New Delhi. The US Masters T10 League is being played in America. Many Indian players are also part of this league. The 17th match of the league was played between California Knights and Atlanta Raiders. In this match, California Knights registered a great victory. They beat Robin Uthappa’s Atlanta Raiders by 5 runs. Irfan Pathan performed brilliantly in this match. Due to that California Tigers managed to win this match.
California Knights captain Aaron Finch won the toss and elected to bat first, which proved effective for him. Batting first, California Knights scored 94 runs in 10 overs. Captain Aaron Finch was a complete flop. He was dismissed for just 2 runs off 4 balls. The same Jacques Kallis, who retired from international cricket, scored 38 runs in 27 balls. It also included 4 fours and 1 six. Milind Kumar scored 12 runs. West Indies batsman Rovman Powell scored 33 runs in 18 balls with the help of 3 fours and 2 sixes.
The chasing Atlanta Tigers lost their wicket very quickly. Robin Uchappa scored 16, Dwayne Smith 8 and Hamilton Masakzada scored 20 off 11 balls. Landall Simmons scored the most runs for the Atlanta Raiders. Simmons scored 37 runs off 21 balls. It included 3 sixes and 2 fours. His team could score only 89 runs in 10 overs. Peter Siddle took 2 wickets for California Knights.
Irfan Pathan did wonders
Atlanta Raiders needed 9 runs in the last over against California Knights. It looked like the Atlanta Tigers would make up for this score easily. But California Knights had a seasoned player like former India fast bowler Irfan Pathan. Irfan gave only 3 runs and took 1 wicket. Apart from 1 wicket, he also got 1 run out. After the match, he was also awarded ‘Player of the Match’ for his brilliant performance.
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Tags: Aaron Finch, Irfan Pathan, T10 League
First published: August 25, 2023, 12:16 IST