Pienaar, Corey Anderson spoil Yusuf’s celebration
Pienaar trumps Yusuf’s all-round present
Batting first, captain Gautam Gambhir fell for 3 and Jesse Ryder and Naman Ojha for 17 every earlier than Yusuf struck three sixes to assist New Jersey to 95 for 3. Harbhajan Singh, Sreesanth and Najaf Shah took one wicket apiece.
In reply, Chris Gayle’s 17 off 14 gave Morrisville some impetus earlier than they slid to 18 for two. Pienaar’s 33 off 17 introduced the chase again on observe and after they wanted 11 from the final over, Anderson struck a six on the second ball earlier than sealing the chase.
Kallis, Milind, Nurse trounce Texas Chargers
Jacques Kallis and Milind Kumar mixed for a scintillating 158-run stand in simply 9.8 overs to arrange a 48-run win for California Knights towards Texas Chargers within the first sport of the day.
Once Aaron Finch fell for a two-ball duck, Kallis and Milind smashed 15 fours and 9 sixes collectively as Kallis scored an unbeaten 64 off 31 and Milind remained not out on 76 off simply 28.
The goal of 159 was too steep for Texas. Opener Mukhtar Ahmed (33 off 10), Ben Dunk (18 off 9) and Upul Tharanga (27 off 19) began the chase with some urgency earlier than Texas misplaced 5 wickets for simply 25 runs and slumped to 110 for 8 as a result of no different batter might attain double-figures. Ashley Nurse took 3 for 12 which included the wickets of Mukhtar and Dunk within the fourth over.
Atlanta Riders vs New York Warriors postponed
The second game of the day was postponed due to a moist outfield after a good bit of rain in Lauderhill, Florida. The match shall be performed once more on Sunday, August 20. The toss did occur although, which Atlanta Riders gained and opted to bat. Atlanta shall be led by Robin Uthappa and New York by Misbah-ul-Haq.