Yusuf, Ojha trump Finch’s 75*; Afridi, Sohail, Kamran lead New York Warriors to the highest
Yusuf Pathan, Naman Ojha spoil Finch’s six social gathering
New Jersey Triton’s 117 for 4 (Yusuf 35, Ojha 25) beat California Knights 116 for 3 (Finch 75*, Milind 27) by six wickets
Former India gamers Naman Ojha and Yusuf Pathan led the New Jersey Triton’s chase at totally different factors to present them a six-wicket win over California Knights. Batting first in a sport that was to be initially performed on August 18 however was postponed due to rain, California have been powered to 116 for 3 by Aaron Finch‘s unbeaten 75 off 31, studded with three fours and eight sixes.
California have been additionally helped by Milind Kumar’s 27 off 14 earlier than he was run out. In reply, Ojha, opening with Jesse Ryder, gave New Jersey a robust begin by smashing two fours and two sixes in his 11-ball 25. Once they misplaced three wickets in as many overs, Yusuf latched into the bowlers, hitting 35 off simply 11, earlier than Chris Barnwell and Peter Trego completed issues off.
Afridi, Sohail, Kamran, Dilshan shine for New York Warriors
New York Warriors 103 for 3 (Akmal 34, Dilshan 28, Afridi 22*, Sunny 2-11) beat Atlanta Riders 97 for 4 (Smith 34, Uthappa 24, Sohail 3-21) by seven wickets
Batting first, Atlanta noticed fiery begins from Robin Uthappa (24 off 9) and Lendl Simmons (21 off 11), however Sohail’s 3 for 21 restricted them to 97 for 4. Dwayne Smith top-scored with 34 however took 26 balls for it. In reply, Kamran and Dilshan hammered 63 for the opening stand in simply 4.1 overs to set the tone for the chase earlier than Afridi (22* off 14) and Jonathan Carter (17* off 9) sealed two factors for New York.
The opening match of the match, between Atlanta Riders and Texas Chargers, was additionally rescheduled for Monday however had to be abandoned as rain as soon as once more performed spoilsport.