Texas Chargers 109 for 7 (Stevens 36, Sreesanth 4-12, Piedt 2-15) beat Morrisville Unity 75 for 8 (Shehan Jayasuriya 22, Hafeez 3-10, Tanvir 2-8, Edwards 2-10) by 34 runs
Chargers obtained off to a poor begin as Sreesanth despatched Hafeez and Mukhtar Ahmed packing within the second over. Unfazed by the early dismissals, captain Ben Dunk smashed Dane Piedt for a 4 and a six within the subsequent over.
Dunk and Thisara Perera rotated strike persistently to maintain the scoreboard ticking, earlier than Piedt ended the 35-run third-wicket stand within the fifth over, Corey Anderson finishing a superb catch diving ahead to ship again Thisara.
Dunk could not maintain the fort for for much longer as a straighter supply from Piedt rattled his stumps three balls later. Darren Stevens took issues into his personal arms and elevated the run fee together with his attacking show. He hit Calvin Savage for a six and a 4 off consecutive deliveries within the seventh over earlier than his associate Upul Tharanga slammed a six over long-on to finish the over.
The English all-rounder hit Najaf Shah for consecutive boundaries within the subsequent over, with Tharanga including a six within the last supply. Sreesanth then hit again, dismissing each Stevens and Tharanga within the ninth over.
Unity have been rocked early of their chase as Fidel Edwards had Parthiv Patel lbw with the primary authorized ball of the innings, after he had began with a large. Hafeez then despatched again Chris Gayle, having him caught and bowled within the third over.
Shehan Jayasuriya saved the Chargers within the chase by hitting Ehsan Adil for 3 fours and a six within the fourth over. Nevertheless, Edwards ended his keep on the wicket with a shock bouncer within the subsequent over.
Hafeez struck two extra occasions within the sixth to go away Unity 48 for five, requiring 62 off the final 24 balls. Their job grew much more troublesome when Tanvir dismissed Navin Stewart in a one-run seventh over.
With Corey Anderson struggling to get going, scoring at lower than a run a ball, the chase fell aside. Anderson hit the final two balls of the match to the boundary to complete unbeaten on 16 off 17 balls.
California Knights 106 for five (Finch 24, Nurse 22, Jerome Taylor 2-20) beat New York Warriors 91 for 3 (Dilshan 43, Misbah 23, Bishoo 2-10) by 15 runs
Finch’s determination to bat paid off as Knights stitched collectively a complete of above 100. The stand-in captain discovered the fence as soon as within the first over and hit two boundaries within the second. He then hit Abdur Rehman for a six within the third earlier than the Warriors left-arm spinner struck again to have Finch caught at long-on.
Jacques Kallis took the run-scoring baton after that, hitting Dhammika Prasad for a 4 and a six within the fourth over. Nevertheless, Prasad had his revenge in his subsequent over, when Kallis miscued an tried huge hit.
Dilshan and Misbah-ul-Haq saved their hopes alive, placing on 43 off 24 for the third wicket. Fortunes swung quickly: Dilshan was run out within the penultimate over, just for Misbah to hit the subsequent ball, a no-ball from Pawan Suyal, for six. It got here right down to 21 off six balls, and Pathan completed the sport with a wonderful final over, fiving away simply 5 runs.
Atlanta Riders 101 for five (Masakadza 43, Hammad 38, Trego 2-29) beat New Jersey Triton’s 53 (Sunny 2-4, Emrit 2-6, Harmeet 2-9, Kamrul 2-20) by 48 runs
Masakadza started cautiously, scoring 8 off his first 10 balls, earlier than launching Monty Panesar for a six within the fifth over. Within the subsequent over, Hammad hit Peter Trego for 3 consecutive sixes. He dealt equally with Panesar within the seventh over, hitting him for 2 sixes in a row.
The duo saved discovering the fence persistently within the final three overs, earlier than Trego ended their scintillating partnership within the last over.
They have been ultimately bowled out for 53, their innings folding up in simply 9 overs.