The 17th match of the US Masters T10 League 2023 happened between California Knights and Atlanta Riders. This was a cracker of a match, as it went till the last over, both sides were under pressure. It was not a very high-scoring game as per the standards that have been set by this tournament. That is because in other matches the teams have achieved a total of over 100 runs. The contribution of Irfan Pathan was very simple and economical, but it definitely had a huge impact.
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Contribution of Irfan Pathan:
The contribution of Irfan Pathan was very economical and important. Through that, he was able to restrict the opponents from achieving the target.
- California Knights batted first, even though they were not able to get a good start. They went on to perform well.
- They lost the first wicket on a score of only 3 runs. But Kallis and Milind Kumar ensured to continue. They were determined to form a good partnership, and they were successfully able to. They formed a brilliant partnership of 39 runs.
- After that, Kallis and R Powell took the score to 94 runs by the end of the 10th over.
- The Atlanta Riders had a target of 95 runs to achieve. They got a fine start of 19 runs. But the main impact was created by the 2nd wicket partnership. That took the score from 19 to 66 runs.
- However, the economic overs in between by Irfan Pathan were very impactful.
- He maintained the economy of 6.50 runs and even took the important wicket of Hamilton Masakadza.
- Due to Pathan’s brilliant bowling, Atlanta Riders were not able to reach the target within 10 overs.
Bowling stats of Irfan Pathan
- Balls – 12
- Runs – 13
- Wickets – 1
- Economy – 6.50
These are definitely great stats in a 10-over Cricket format. Without Irfan’s effort, Atlanta Riders would have achieved the target. But he proved again that he is still the master of swing bowling, and age is just a number for him.
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