Deccan Gladiators 110 for two (Kohler-Cadmore 56*, Pooran 28) beat Morrisville Samp Military 104 for 7 (Du Plessis 34, Gous 21, Gleeson 2-16) by eight wickets
Electing to subject, Gladiators ensured Samp Military weren’t allowed to get away at any stage. Maheesh Theekshana struck first sending again Sharjeel Khan for five earlier than Charith Asalanka was run out. Andries Gous (21 off 9) and Faf du Plessis (34 off 23) added a 37-run stand in 16 balls for the third wicket to take the sport ahead.
Gladiators, nonetheless, stormed again to choose up 4 wickets for six runs in 11 balls to limit Samp Military. Karim Janat’s unbeaten eight-ball 16 took Samp Military to 104 for 7, an under-par rating contemplating the format. Richard Gleeson was the simplest bowler for Gladiators, selecting up 2 for 16 in his two overs.
In reply, Kohler-Cadmore wasted no time in hitting his stride. He smashed Rohan Mustafa for 4 successive fours within the opening over to arrange the chase. Pooran then received into the act smashing Amir Hamza for a six earlier than laying into Imad Wasim for 2 sixes and a 4 within the third over. It took all of two.4 overs for Gladiators to achieve the 50-mark.
Isuru Udana gave Samp Military some reduction by eradicating Pooran, however Rilee Rossouw smashed three fours off his first 4 deliveries to wrest again all of the momentum. Kohler-Cadmore then smoked Qais Ahmed for 3 sixes and a 4 within the fifth over, which went for 25, and Gladiators had been nearly residence.
