Gladiators catch Bulls by the horns in AD T10 run fest

Katheeri is a prodigy of the UAE Jiu-jitsu School Programme, which was designed in line with the vision of Sheikh Mohamed, to support sports and athletes in the country

“To be honest, I’m aware of my strengths, limitations, and areas for improvement. I’ll build on my talents and get through my own obstacles in the upcoming competitions.”

Katheeri took gold in the 12th edition of the ADWPJJC in April 2022, fighting in the brown belt division.

He had to skip the 13th edition in November ater suffering injury. His return to such a high competitive level and subsequent accomplishments testify to the effectiveness of the UAE Jiu-jitsu Federation’s strategy for fostering a community of jiu-jitsu practitioners and hosting international competitions in the nation’s capital.

The Jiu-jitsu International Federation recently complimented both the UAEJJF and UAE Jiujitsu School Programme for their respective roles in discovering and nurturing the nation’s best talents.

“I want to reiterate that the UAEJJF deserves all the credit for whatever litle I have accomplished because it has made it possible for the players to compete at the top levels,” said Katheeri.

“The Federation is always keen to foster a culture of victory, tenacity, and perseverance among the players. The feeling of victory is incomparable, but I feel the enormous responsibility placed on my shoulders. Achieving successes is wonderful, but maintaining that is a completely different mater.”

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Delhi Bulls fought back valiantly to score 122 for 4 in 10 overs but they lost by 18 runs in the in the third match on the fith day of the Abu Dhabi T10 at the Abu Dhabi Zayed Cricket Stadium on Sunday. A total of 262 runs were scored in a run riot match.

For Deccan Gladiators, Tom Kohler-cadmore stole the thunder through an unbeaten 82 runs off 33 balls with eight boundaries and six sixes backed by Nicholas Pooran with 34 runs off 17 balls with three boundaries and two sixes.

Delhi Bulls fought back through Tim David’s 48 off 24 balls with three boundaries and four sixes and Rilee Rossouw’s 28 runs. But in the end they fell short by 18 runs.

Delhi Bulls won the toss and elected to field. They earned an early success when Imad Wasim had the dangerous Jason Roy out with the last ball of the first over for 5.

Wasim had Jason stumped by wicketkeeper Tom Banton when Roy came down to play across the line and missed the delivery.

Deccan Gladiators’ skipper Nicholas Pooran and Tom Kohler-cadret hen took charge. Kohlercadmore hit Waqas Maqsood for a six and a boundary.

In the third over, Pooran hit a huge six off Imad Wasim’s last delivery. Richard Gleeson too was not spared being hit for two boundaries in the fourth over.

The fith over from Dominic Darkes was fully utilized by both the batsmen. While Pooran hit the first ball of that over for a six, Kohler-cadmore hit two consecutive boundaries off the third and fourth ball. He also hit the fith delivery for a six to take 22 runs off that over.

Keemo Paul who bowled the sixth over was also punished with Kohler-cadmore hiting the third ball for a six to square leg, fourth for a boundary to deep point, and the fith for another six over extra cover. Eighteen runs were picked off that over.

Shiraz Ahmed was introduced for the seventh over, hoping for a breakthrough. Kohler-cadmore did not spare him too and smashed him for a six over long on while Pooran picked a boundary to fine leg. They took the team to the 100 run mark in seven overs.

The massacre of the bowling atack continued in the eighth over when Richard Gleeson was pulled for a six by Kohler-cadmore and Pooran completed the over with two consecutive boundaries.

Ater Maqsood was hit for two consecutive boundaries in the ninth over by Kohler-cadmore, the quick innings from Pooran ended. He fell to the fourth ball of Maqsood ater scoring 34 off 17 balls with two sixes and three boundaries caught by Keemo Paul at deep square leg.