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Lauderhill, Florida, 23 August 2023: The California Knights moved to third place on the points table after defeating New York Warriors by 15 runs in the US Masters T10 League at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, Florida on Wednesday. The California Knights put up 106/5 in their 10 overs before restricting the Warriors to 91/3.
Kamran Akmal got the Warriors off to a great start as he smashed two boundaries in the first two overs. However, he fell to Devendra Bishoo for 12 runs off 9 balls in the third over. Tillakaratne Dilshan kept the Warriors’ hopes alive with a flurry of boundaries, but he was run out for 43 runs off 27 balls in the ninth over. Irfan Pathan bowled a fantastic final over to close out the match for the California Knights. He conceded just 5 runs in the last over of the match.
Earlier in the day, California Knights won the toss and chose to bat first. Aaron Finch got their innings going through a string of boundaries, however, he was dismissed by Abdur Rehman for 24 runs off 12 balls in the third over. Thereafter, the Knights kept losing wickets at regular intervals, however, they continued to bat at a decent strike rate.
Ashley Nurse struck a couple of sixes in the last two overs and helped the Knights reach 106/5 in their 10 overs.