142/4 (15.0)
CR : 9.47
151/3 (15.0)
CR : 10.07
Toronto Nationals won by 9 runs 🏆
Player of the Match
Colin Munro
78(45)
14.3
1
Z Khan to R van
Great yorker on off, hit hard but only for one to long on.
14.4
1
Z Khan to F Allen
Another wide yorker, excellent bowling, Allen can only dig it out for one.
14.5
0
Z Khan to R van
What an over, length slower ball and Van der Dussen takes it on, misses it completely as it bounces over the stumps.
14.6
W
Z Khan to R van
OUT! Khan caps off a great final over with the prized wicket of Van der Dussen, length slower ball on off, goes for the big hit only to sky it down the throat of long off.
Over 15
Vancouver Knights 142/4
Fabian Allen22(19)
Zaman Khan1-27(3.0)
TTN won by 9 runs
Zaman Khan redeems himself and wins it for Toronto here with his terrific last-over bowling. So, Toronto Nationals starts their season with a win here, a convincing win rather. After Munro's mayhem, the Toronto bowlers were spot-on with their execution. Breaking into the batting unit of Vancouver early on, Toronto strangled the Knights for runs. The required run rate kept creeping up but Rassie did not give up as he had differing plans for the chase. He came and smacked everything that came his way. At one stage when he was going bonkers, the distance seemed to be well within the reach of the Knights but it wasn't the case. His blitzkrieg of 51 off just 24 balls just wasn't enough for his team to get past the finish line and in the end, the Nationals won by 9 runs in a rain-curtailed game.
Apart from Rassie, Fakhar Zaman, Vriitya Aravind, and Fabian Allen got some good starts but couldn't get the big one.
Rassie van der Dussen: "They have got world-class bowlers in their lineup and also have some experienced international players."
That's it from the coverage of this game. This is Vikhyat Jain, signing off on behalf of my co-commentator, Sourya Chowdhury, and scorer of the game, Ashok Dayma. Hope you enjoyed our coverage. Until next time, Tada!!!