Caayman Islands:
New York Strikers rode on Colin Munro’s blazing 44 off 21 balls to beat Boca Raton Trailblazers by 7 wickets in the Eliminator and qualify for Qualifier of the Max60 League being held at the Cayman Islands.
Sent into bat, just-retired Australian opener and skipper David Warner smashed a whirlwind, unbeaten 55 off 30 balls to power Boca Raton Trailblazers to 106 for 7 after being sent into bat.
Chasing the imposing total, the opening pair of Brandon McMullen and Colin Munro went hammer and tongs picking up boundaries and sixes at will to race to 27 after 2 overs before Boca Rayton Trailblazers struck the first blood when the former was run out in the next over.
But Munro looked to be in a completely different zone as he used his long handle to great effect and mostly dealt in boundaries and sixes to keep New York Strikers abreast with the asking rate.
Munro clobbered Colin de Grandhomme for three sixes and one four to pick up 24 runs off the fourth over.
Towards the end, captain Thisara Perera remained unbeaten on 33 off 15 balls as New York Strikers chased down the target in 8.1 overs.
Earlier, Warner struck six boundaries and two hits over the fence during his knock.
Warner started the innings with a boundary off Isuru Udana before the Sri Lankan left-arm pacer pulled things bac and inflicted twin blows in the form of Beau Webster and Peter Hatzoglou in last two balls of the opening over.
Besides Warner, Jack Wood made 20 off 15 balls while Colin de Grandhomme scored 12 off six deliveries.
Towards the end, Jack Jarvis also played a 4-ball 12-run cameo.
Udana (2/17) and Ansh Patel (2/14) picked two wickets apiece for New York Strikers.
Brief Scores:
Boca Raton Trailblazers: 106 for 7 in 10 overs (David Warner 55; Ansh Patel 2/14, Isuru Udana 2/17)
lost by 7 wickets against
New York Strikers: 112 for 3 in 8.1 overs (Colin Munro 44, Thisara Perera 33 not out; Peter Hatzoglou 1/16).