TXC vs NJT

That brings us to the end of our coverage of the second US Masters T10 game of the day. One more game left in the day, click here to follow our coverage of the same! This is Rajarshi, signing off on behalf of my mate Sooryanarayanan. See you tomorrow!

Ben Dunk (Texas Chargers captain): We were under pressure after that first game and then a couple of washouts. I thought Fidel was simply awesome. He set the tone from the first over and we didn't give momentum back. Much easier day to captain today than the other day - a 100-run difference I think. Full credit to the guys. A few of the guys haven't played T10 before. It was obviously going to take a bit of time. We've got a pretty simple start - start with Fidel and we'll continue to do that (laughs). We've got about seven bowling options. Mohammad Hafeez is a world-class bowler and he hasn't even got a bowl. Today it didn't matter who I went to, they did a wonderful job. (On Ehsan Adil) He did so well. It was his first game. He was a bit disappointed that day - he was making his debut (before it was washed out) and then he was making his debut again today. He did an unbelievable job first up. He's a great talent.

Fidel Edwards is the Player Of The Match! Here's what he has to say: I would love to have these figures every day. It doesn't happen like that, though. I take a look at the players I come up against, and then we make a plan as a team. 

Gautam Gambhir (New Jersey Triton's captain): I think we played some really good cricket but today wasn't our day. That's what happens. When you start going really hard and look to score 120 on the board these things happen. Hopefully we can turn it around. The Chargers bowled really well. I think they were mixing it up and probably knew that we were going really hard. I think change of pace was the flavor of the day. The amount of dot balls we played, if we didn't play that we could have got 100-110. (What will be the message to the team?) Try and forget it as soon as possible. We're a side that chased down 85 in five overs and that's how cricket goes on. Intensity needs to be there since every ball is an event. Whether it's the batting or the bowling side, a dot ball is a massive plus, a boundary here and there is a plus, every run saved is a plus. The shorter the format gets, every ball is an event.

Match summary:

Texas Chargers win by 8 wickets with 36 balls to spare

Mohammad Hafeez 27(8) | Fidel Edwards 3/5 (2)
Peter Trego 13(11) | Rudra Pratap Singh 1/18 (1)

Judging the way they started off this run-chase, you'd think they took an over more than what they needed to gun this target down. Nevertheless, it still turned out to be a right old thumping from the Texas Chargers! The New Jersey Triton's went in with very little hope of even putting up a fight, let alone attempting to win, and that was exactly what transpired eventually!

Mohammad Hafeez was instrumental in making sure that there were to be no hiccups whatsoever. On a deck which certainly didn't seem conducive for stroke-play for most of the day, he made batting look like child's play! Of course, a long-hop or two from Peter Trego in the first over helped him get going, but his timing was just too good! Hafeez seemed to have read the pace of the wicket to perfection, and laid a solid foundation with an 8-ball 27 before departing to an off-cutter from Liam Plunkett.

Ben Dunk then came in and picked up from where Hafeez left off, all this while Mukhtar Ahmed kept playing the perfect second fiddle! Dunk was looking good to get the job done, slogging RP Singh to all parts, before the left-armer had his revenge! Mukhtar and Thisara Perera then shortened the equation down further with singles, and off the last ball of the fourth, Mukhtar applied the finishing touches. 

3.6 Liam Plunkett to Mukhtar Ahmed, FOUR! DONE AND DUSTED! That is how you dominate and decimate an opposition! It's been one heck of a display by the Chargers. Very full on middle and leg stump and all Mukhtar has to do is flick it aerially over square leg and pick his spot as it races away to the fence. Texas Chargers annihilate New Jersey Triton's by 8 wickets with six overs to spare!

3.5 Liam Plunkett to Thisara Perera, back of a length delivery outside the off stump. Perera hangs back to flat-bat it to extra cover before he scurries through for a risky run. A direct hit could have made things interesting!

3.4 Liam Plunkett to Mukhtar Ahmed, slower full length delivery outside the off stump. Mukhtar sits low and drags it across the line to the left of deep mid-wicket tidying up. Just a single!

3.3 Liam Plunkett to Mukhtar Ahmed, banged into the track outside the off stump. Mukhtar hangs back and throws his hands at it looking to slash it over backward point. Beaten though and it's called one for the over

3.2 Liam Plunkett to Thisara Perera, OVERTHROWS! Pitched up slower delivery on off stump as Perera makes room to smear it to extra cover. A needless throw ensues as the batters pick up a run in the process

3.1 Liam Plunkett to Mukhtar Ahmed, GOOD STOP! Slower full toss dipping into the stumps. Forces Mukhtar to sit on one knee and swipe it square on the leg-side as the fielder puts in a good stop to his left. Single taken!

2.6 RP Singh to Thisara Perera, FOUR! Goes short and it's not an option at that pace. Angled into the stumps as Perera helps himself into a pull in front of square and picks the gap with ease. Just one strike away now are the Chargers!

2.5 RP Singh to Ben Dunk, HOLES OUT! Full in length on off stump as Dunk looks to launch it over the leg-side. Shanks it a mile up into the sky over the bowler's head as Trego charges to his left from long off and covers good ground before pouching it with ease. Too little, far too late!

Ben Dunk c Peter Trego b RP Singh 27 (8b, 1x4, 3x6)

2.4 RP Singh to Ben Dunk, FOUR! Normal service resumes! Full on the off stump and Dunk picks it up and over mid-wicket. Goes flat and picks his spot as it rockets away for four

2.3 RP Singh to Ben Dunk, OH! Nips back in off a full length outside the off stump. Dunk throws his hands at it as it keeps low to cut him in half