Team Abu Dhabi) | ||||
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| 20 November 2021 | Deccan Gladiators 146/3 (10 overs) | v | Chennai Braves 122/4 (10 overs) | Deccan Gladiators won by 24 runs |  | 
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| Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Tom Moores (Deccan Gladiators) | |||||
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| 20 November 2021 | Team Abu Dhabi 132/5 (10 overs) | v | Northern Warriors 111/7 (10 overs) | Team Abu Dhabi won by 21 runs |  | 
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| 18:00  Scorecard | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Billy Taylor (Eng) Player of the match: Liam Livingstone (Team Abu Dhabi) | ||||
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| 20 November 2021 | Bangla Tigers 69/6 (10 overs) | v | Delhi Bulls 71/4 (8.1 overs) | Delhi Bulls won by 6 wickets |  | 
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| 20:00  Scorecard | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Eng) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL) Player of the match: Adil Rashid (Delhi Bulls) | ||||
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| 21 November 2021 | Deccan Gladiators 97/9 (10 overs) | v | Team Abu Dhabi 99/6 (10 overs) | Team Abu Dhabi won by 4 wickets |  | 
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| Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL) Player of the match: Jamie Overton (Team Abu Dhabi) | |||||
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| 21 November 2021 | Chennai Braves 124/2 (10 overs) | v | Delhi Bulls 128/5 (9.4 overs) | Delhi Bulls won by 5 wickets |  | 
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| 18:00  Scorecard | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Eng) and Nigel Llong (Eng) Player of the match: Dwayne Bravo (Delhi Bulls) | ||||
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| 21 November 2021 | Northern Warriors 126/4 (10 overs) | v | Bangla Tigers 130/5 (9.1 overs) | Bangla Tigers won by 5 wickets |  | 
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| 20:00  Scorecard | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Billy Taylor (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Will Jacks (Bangla Tigers) | ||||
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| 22 November 2021 | Delhi Bulls 112 (10 overs) | v | Deccan Gladiators 115/1 (7.2 overs) | Deccan Gladiators won by 9 wickets |  | 
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| 18:00  Scorecard | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Billy Taylor (Eng) Player of the match: Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Deccan Gladiators) | ||||
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| 22 November 2021 | Chennai Braves 131/2 (10 overs) | v | Team Abu Dhabi 136/2 (9.2 overs) | Team Abu Dhabi won by 8 wickets |  | 
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| 20:00  Scorecard | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Billy Taylor (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Phil Salt (Team Abu Dhabi) | ||||
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| 23 November 2021 | Northern Warriors 70/6 (10 overs) | v | Deccan Gladiators 76/4 (7.1 overs) | Deccan Gladiators won by 6 wickets |  | 
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| 18:00  Scorecard | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL) Player of the match: Wanindu Hasaranga (Deccan Gladiators) | ||||
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| 23 November 2021 | Chennai Braves 90/6 (10 overs) | v | Bangla Tigers 91/1 (4.2 overs) | Bangla Tigers won by 9 wickets |  | 
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| 20:00  Scorecard | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Eng) and Nigel Llong (Eng) Player of the match: Johnson Charles (Bangla Tigers) | ||||
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| 24 November 2021 | Delhi Bulls 121/4 (10 overs) | v | Team Abu Dhabi 124/4 (10 overs) | Team Abu Dhabi won by 6 wickets |  | 
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| 18:00  Scorecard | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Phil Salt (Team Abu Dhabi) | ||||
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| 24 November 2021 | Northern Warriors 152/4 (10 overs) | v | Chennai Braves 133 (9.5 overs) | Northern Warriors won by 19 runs |  | 
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| 20:00  Scorecard | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Billy Taylor (Eng) Player of the match: Kennar Lewis (Northern Warriors) | ||||
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| 25 November 2021 | Deccan Gladiators 116/5 (10 overs) | v | Bangla Tigers 118/1 (8.1 overs) | Bangla Tigers won by 9 wickets |  | 
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| 18:00  Scorecard | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Eng) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL) Player of the match: Hazratullah Zazai (Bangla Tigers) | ||||
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| 25 November 2021 | Northern Warriors 128/6 (10 overs) | v | Delhi Bulls 133/2 (9.5 overs) | Delhi Bulls won by 8 wickets |  | 
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| 20:00  Scorecard | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL) Player of the match: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Delhi Bulls) | ||||
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| 26 November 2021 | Bangla Tigers 130/5 (10 overs) | v | Team Abu Dhabi 120/7 (10 overs) | Bangla Tigers won by 10 runs |  | 
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| 18:00  Scorecard | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Billy Taylor (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: James Faulkner (Bangla Tigers) | ||||
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| 26 November 2021 | Chennai Braves 57 (10 overs) | v | Deccan Gladiators 60/5 (6 overs) | Deccan Gladiators won by 5 wickets |  | 
