93/2 (6.3)
CR : 14.31
88/8 (10.0)
CR : 8.80
Cape Town Samp Army won by 8 wickets 🏆
Player of the Match
Salman Irshad
3/11
22:15 IST and 06:43 PM Local Time| Cape Town Samp Army are through to the Qualifier 2 as they beat NY Lagos Strikers comprehensively by 8 wickets and 21 balls to spare.
Here's a review of what happened in the match.
Earlier, Cape Town Samp Army won the toss and put the NYLS to bat first. Batting first NYLS lost their in form opening batters inside 1.3 overs. NYLS never recovered from there, wickets fell at regular intervals and they were 27-5 at one stage.
Blessing Muzarabani then came in and top scored with a knock of 27 runs off just 15 balls and combined with Joshua Bishop to help NYLS reach to a score of 88 after their quota of 10 overs.
Salman Irshad was the pick of the bowlers for his team as he bagged 3 wickets, he was equally well supported by Amir Hamza and Rohan Mustafa who picked up 2 wickets apiece.
Chasing 89, Cape Town Samp Army lost Brian Bennett on the very first ball. After his demise,Rohan Mustafa made a mockery of the chase as he smashed the NYLS bowler's to all parts of the ground and with his knock of 60* runs off just 23 balls, he made sure he got his team over the line by 8 wickets. He combined with Jack Taylor who made 29 off 12 balls to win by 8 wickets and reach to Qualifier 2.
Stay tuned for the presentation coming up shortly!
Salman Irshad was the pick of the bowlers for his team as he bagged 3 wickets, he was equally well supported by Amir Hamza and Rohan Mustafa who picked up 2 wickets apiece.
Chasing 89, Cape Town Samp Army lost Brian Bennett on the very first ball. After his demise,Rohan Mustafa made a mockery of the chase as he smashed the NYLS bowler's to all parts of the ground and with his knock of 60* runs off just 23 balls, he made sure he got his team over the line by 8 wickets. He combined with Jack Taylor who made 29 off 12 balls to win by 8 wickets and reach to Qualifier 2.
Stay tuned for the presentation coming up shortly!
It's time for the Post Match Presentation.
Magic Moment of the Match- Amir Hamza
Catch of the Match- Tadiwanashe Marumani
Power Hitter of the Match- Rohan Mustafa
Player of the Match- Salman Irshad
Salman Irshad (Cape Town Samp Army)- The yorker and slower ones were my strength and I backed them. The planning is simple and it's about keeping the line and lengths correct. The wicket was a bit skiddy and it helped my cause. The condition might get tougher in the next game and I will look to assess the condition and keep it in the right areas.
Thisara Perera (NYLS Captain) - " We played good cricket throughout the tournament. I would like to thank my owner, support staff and the team players as well. We built a nice family and we had a good 10 days of preparation. We will look to give our best in the future.
Rohan Mustafa (Cape Town Samp Army Captain)- "I think I could have got the player of the match award and I am really pleased with my effort. I did well with both bat and ball. I was playing in the ILT20 and Neil McKenzie's guidance worked well for me. We needed to take advantage of powerplay and we did that. We had the confidence to go for the big shots. The likes of Amir and Irshad did really well. The spinners have responded well and from the bowling effort we took the momentum on our side. "
That is the coverage of the Eliminator of Zim Afro T10 . For now, this is me Aditya Agarwal signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Soumarya Dutta, who, alongside our scorer/analyst Yogesh Kumar brought you all the live action of this fixture. We will meet again in the Qualifier 2 right after this match. Until then, cheers!