Tigers e book playoff spot; Abu Dhabi log out with win to disclaim Bulls
Bangla Tigers 126 for five (Shanaka 34, Mendis 32, Nabi 3-15) beat Chennai Braves 99 for six (Asalanka 55, Haider 2-17, Howell 1-11) by 27 runs
Impactful cameos from Dasun Shanaka and Kusal Mendis boosted Bangla Tigers to an enormous whole of 126 paving the way in which for a 27-run win towards Chennai Braves. The victory sealed a playoff spot for Tigers, who will face Deccan Gladiators within the eliminator on Friday.
Charith Asalanka slammed a half-century in response, however solely two batters reached double figures for Braves, with Asalanka smashing 55 out of their whole of 99 through the run chase.
At 61 for five within the eighth over, that they had little likelihood of eclipsing Tigers, who had been proven the way in which by Shanaka’s 34 off 15 balls, and Mendis’ 32 from 15. They mixed so as to add 55 for the fourth wicket after Tigers had been 44 for 3, nevertheless it was Benny Howell’s defining contribution that made a distinction. He confronted three balls, two of which went for sixes and the opposite for 4, ending unbeaten on 16.
Tigers’ win made them No. 4 on the factors desk, behind third-placed Deccan Gladiators solely on web run price.
Team Abu Dhabi 100 for 3 (Mayers 61, Farooqi 1-10) beat Delhi Bulls 97 for 3 (Lyth 39*, Powell 31, Noor 1-8) by seven wickets
Team Abu Dhabi lastly signed off the match with a win, as their last-ball victory additionally dashed Delhi Bulls’ hopes of constructing the playoffs.
Chasing 98, Abu Dhabi received off to a flyer as Kyle Mayers and Tom Banton added 52 in simply 4.2 overs, with Mayers doing the majority of the scoring, together with 4 sixes off an over from Richard Gleeson. Banton got here off retired damage, however such was Mayers’ carnage, that Abu Dhabi had the chase absolutely in management. With simply six wanted off the final over, the win gave the impression to be a formality, however UAE pacer Wasim Akram conceded simply three runs off the primary 4 deliveries, and most significantly, dismissed the red-hot Mayers for a 30-ball 61. The recreation went right down to the ultimate ball, with Abu Dhabi needing two runs to finish their shedding streak, and Colin Ingram would do the needful, flicking a low full-toss off the legs for 4.
Bulls, who wanted a win to qualify for the playoffs, had earlier made 97 for 3, on the again of a 71-run stand for the third wicket between Adam Lyth and their captain Rovman Powell. While Powell was dismissed for a 20-ball 31, Lyth remained unbeaten on 39, smashing smashing two fours and three sixes, although it in the end got here in a shedding trigger.
Samp Army 73 for 4 (Brevis 31*, Moeen 13, Ali Khan 2-16) beat New York Strikers 70 (Dickwella 18, Bas de Leede 3-13) by six wickets
In a costume rehearsal for Friday’s qualifier that includes the highest two groups, Samp Army eased to a six-wicket win towards New York strikers and sealed the No.1 spot on the desk.
Strikers, batting first, did not put collectively any significant partnerships, as Bas de Leede (3 for 13), Jake Lintott (2 for 16) and Qais Ahmad (2 for 12) struck at common intervals to peg the staff again. Niroshan Dickwella, with 18, was the staff’s prime scorer, as Strikers managed simply 4 fours and two sixes of their total innings, being bowled out for 70.
Samp Army had been rocked within the chase by the early dismissals of Ibrahim Zadran for a duck, and Monank Patel for 4, however Dewald Brevis wrested the benefit with an unbeaten 18-ball 31. Strikers stored chipping away, however Brevis and Moeen Ali finally completed the chase at a canter by taking 24 runs off an over from Odean Smith, to win with 18 deliveries remaining.