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| 20:00  Scorecard | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Wanindu Hasaranga (Deccan Gladiators) | ||||
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| 27 November 2021 | Team Abu Dhabi 145/6 (10 overs) | v | Northern Warriors 146/0 (9.1 overs) | Northern Warriors won by 10 wickets |  | 
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| Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Moeen Ali (Northern Warriors) | |||||
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| 27 November 2021 | Chennai Braves 89/4 (10 overs) | v | Bangla Tigers 95/1 (5.5 overs) | Bangla Tigers won by 9 wickets |  | 
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| 18:00  Scorecard | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL) Player of the match: Hazratullah Zazai (Bangla Tigers) | ||||
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| 27 November 2021 | Delhi Bulls 94/6 (10 overs) | v | Deccan Gladiators 98/2 (6.1 overs) | Deccan Gladiators won by 8 wickets |  | 
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| 20:00  Scorecard | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Eng) and Billy Taylor (Eng) Player of the match: Wanindu Hasaranga (Deccan Gladiators) | ||||
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| 28 November 2021 | Chennai Braves 107/6 (10 overs) | v | Team Abu Dhabi 111/3 (7 overs) | Team Abu Dhabi won by 7 wickets |  | 
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| Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Billy Taylor (Eng) Player of the match: Phil Salt (Team Abu Dhabi) | |||||
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| 28 November 2021 | Deccan Gladiators 134/5 (10 overs) | v | Northern Warriors 115/4 (10 overs) | Deccan Gladiators won by 13 runs |  | 
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| 18:00  Scorecard | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Eng) and Aleem Dar (Pak) Player of the match: Wahab Riaz (Deccan Gladiators) | ||||
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| 28 November 2021 | Delhi Bulls 100/7 (10 overs) | v | Bangla Tigers 88/9 (10 overs) | Delhi Bulls won by 12 runs |  | 
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| 20:00  Scorecard | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Dominic Drakes (Delhi Bulls) | ||||
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| 29 November 2021 | Team Abu Dhabi 125/4 (10 overs) | v | Deccan Gladiators 117/8 (10 overs) | Team Abu Dhabi won by 8 runs |  | 
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| 18:00  Scorecard | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Liam Livingstone (Team Abu Dhabi) | ||||
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| 29 November 2021 | Northern Warriors 108 (9.5 overs) | v | Chennai Braves 114/0 (8.3 overs) | Chennai Braves won by 10 wickets |  | 
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| 20:00  Scorecard | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL) Player of the match: Bhanuka Rajapaksa (Chennai Braves) | ||||
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa 55* (23) | |||||
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| 1 December 2021 | Deccan Gladiators 140/1 (10 overs) | v | Bangla Tigers 78 (8.3 overs) | Deccan Gladiators won by 62 runs |  | 
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| 18:00  Scorecard | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Eng) and Billy Taylor (Eng) Player of the match: Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Deccan Gladiators) | ||||
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| 1 December 2021 | Chennai Braves 80/4 (10 overs) | v | Delhi Bulls 81/0 (4.1 overs) | Delhi Bulls won by 10 wickets |  | 
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| 20:00  Scorecard | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Billy Taylor (Eng) Player of the match: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Delhi Bulls) | ||||
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz 57* (16) | |||||
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| 2 December 2021 | Bangla Tigers 119/1 (10 overs) | v | Northern Warriors 89/6 (10 overs) | Bangla Tigers won by 30 runs |  | 
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| 18:00  Scorecard | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Hazratullah Zazai (Bangla Tigers) | ||||
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| 2 December 2021 | Delhi Bulls 135/5 (10 overs) | v | Team Abu Dhabi 86/8 (10 overs) | Delhi Bulls won by 49 runs |  | 
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| 20:00  Scorecard | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Delhi Bulls) | ||||
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Playoffs
Qualifier 1
| Deccan Gladiators 139/4 (10 overs) | v | Delhi Bulls 122/5 (10 overs) | 
- Delhi Bulls won the toss and elected to field.
Eliminator
| Bangla Tigers 101/4 (10 overs) | v | Team Abu Dhabi 105/3 (6.5 overs) | 
- Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
Qualifier 2
| Delhi Bulls 109/7 (10 overs) | v | Team Abu Dhabi 60 (8.3 overs) | 
- Team Abu Dhabi won the toss and elected to field.
3rd place playoff
| Team Abu Dhabi 98/5 (10 overs) | v | Bangla Tigers 98/6 (10 overs) | 
- Team Abu Dhabi won the toss and elected to bat.
- Team Abu Dhabi were placed third for finishing above Bangla Tigers in the points table.
Final
| Deccan Gladiators 159/0 (10 overs) | v | Delhi Bulls 103/7 (10 overs) | 
| Andre Russell 90* (32)  | 
- Delhi Bulls won the toss and elected to field.
References
- ^ "Abu Dhabi T10 to be held from November 19 to December 4". ESPN Cricinfo. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Fifth edition of Abu Dhabi T10 league to be held from Nov 19 to Dec 2". Sportstar. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "T10 League: 'The Chennai Braves' announced as new franchise for season five". Cricwick. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.