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DARWIN: All-round Hassan Khan powered Chicago Kingsmen to victory, whereas Melbourne Renegades, Hobart Hurricanes, Northern Territory Strike, and ACT Comets also recorded wins here on Friday in the Top End T20 series.
Hassan Khan starred with bat and ball to guide the Kingsmen to a two-wicket win over Perth Scorchers Academy.
Chasing a target of 142, Chicago Kingsmen sealed the win on the first ball of the 19th over. Despite losing three for 47 at the end of the power play, Kingsmen ended on the winning side, thanks to measured knocks from captain Hammad Azam and Hassan Khan.
Azam remained unbeaten on 28 from 16 balls, hitting four boundaries, whereas Hassan made 22 off 11 deliveries with an equal number of fours.
For Perth Scorchers Academy, Teague Wyllie scored 67 off 50 balls, while Matthew Kelly managed to scalp three wickets.
Hassan Khan was awarded the Player of the Match for his three wickets and vital contribution with the bat.
In another match, Northern Territory Strike (NTS) comprehensively defeated Nepal by 42 runs.
Put into bat first, NTS scored 177-8 in their allocated 20 overs with captain D’Arcy Short scoring 51 from 34 balls, laced with seven fours and a six.
For Nepal, Sandeep Lamichhane took three wickets in his quota of four overs.
In reply, Nepal could only muster 135-8, with Kushal Malla remaining the top scorer. The left-hander made 34 from 26 balls.
Matt Hammond was the standout bowler for NT Strike with three wickets to his name.
Earlier, Hobart Hurricanes and Melbourne Renegades Academies won their matches in the second and third fixtures of the Top End Series, respectively.
Hurricanes comprehensively defeated the Australian Cricket Territory team by seven wickets.
The Hurricanes chased down the 162-run target on the second ball of the last over with Bradley Hope scoring 65 off 51 balls with the aid of two sixes and half a dozen boundaries.
Meanwhile, Melbourne Renegades edge out Melbourne Stars Academy by four runs in a thriller.
Chasing a 189-run target, Stars could not go over the line in the last over and could only manage to score 185-6.
Will Sutherland was pivotal with his all-round performance, scoring 63 off 34 and also taking two wickets in the match.
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