Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Photo: Dominic Scaglioni / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Royal Desert Champions picked up their first win of the Abu Dhabi T10 League 2026 on Wednesday night, beating UAE Bulls by six wickets at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The Bulls made 123 for 7 in their 10 overs, and the Champions chased the target down in 9.1 overs, finishing on 124 for 4.
Sherfane Rutherford was the Player of the Match with 40 off just 13 balls, and Muhammad Waseem made 35 not out. The win ends a run of three straight defeats for the Champions, who were bottom of the points table before tonight’s game. The defending champions, UAE Bulls, have now lost three matches in a row.
In the second match of the night, Yas Lions made 132 for 5 in their 10 overs against Arabian Aces at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. Dasun Shanaka and Tom Moores gave the Lions a fast start, and the Aces need 133 runs from their 10 overs to win. The match was still in progress when this post was updated.
On Tuesday night, Yas Lions ended United Tigers’ unbeaten run with a 13-run win — the Lions made 115 for 5 and held the Tigers to 102 for 5 — and Emirates Eagles beat UAE Bulls by 25 runs, with Shimron Hetmyer hitting 76 off just 28 balls.
The Abu Dhabi T10 League 2026 runs from 7 to 20 November at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, with six teams playing 32 matches. The final is on Friday, 20 November.
