Misbah, Dilshan, Afridi seal big win for New York Warriors over Morrisville Unity
New York Warriors 139 for 6 (Misbah 38, Dilshan 37, Sreesanth 3-25) beat Morrisville Unity 106 for 3 (Shehan 44, Razzaq 1-12) by 33 runs
Along with Obus Pienaar, Shehan went hard against Abdur Rehman, and continued to keep his team at par in the chase by hitting Jerome Taylor for two fours and a six. But between the onslaught, New York’s Sohail Khan produced six yorkers in the eighth over to keep his side in control.
The 52-run partnership ended in the ninth over when Umaid Asif dismissed Shehan and the chase soon fizzled out.
Texas Chargers confirm playoffs courtesy Dunk, Imran
Texas Chargers 124 for 5 (Dunk 53, Nasir 2-17) beat Atlanta Riders 102 for 9 (Hammad 26, Imran 4-2) by 22 runs
Batting first, Texas were quick off the blocks when Mukhtar Ahmed hit Kamrul Islam for a four and two consecutive sixes before Harmeet Singh’s tricky delivery in the second over had Mukhtar caught for 17.
Dunk rose to the occasion with a fast start and then changed gears in the fourth over to begin the onslaught against Rayad Emrit. Dunk hit Emrit for four fours and one six as Texas accumulated 20 runs from the fifth over.
Dunk went on to score his half-century despite the fall of wickets at the other end. After his dismissal, the unbeaten pair of Darren Steven and Phil Mustard dished out another 25 runs in the final over.
Robin Uthappa was out first ball in the chase, to Sohail Tanvir. In the second over, Imran then rattled Atlanta’s top order by dismissing Nasir Hossain, Hamilton Masakadza and Junaid Siddique with a triple-wicket maiden.
Lendl Simmons and Hammad Azam threatened to punish Texas after that wicket, but Pragyan Ojha’s dismissal of Simmons in the fifth over took the sting out of the chase, and gave Texas a playoff spot.
Irfan Pathan leads California Knights’ victory over New Jersey Triton’s
California Knights 76 for 1 (I Pathan 31, Nurse 24, Plunkett 1-10) beat New Jersey Triton’s 52 for 3 (Barnwell 29, Laughlin 2-7) by 24 runs
Ashley Nurse started California’s innings with a six on the first ball, while Finch smashed a couple of fours for a 21-run first over. Finch would eventually fall for 19 off seven but Nurse continued to be the aggressor.
Nurse then attacked Abhimanyu Mithun in the third over while his new batting partner, Irfan, took time to settle at the crease before crashing RP Singh for fours followed by an onslaught off Chris Barnwell.
New Jersey were derailed early in the chase as Pawan Suyal dismissed Yusuf Pathan on the second delivery of the opening over. Barnwell, however, kept the run rate high with his occasional boundaries.
California ensured they kept the scoring rate in control thanks to Peter Siddle’s tight spell. Even though Barnwell would later hit Irfan for a four and a six off consecutive deliveries in the fourth over, he fell to Ben Laughlin for 29 off 15 and the chase proved to be too tough for New Jersey.
Source: ESPN Crickinfo