Misbah, Dilshan, Afridi seal big win for New York Warriors over Morrisville Unity

New York Warriors 139 for 6 (Misbah 38, Dilshan 37, Sreesanth 3-25) beat Morrisville Unity 106 for 3 (Shehan 44, Razzaq 1-12) by 33 runs

Along with Obus Pienaar, Shehan went hard against Abdur Rehman, and continued to keep his team at par in the chase by hitting Jerome Taylor for two fours and a six in the fifth over. When Morrisville needed 58 off 18, Sohail Khan produced six yorkers to all but seal the game. The 52-run partnership ended in the ninth over and the chase fizzled out.

Texas Chargers confirm playoffs courtesy Dunk, Imran

Texas Chargers 124 for 5 (Dunk 53, Nasir 2-17) beat Atlanta Riders 102 for 9 (Hammad 26, Imran 4-2) by 22 runs

Texas were quick off the blocks when Mukhtar Ahmed hit Kamrul Islam for a four and two consecutive sixes before Harmeet Singh had Mukhtar caught for 17 in the second over.

Dunk had already started well and accelerated further in the fourth over by hitting Rayad Emrit for three fours and a six in a 24-run over. Dunk blazed to a 20-ball fifty despite the fall of wickets at the other end. After his dismissal, the unbeaten pair of Darren Steven and Phil Mustard dished out another 25 runs in the final two overs.

Robin Uthappa was out first ball in the chase, to Sohail Tanvir. In the second over, Imran rattled Atlanta's top order by dismissing Nasir Hossain, Hamilton Masakadza and Zunaed Siddique with a triple-wicket maiden. Lendl Simmons and Hammad Azam threatened to punish Texas after that wicket, but Pragyan Ojha's dismissal of Simmons in the fifth over took the sting out of the chase, and gave Texas a playoff spot.

Irfan Pathan leads California Knights' victory over New Jersey Triton's

California Knights 76 for 1 (Irfan 31*, Nurse 24*, Plunkett 1-10) beat New Jersey Triton's 52 for 3 (Barnwell 29, Laughlin 2-7) by 24 runs

Ashley Nurse started California's innings with a six on the first ball, while Aaron Finch smashed a couple of fours for a 21-run first over. Finch would eventually fall for 19 off seven but Nurse continued to be the aggressor.

Nurse then attacked Abhimanyu Mithun in the third over while his new batting partner, Irfan, took time to settle before crashing RP Singh for boundaries followed by an onslaught off Chris Barnwell to finish the innings on 76 for 1 with a 19-run over.

New Jersey were derailed early in the chase when Pawan Suyal dismissed Yusuf Pathan on the second delivery of the opening over. Barnwell, however, kept the run rate high with his occasional boundaries.

California ensured they kept the scoring rate in control thanks to Peter Siddle's tight spell. Even though Barnwell would later hit Irfan for a four and a six off consecutive deliveries in the fourth over, he fell to Ben Laughlin for 29 off 15 and the chase proved to be too tough for New Jersey.