New York Warriors Vs California Knights Qualifier 1 26 August 2023

Qualifier 1 • Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground • Lauderhill

California Knights

96/4 (10)

New York Warriors

97/2 (8.4)

NYW won by 8 wickets

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Scorecard

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Player of the Match Richard Levi

47(24)

NYW

Info

California Knights

96/4 (10)

Batters

Jacques Kallis

145.00

c Asif b Afridi

Aaron Finch

190.91

c Carter b Taylor

Ashley Nurse

133.33

Not out

Irfan Pathan

33.33

c Botha b Asif

Ricardo Powell

0.00

b Asif

Suresh Raina

66.67

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 5, NB: 1, W: 0)

TOTAL

(10 Ov, RR: 9.6)

96/4

Did not Bat

Denesh Ramdin, Milind Kumar, Ben Laughlin, Peter Siddle, Devendra Bishoo, Krishmar Santokie

Bowlers

EXT

Abdur Rehman

12.00

Sohail Khan

9.50

Shahid Afridi

7.00

Jerome Taylor

8.00

Umaid Asif

9.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Jacques Kallis

c Asif b Afridi

1-60

5.5

Aaron Finch

c Carter b Taylor

2-77

7.1

Irfan Pathan

c Botha b Asif

3-86

8.5

Ricardo Powell

b Asif

4-86

8.6

New York Warriors

97/2 (8.4)

Batters

Kamran Akmal

100.00

b Bishoo

Tillakaratne Dilshan

114.29

b Santokie

Richard Levi

195.83

Not out

Misbah ul Haq

223.08

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 0, NB: 1, W: 3)

TOTAL

(8.4 Ov, RR: 11.19)

97/2

Did not Bat

Jonathan Carter, Shahid Afridi, Johan Botha, Umaid Asif, Abdul Razzaq, Sohail Khan, Jerome Taylor, Abdur Rehman

Bowlers

EXT

Peter Siddle

1.4

11.40

Ben Laughlin

12.50

Krishmar Santokie

13.50

Devendra Bishoo

8.50

Irfan Pathan

9.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Tillakaratne Dilshan

b Santokie

1-16

2.1

Kamran Akmal

b Bishoo

2-28

3.3

Match Info

Date & Time

26 Aug, 07:00 PM IST

Venue

Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill

Match

Qualifier 1,

US Masters T10 League 2023

Points Table

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Christopher Taylor (West Indies), Rushane Samuels (West Indies), Billy Taylor (England, TV)

Referee

Billy Taylor (England)

Toss

California Knights elected to bat

0 1 6 1 1 4

Over 6

Runs: 13

1 4 1 4 6 1

Over 7

Runs: 17

6 1 4 2 4 0

Over 8

Runs: 17

1 1 nb 6 2

Over 9

Runs: 10

All Overs

Player of the Match Richard Levi

47(24)

Commentary

So that'll be all from this contest. The New York Warriors are through to the final but the California Knights have another lifeline in Qualifier 2. Before that of course, there's the all important Eliminator clash between the Texas Chargers and Morrisville Unity - head over here to follow our coverage of that contest right here on Sportskeeda as I (Sooryanarayanan Sesha) will be with you once again. See you there!

Misbah-ul-Haq (New York Warriors captain): You're always happy when you're in the final. The way the team is playing, really happy with the performance. We started well with the ball - to restrict them under 100 on this pitch gave us a fair chance to win this game. And obviously a good performance with the bat. We'll be just resting - that's the best thing. That was the biggest incentive - everyone was pushing hard in this game. Nobody wants to play another game and then the final. Just go back, rest and come for the final. (How's his own body holding up?) It's going on, not thinking about that. Just thinking about one more game and then will think about the body (grins). Very proud of the guys. 10-over game, it's always tough for the boys with these short boundaries but they're doing an excellent job.

Richard Levi is the Player of the Match for his superb unbeaten 47. Here's what he has to say: Bit of a tricky time in the middle - didn't get off to too many starts but got some time in the middle today. It helps when you have the skipper there - he was talking me through a couple of things there. He kept me nice and calm. (Any pre-match ritual he follows)? Not a ritual, might be a superstition kind of thing - you just try and get into a routine. Love it - never played T10 before but have come out here and enjoyed it in America.

Suresh Raina (California Knights captain): We have one more opportunity. Especially when you're playing back-to-back games, not to complain but we should have put more runs on the board. We should have got 15-20 runs more. You just need to be positive. You have to fight for your spot, enjoy the format and not think too much. They (the team) are a very good and positive side so hopefully we'll get through. That's the beauty of T10 - you just need to send in your best and hope it works. You need to keep breathing to make sure you do the right things. That's the way it goes. When you're bowling well with the new ball, the moment you finish the powerplay the pitch gets a little slower. It's not going to go easy - one day you score 168, then it comes down to 120, 110, 100. Let's see in the second game and where we can better our mistakes. Just make sure we have plenty of water and hydration (in the next two hours).

