102/3 (9.4)
CR : 10.55
101/4 (10.0)
CR : 10.10
NY Lagos Strikers won by 7 wickets 🏆
Player of the Match
Rassie van der Dussen
51(26)
00:45 IST and 21:15 Local Time | What a spectacular win for the New York Lagos Strikers! They won by 7 wickets! They’ve done it dominating the Bulawayo Brave Jaguars with a seamless chase. The Jaguars, batting first, could only muster a modest 101, which was never going to be enough against the firepower of the Strikers.
Rassie van der Dussen was in dazzling form, smashing 51 off just 26 balls, while Avishka Fernando played a handy knock with 34 off 17. Ryan Burl chipped in with a quickfire 11 from 5, keeping the momentum on the Strikers' side. On the Jaguars’ side, the bowling attack was lacklustre, with only Wellington Masakadza and Carlos Brathwaite managing to get a wicket each. A run-out added a third, but it was never enough to stop the rampaging Strikers.
The Strikers’ all-round performance, excelling in batting, bowling, and fielding, ensured they cruised to victory by 7 wickets. They may have taken their time to cross the line, but the win was never in doubt. Congratulations to the New York Lagos Strikers for an emphatic performance!
Time for the post-match presentations.
Magic Moment of the Match: Wellington Masakadza
Catch of the Match: Akhilesh Reddy
Power Hitter of the Match: Avishka Fernando
Player of the Match: Rassie van der Dussen
Rassie van der Dussen(Player of the Match): "It is fun, 10 overs is fun. I mean I can come and just tart hitting, That's the beauty of the format. It is petty is exciting for a batter, I hit a few nice shots today. This is T10 so don't beat your self, just enjoy."
Laurie Evans(Bulawayo Brave Jaguars Captain): "I think it was a good game of cricket. We didn't get enough runs on the board. Credit goes to them and their bowlers have also done well. I think our bowlers found all the way to the end. They did their job and you don't know what may happen tomorrow as it's a small game. Our message is very simple. Take the learnings and then focus on the tomorrow's game."
Thisara Perera - "Good start for us sure, we played well, our bowling attack was terrific, we did good in restricting them, 100 is easy to chase and bowling was good, in the batting unit Rassie did well. Our owners are pretty good and they have been doing a good job for us. Always supporting us."
That will end our cover of this match from Zim Afro T10 2024. For now, this is Hrutuja Deshmukh, signing off, on behalf of my co-commentator Saptak Sanyal and scorer/analyst Raju Khariya. Until next time, cheers and goodbye