Moeen, du Plessis get Samp Army first win; Shamsi, Zazai assist Northern Warriors prime desk

Northern Warriors 106 for 0 (Zazai 52*, Lewis 46*) beat Team Abu Dhabi 103 for 7 (Banton 33, Shamsi 2-17) by 10 wickets

Abu Dhabi began off on the fitting observe when their English openers Tom Banton and Alex Hales raced to 39 in underneath 4 overs however Shamsi truck to have Banton gap out off a slog sweep. Once Colin Ingram fell for 10 two overs later, Abu Dhabi struggled to get sizeable partnerships going as Shamsi eliminated Hales as effectively and solely one among their subsequent 4 batters dismissed reached double digits. Asif Khan scored a fast 19 off seven with two sixes to assist Abu Dhabi attain 103 for 7.

Lewis and Zazai crossed that focus on with an over to spare, going through 27 balls every of which 10 reached the boundary rope and 5 went over. While Lewis remained not out on 46, Zazai reached his fifty with a profitable six over long-on.

Janat, Moeen, Gous, du Plessis get Samp Army off the mark

Samp Army 99 for 3 (Gous 43, du Plessis 31) beat Chennai Braves 97 for 7 (Asalanka 31, Janat 2-15, Moeen 2-17) by seven wickets

Jason Holder and Janat first mixed to scale back Braves to six for two within the second over earlier than three wickets within the fifth over, together with a run out, positioned them on 27 for six. Charith Asalanka, nevertheless, smoked a counter-attacking 31 off 13 earlier than unbeaten cameos from Aayan Afzal Khan and Bhanuka Rajapaksa stretched them to a extra respectable complete, at the same time as Holder completed with beautiful figures of 2-0-8-1.

Gous and du Plessis scored at an excellent clip on the prime and although du Plessis and Moeen fell in successive overs, the fast begin meant Samp Army wanted 30 runs off the final three, which Najibullah Zadran ensured they scored by hitting a profitable six on the penultimate ball of the sport.