Match Summary: New York Warriors beat California Knights by 8 wickets to qualify for the final of the US Masters T10 2023!

A simply brilliant redemption arc for Richard Levi in the second half of this chase. He was struggling alright but he managed to make up for his sluggish start to put his team into the final with real conviction.

Defending just 96, Peter Siddle and Ben Laughlin began with a couple of tidy overs for the California Knights before Krishmar Santokie castled Tillakaratne Dilshan with a good slower delivery. The asking rate started to rise despite Levi picking up a couple of boundaries as he slowed down thereafter. Devendra Bishoo mixed his pace and lengths to great effect to keep the batters quiet and once Kamran Akmal also departed, the Warriors were in a spot of bother and were playing catch-up.

The DLS par score was something they had to keep an eye on with a dark cloud looming. Skipper Misbah-ul-Haq took on spin with positive intent and middled the ball beautifully. That rubbed off on Levi as he went after Santokie to swing momentum in favor of the Warriors in the seventh over of the innings. The asking rate suddenly dipped below 10 an over and it was the Warriors' game to lose.

Levi just continued to operate in sixth gear and got the job done with Misbah duly doing his bit at his end. Eventually, it was a stroll in the park for the Warriors when they seemed far from eclipsing the target with such ease at one point. And they can now put their feet up for the next 24 hours knowing that they will contest the game that matters the most. Stick around for the presentation...

8.4 Peter Siddle to Richard Levi, DONE AND DUSTED! Slower short delivery down the leg-side as it just tucks Levi up a touch. He still drags his pull past short fine leg who ambles towards the ball and retrieves it although the batters complete a brace. New York Warriors win by 8 wickets and book a spot in the final of the US Masters T10 2023!

8.3 Peter Siddle to Richard Levi, SIX! CLOBBERED! Banged into the track on off stump but Levi picks the length and rocks back in his crease. Butchers a pull behind square as it soars over the fence for half-a-dozen!

8.3 Peter Siddle to Richard Levi, NO BALL! Oopsie! Beamer spilled down the leg-side as it slips out of his palms. Levi evades it as the keeper stops it to his left and Siddle puts his hand up immediately in apology

8.2 Peter Siddle to Misbah-ul-Haq, DROPPED! DEAR OH DEAR! Short on the off stump and Misbah backs away to pull it off his wrists. Deep square leg moves to his right and makes a mess of a really straightforward chance in the end!

8.1 Peter Siddle to Richard Levi, dug short at the stumps. Levi pulls as it gets high on the bat but can only swat it towards deep square leg for a run

Peter Siddle [1.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack

New York Warriors opt for the one-over batting powerplay!

Misbah and Levi might have just killed the game for good here. This could get over even before we head into the final over of this innings. It's going to take something incredible for the Knights to pull this one back. New York Warriors require 11 runs off 12 deliveries at 5.50 RPO.

overs

86 /2 score

runs

Misbah-ul-Haq *

28 (12)

Richard Levi

38 (20)

Ben Laughlin

0 /25

7.6 Ben Laughlin to Misbah-ul-Haq, full and pace off outside the off stump. Misbah steps out and reaches for it but is deceived by the lack of pace on this one

7.5 Ben Laughlin to Misbah-ul-Haq, FOUR MORE! Misbah is in a hurry now! Goes short at the stumps as Misbah hangs deep in his crease. Swivels into a pull behind square as it races past Siddle getting across from long leg

7.4 Ben Laughlin to Misbah-ul-Haq, DROPPED! Slower short delivery just down the leg-side. Misbah gets inside the line and heaves it around the corner off his glove. Ramdin sticks a hand out to his left as he tips it down to fine leg for a brace

7.3 Ben Laughlin to Misbah-ul-Haq, FOUR! DO NOT BOWL THOSE! Laughlin gets the yorker wrong around the off stump and that's a gift for this man. Misbah stands his ground and clubs his swing wide of long on for a boundary on a couple of bounces

7.2 Ben Laughlin to Richard Levi, OHH! Very full and tailing into middle and leg stump. Levi just gets an inside edge between his feet as he swings hard before it rolls away fine

7.1 Ben Laughlin to Richard Levi, SIX! WHAT A START! Off-cutter outside the off stump but a fraction too short. Levi fetches it across the line with a heave in front of square on the leg-side as it clears the ropes for a flat six

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