Shahid Afridi and Kieron Pollard came to party for the Southern Redbacks, leading them to a 29-run victory over the Western Warriors at the WACA on Tuesday.
Fans in Perth got their money’s worth with some scintillating knocks from Pollard, Mark Cosgrove, Chris Gayle and Adam Voges. However, the show-stopper was Afridi who stole the match for the Redbacks with his four-wicket haul. The Pakistani all-rounder gave away only 19 runs off his four overs.
Chasing 197 to win, Gayle set the tone for the Warriors with his 44 off 24 balls alongwith Shaun Marsh.
The opening pair built was off to a flier, putting on a brisk 60 runs before the aggressive Gayle retired hurt in the fifth over after straining a muscle.
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Marsh was joined by Luke Ronchi but did precious little before succumbing to Afridi’s guile.
Warriors skipper Voges steadied the innings and kept the target in sight, scoring a well-paced 45. He was involved in six partnerships; the most significant of which came with Theo Doropoulos.
Gayle returned to the middle after Ashley Noffke became Afridi’s second victim in the 16th over. The Warriors were still 47 runs short of the target, at 150 for six.
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