Former Pakistan cricket team captain Misbah-ul-Haq displayed some brilliant hitting in the US Masters T10 League while leading the New York Warriors to victory over former Indian cricket team spinner Harbhajan Singh’s team.
The inaugural US Masters T10 League has reached its final stages with the qualifiers and eliminator set to be played on August 26. The last match of the league stage was played on the 25th of August between the New York Warriors and the Morrisville Unity.
New York captain, former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq, won the toss and opted to bat first. Kamran Akmal and Dilshan added 31 runs for the first wicket partnership in just 2 overs before the former was dismissed.
The team lost another quick wicket of Richard Levi, but then Misbah-ul-Haq and Dilshan carried forward the team. While Dilshan scored 37 runs in 19 balls, it was actually Misbah’s inning that took everyone by surprise.
Misbah-ul-Haq, who was never known for his T20 game, scored 38 runs in 14 balls with strike rate of 271. Afridi later added 22 runs that took New York Warriors total to 139 runs for the loss of 6 wickets.
Chasing the target, despite Shehan Jayasuriya (44 runs of 24 balls), Parthiv Patel (14 runs of 11 balls) and Obus Pienaar (27 runs of 17 balls) playing well, they lacked the fire power to score quick runs and eventually they were able to score only 106 runs for the loss of 3 wickets.
With that, New York Warriors have finished at the top of the US Masters T10 League points table with 10 points from their 5 wins in 7 matches. California Knights finished 2nd with 9 points. Texas Chargers and Morrisville Unity round out the top 4 in the points table. The US Masters T10 League playoffs stage matches are to be played on the 26th of August i.e. today.
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— T10 Global (@T10League) August 25, 2023
