Irfan trumps Yusuf and Misbah-Afridi sizzle as New York seal prime spot
Misbah, Dilshan, Afridi seal large win for New York Warriors over Morrisville Unity
New York Warriors 139 for six (Misbah 38, Dilshan 37, Sreesanth 3-25) beat Morrisville Unity 106 for 3 (Shehan 44, Razzaq 1-12) by 33 runs
New York Warriors strung collectively a batting exhibition by gorgeous cameos to take their aspect to a mammoth whole of 139. Morrisville Unity, in response, relied on the promising innings of Shehan Jayasuriya however fell short by 33 runs.
Along with Obus Pienaar, Shehan went laborious towards Abdur Rehman, and continued to maintain his crew at par within the chase by hitting Jerome Taylor for 2 fours and a six. But between the onslaught, New York’s Sohail Khan produced six yorkers within the eighth over to maintain his aspect in management.
The 52-run partnership ended within the ninth over when Umaid Asif dismissed Shehan and the chase quickly fizzled out.
Texas Chargers verify playoffs courtesy Dunk, Imran
Texas Chargers 124 for five (Dunk 53, Nasir 2-17) beat Atlanta Riders 102 for 9 (Hammad 26, Imran 4-2) by 22 runs
Riding on the again of performances from Ben Dunk and Imran Khan, Texas Chargers clinched a vital 22-run victory over Atlanta Riders. Dunk smashed 53 runs off 22 balls, whereas Imran bagged 4 wickets and gave away simply two runs.
Batting first, Texas have been fast off the blocks when Mukhtar Ahmed hit Kamrul Islam for a 4 and two consecutive sixes earlier than Harmeet Singh’s tough supply within the second over had Mukhtar caught for 17.
Dunk rose to the event with a quick begin after which modified gears within the fourth over to start the onslaught towards Rayad Emrit. Dunk hit Emrit for 4 fours and one six as Texas collected 20 runs from the fifth over.
Dunk went on to attain his half-century regardless of the autumn of wickets on the different finish. After his dismissal, the unbeaten pair of Darren Steven and Phil Mustard dished out one other 25 runs within the remaining over.
Robin Uthappa was out first ball within the chase, to Sohail Tanvir. In the second over, Imran then rattled Atlanta’s prime 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, however Pragyan Ojha’s dismissal of Simmons within 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
New Jersey Triton’s playoff pursuit ended after Irfan Pathan‘s batting efficiency handed California Knights a second consecutive win in a five-over conflict. Irfan scored 31 off 13 to raise California into second place.
Ashley Nurse began California’s innings with a six on the primary ball, whereas Finch smashed a few fours for a 21-run first over. Finch would ultimately fall for 19 off seven however Nurse continued to be the aggressor.
Nurse then attacked Abhimanyu Mithun within the third over whereas his new batting companion, Irfan, took time to settle on the crease earlier than crashing RP Singh for fours adopted by an onslaught off Chris Barnwell.
New Jersey have been derailed early within the chase as Pawan Suyal dismissed Yusuf Pathan on the second supply of the opening over. Barnwell, nonetheless, stored the run price excessive together with his occasional boundaries.
California ensured they stored the scoring price in management because of Peter Siddle’s tight spell. Even although Barnwell would later hit Irfan for a 4 and a six off consecutive deliveries within the fourth over, he fell to Ben Laughlin for 29 off 15 and the chase proved to be too powerful for New Jersey.