West Indies worldwide Sherfane Rutherford lived as much as his popularity with the bat on Sunday at Zayed Cricket Stadium because the right-surpassed batter smashed the primary-ever century inside the tournament for Northern Warriors.
Rutherford struck 10 sixes and seven fours as he scored an unbeaten 103 runs in forty balls, to assist his facet to 142/four in 20 overs.
This is highest-individual rating inside the tournament, surpassing Tom Kohler-Cadmore’s rating of ninety six runs which he had scored within the preceding edition. It is also simplest the second century in T10 records, the primary being scored through George Munsey in Zim-Afro T10 in Harare earlier this yr.
Speaking on his mindset going into the innings, the 26-12 months-antique stated: “I am very thankful to the opportunity. Coming into the tournament, I have been working on my sport, so it’s the difficult paintings that is displaying now. I turned into simply seeking to batting and returned myself and looking to be in the fine function and it went well for me.”
Rutherford’s ancient innings couldn’t assist his side to a win as UP Nawabs batters Rahmanullah Gurbaz (forty four* off 23 balls) and Andre Fletcher (seventy five* off 27 balls) chased down the overall with nine wickets in hand and five balls to spare.
Speaking at the end result, Rutherford stated, “At the quit of the day, it is cricket. I assume the UP Nawabs batted properly, the credit score goes to them. Our fielding additionally let us down, but credit score goes to the ones men. It is a part of the sport. Something as professional, we need to just accept this and come again stronger.”
Rutherford further delivered that he started out hitting the ball from the get pass as the nets practice consultation allowed him to get into the groove.
“Before the game, I became within the nets hitting a few balls. So it became the little momentum that I wanted. So, after I went to the crease, I just concept I am going to provide myself into correct positions and give it a move,” he said.
“I carry out properly when I simply carry out natural recreation. I was seeking to play every ball on its benefit. For me, it is the nice once I play without overthinking. So, I performed the ball on its benefit and gave myself the first-rate threat,” he brought.
Northern Warriors will next face off against Bangla Tigers on November 26.
