ABU DHABI: Johnson Charles carried on his brilliant form and smashed another unbeaten half-century to power Northern Warriors to a thumping victory over Chennai Braves in the Abu Dhabi T10 League 2024 here on Saturday.
Chasing a target of 100, Charles played an unbeaten 52-run knock off 23 balls to help his side achieve the total in 8.3 overs.
He came out to bat in the first over after captain Colin Munro was dismissed for a golden duck. The West Indian batter carried the confidence from his unbeaten 23-ball 54 against the Delhi Bulls and continued from there.
Charles, along with Brandon King (25) stitched a 54-run stand for the second wicket before the latter was dismissed by Akila Dananjaya.
After the fall of King, Johnson Charles continued his onslaught and steered his side to victory, hitting five fours and four sixes in the process. Meanwhile, Azmatullah Omarzai added a valuable 13 runs from four balls with two sixes.
For Chennai Braves, all three wickets were taken by Sri Lanka players — Nuwan Thushara, Thisara Perera and Dananjaya.
Earlier, Chennai Braves after being invited to bat managed to post 99-5, courtesy of a solid third wicket stand between Chris Lynn and Bhanuka Rajapaksa.
Braves lost their first two wickets for only 17 runs before Lynn and Rajapaksa smashed 64 runs from 33 balls for the third wicket to push the team’s total to 81.
Trent Boult broke the partnership as he castle Rajapaksa, who top-scored with 41 off 21 balls, laced with five boundaries and two sixes. Lynn remained unbeaten on 39, which conceded 25 balls and included five boundaries.
Boult, Saqib Mahmood and Fareed Ahmad grabbed one wicket each for Northern Braves.
It’s worth noting that it was Chennai Braves’ second loss in as many games during the Abu Dhabi T10 League 2024, while Northern Braves are unbeaten after two games.
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