A powerful display by Chris Gayle made short work of the Kandahar Knights bowlers and knocked them out of the Afghanistan Premier League.
Kandahar Knights lived to fight another day after a nail-biting finish saw them beat Paktia Panthers by four wickets.
T20 freelancer Brendon McCullum has not been able to set the inaugural Afghanistan Premier League on fire, but reckons there is enough talent on show in the APL, who will certainly make it big in the coming years.
Rashid’s unbeaten 27 from just eight balls featured two fours and three sixes and got Kabul over the line with five balls to spare.
Team owner Nitin M Bagrecha of Plus Capital Ltd. is confident that the franchise can rally in the second half of the tournament.
Paktia Panthers recorded their fourth win in six matches beating Nangarhar Leopards by seven wickets at the Sharjah Stadium on Sunday.x
Balkh Legends made it to the semi-final of the Afghanistan Premier League with a huge 89-run win over Paktia Panthers.
He may have not been able to set the Afghanistan Premier League ablaze, but Chris Gayle is delighted that his side Balkh Legends have made it to the semi-final of the APL..
Powered by opener Anton Devcich’s 46-ball 77 and spinner Rahmat Shah’s 3 for 25, Nangarhar Leopards claimed their second victory of the Afghanistan Premier League (APL) in the match 11 of the tournament.
The Knights, who are yet to record a win in the tournament, were bowled out for 119 chasing 128 to win.