Morrisville Samp Army triumph in nail-biting last-over victory, bowlers lead New York Strikers to effortless win

UP Nawabs were in need of 11 runs from the last over of the innings to secure a victory, but an outstanding performance from Amir Hamza changed the game. His exceptional bowling skills earned him figures of 2/9 in just two overs, allowing Morrisville Samp Army to clinch a thrilling win.

Batting first, the Samp Army managed to put 100/7 in 10 overs on the board. Opener Sharjeel Khan top-scored with 37 off 23 while Pakistan's Imad Wasim chipped in with a late surge and struck 15* off 6 to take his side to the 100-run mark.

Binura Fernando who hails from Sri Lanka and England pacer Tymal Mills picked up two wickets each for their side.

Later, the Nawabs were off to a perfect start as Dawid Malan and Rahmanullah Gurbaz stitched a stand of 61 runs for the first wicket. While Malan departed for 15 off 13, Gurbaz continued his form with the bat. But the UP team lost the plot in the final two overs of the innings and only managed to gather 14 runs.

Gurbaz remained unbeaten at 60 off 32 but the side was eventually restricted to 97/3.

In the other game, the New York Strikers took away a convincing 7 wickets win against Bangla Tigers in the second encounter of the day. Batting first, the Tigers didn't really get the start they needed and were eventually restricted to 66/8 in 10 overs.

Akeal Hosein, Reece Topley, Mohammad Amir scalped two wickets each while Sunil Narine and Matheesha Pathirana picked up one apiece.

Later, the Strikers chased down the target in just 6 overs. Donovan Ferreira struck 21* off 9 and returned as the top-scorer for the side.

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