Another fun/pointless T20 tournament to run alongside the Sri Lankan and Bangladesh ones. This one goes all the way up to Christmas Eve so is worth investing some time in (if you are that way inclined.)
6 teams play each other twice before an IPL style knock out phase.
First up was Emirates vs Abu Dhabi where it was a bowler who impressed the most. Aryan Lakra, an 18-year-old left armer, got impressive figures of 5-16 to limit Abu Dhabi to 106 in pursuit of 142. Lakra could be one to watch as he has 22 wickets in his last 10 games.
Tournaments such as these bring unknown players to the forefront. According to Cricinfo this was Usman Khan’s first ever game however a score of 50 helped his team, Fujairah, to an inaugural victory over Sharjah. Sharjah could only manage 138 in the chase, ten runs short of the total.