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Rovman Powell(Skipper Warriors): " Yeah, I am pleased we talk about winning and winning comfortably because we know it will come down to not run rate for the third and fourth spot so hopefully we can clinch it by winning a few games big. Very very impressed with the Usman and Lyth and the way they batted. It's a long competition, if you don't want a solid start, keep motivating the guys and remember that the format can be changed because it's short, rapid, and spicy."
Usman Khan has been awarded the player of the match award.
The power Hitter of the match award goes to Adam Lyth.
The magic Moment of the match award goes to Rovman Powell.
James Fuller: "We were chasing 140 and it just didn't come off. 2 good overs and the game was over. It was difficult to execute out there with the wet ball. If Carlos would have played for 2 more overs then you never know maybe the momentum would have shifted. We have 2 more games to go and hopefully we will get back better and on the winning side."
11:58 PM IST | Deepak: The Northern Warriors climbed to fourth place in the points table after defeating the Chennai Braves by 34 runs. A complete all-round performance by the Warriors.π―π―
The Northern Warriors scored 141 runs for the loss of three wickets in 10 overs earlier after opting to bat first in the first inning. From the very first over, Usman Khan and Adam Lyth started destroying the bowler. Adam Lyth was unbeaten after scoring 54 runs off 24 balls, while Usman Khan scored 65 runs off 24. For the Braves, Olly Stone claimed a couple of wickets.
The Chennai Braves didn't get off to the best start in responding to 141 runs because they lost Adam Rossington in the third over. After only nine runs off seven balls, he left the game. Today, Dawid Malan found it difficult to put up runs quickly, he departed after scoring 15 runs off 12 balls.
James Fuller and Carlos Brathwaite took charge of batting in the middle, and the duo started batting at a brisk pace, but the pair were able to score only 36 runs for the third wicket, as Carlos Brathwaite departed after scoring 27 runs off 13 balls and was soon joined by the skipper Raza, who departed without opening his account.
The Chennai Braves managed to score only 107 runs and fell short by 34 runs. James Fuller remained unbeaten on 36 runs off 16 balls.
On the flip side, Wayne Parnell scalped a couple of wickets giving away 24 runs in 2 overs. Udana, Mithun, and Mohammad Irfan shared one wicket each.
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OVER 10
The Chennai Braves
107/5
Vriitya Aravind
13(7)
James Fuller
36(16)
Junaid Siddique
0-26(2.0)
9.6 J Siddique to V Aravind
2 Mistimed pull, in the air... but safe! Short delivery on the stumps. Aravind swings hard and gets a top edge to the left of Isuru Udana at long leg. Good job in the deep as the ball lands just inside the boundary and is pushed back by the Sri Lankan allrounder. Northern Warriors get home by 34 runs.