New Delhi: Alex Helms, another name for the storm. Yes, why this English cricket is famous for its explosive batting, a living example of this was seen in a match played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Friday. In the match played between Desert Vipers and Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Hales, who came out to open for Desert Vipers, hit 110 runs in 59 balls while batting fast.
7 fours-6 sixes in explosive innings
He hit 7 fours and 6 sixes in his explosive innings and scored runs at a strike rate of 186.44. The world was stunned to see Hales’ stormy innings. He thrashed Abu Dhabi Knight Riders bowlers Andre Russell, Akil Hussain, Matiullah Khan, Dhananjay D’Silva, Sunil Narine and Lahiru Kumara.
1️⃣1️⃣0️⃣ runs
5️⃣9️⃣ ballsIt’s Alex Hales’ world, we simply live in it.
— Nottinghamshire CCC (@TrentBridge) January 20, 2023
Alex Hales you BEAUTY! 😍
Monster six straight down the middle of the park! 💥
Even Kight Riders’ Kennar Lewis is applauding 👏#DPWorldILT20 pic.twitter.com/guRxglyEJu
— Cricket on BT Sport (@btsportcricket) January 20, 2023
So good we have to run that back 📼
Alex Hales’ impressive century in the #DPWorldILT20 🌟 pic.twitter.com/1mGiGMedAx
— Cricket on BT Sport (@btsportcricket) January 20, 2023
Won the match by a huge margin of 111 runs
Due to his stormy innings, Desert Vipers scored 219 runs losing 4 wickets in 20 overs. Chasing the target, the team of Abu Dhabi Knight Riders got out after scoring just 108 runs in 15.1 overs. In this way, Desert Vipers won the match by a huge margin of 111 runs. Bowler Sheldon Cottrell had a major contribution in the victory of the Vipers. He took 3 wickets for just 14 runs in 4 overs. Whereas Wanindu Hasaranga took 2 wickets for 21 runs in 3 overs. Benny Howell also bowled brilliantly. He took 2 wickets for 6 runs in 1.1 overs. Gut Akinson and Sheraz Ahmed took one wicket each. Hales had earlier scored an unbeaten 64 against the Riders and 83 against the Warriors.
