Irfan seals last-over thriller; Razzaq, Misbah energy New York into playoffs
Kallis, Powell and Irfan assist California Knights edge previous Atlanta Riders
California Knights 94 for two (Kallis 38*, Powell 33*) beat Atlanta Riders 89 for 4 (Simmons 37, Siddle 2-15) by 5 runs
Once captain Aaron Finch fell for two, Kallis led California with an unbeaten 38 off 27. Powell dispatched three consecutive Elias Sunny deliveries to the ropes to finish a boundary drought earlier than Kallis adopted it with a six in the identical over. Powell continued his assault as he ended the innings with two consecutive sixes off Mohammad Irfan to complete on 33 off 18, as California completed on 94 for two.
Atlanta wanted a win to raise themselves off the underside of the desk. They began positively as their captain Robin Uthappa and Lendl Simmons attacked earlier than each holed out off Peter Siddle.
Hamilton Masakadza, who was spectacular within the final match, upped the ante by hitting Ben Laughlin for 14 runs off three deliveries, bringing down the equation to 9 runs required off six deliveries. In a dramatic closing over, Irfan Pathan maintained a strict line to concede solely three runs whereas additionally dismissing Masakadza.
Abdul Razzaq, Misbah-ul-Haq energy New York Warriors into playoffs
New York Warriors 115 for five (Razzaq 35*, Tanvir 2-14) beat Texas Chargers 109 for 8 (Mustard 21*, Rehman 3-29, Sohail 2-19, Botha 2-22) by six runs
Kamran Akmal began New York’s assault in opposition to compatriot Sohail Tanvir by hitting him for a six and a 4 within the second over. After Tillakaratne Dilshan and Richard Levi failed to attain a lot, Shahid smashed Thisara Perera for a few fours and a splendid six within the fifth over.
However, Kamran and Afridi had been despatched again in consecutive overs by Umar Gul and Tanvir, respectively. The duo of Razzaq and Misbah-ul-Haq (16* off eight) then cast an unbeaten stand of 57 runs off simply 21 balls for the sixth wicket to energy New York 115 for five.
Texas’s daunting activity turned tougher after the early dismissals of Mohammad Hafeez, Upul Tharanga and Mukhtar Ahmed. Captain Ben Dunk lifted them by smashing two fours and a six, however he was ultimately undone by Abdur Rehman, with Afridi taking a blinder at cowl.
Surprisingly, Tanvir and Phil Mustard added 38 runs for the eighth wicket to maintain Texas within the sport however failed to use the of completion in a detailed end.
Corey Anderson powers Morrisville Unity to huge win over New Jersey Triton’s
Morrisville Unity 124 for 1 (Anderson 40*, Jayasuriya 34, Pienaar 31*) beat New Jersey Triton’s 69 for 7 (Delport 26, Anderson 4 for five) by 55 runs
Corey Anderson placed on a spectacular present with each bat and the ball to assist Morrisville Unity script a 55-run victory over New Jersey Triton’s to maintain their playoffs hopes alive. Anderson smashed 40 off 18 after which picked up 4 wickets, whereas conceding simply 5 runs.
Shehan Jayasuriya began issues for Morrisville together with his 34 off 18 whereas his opening accomplice Rajdeep Darbar retired harm. After Jayasuriya fell within the sixth over, Anderson and Obus Pienaar (31* off 11) took the New Jersey bowling assault to the cleaners by discovering the fence persistently. The duo cast an unbeaten stand of 71 runs off simply 28 balls for the third wicket.
New Jersey had been rocked early within the daunting chase as Sreesanth and Najaf Shah struck early. Cameron Delport and Yusuf Pathan tried to make amends and steadied the chase to take them to 50 for two runs after six overs.
However, Anderson derailed New Jersey’s batting line-up by accumulating two wickets within the seventh over and two extra within the ninth to all however end the sport.