T10 League 2018 Playoffs: Pakhtoons and Rajputs win on Wednesday

T10 League 2018 qualifier playoffs have reached their half-way stage with six out of 12 playoff matches played. 

On Wednesday, Pakhtoons and Rajputs registered victories in their respective T10 League matches. The Pakhtoons jumped to the qualifier table with the win while Rajputs got their first win at the playoff stage. 

In the first match, Maratha Arabians posted 125 runs on the board in 10 overs thanks to some good hitting by Najibullah Zadran (36), Kamran Akmal (25) and Rashid Khan (21). However, Pakhtoons chased down the big target with four balls remaining. Cameron Delport (36), Shafiqullah Shafiq (35) and Colin Ingram (42*) were the stars as Pakhtoons won the match by 8 wickets.

In the other match, Carlos Brathwaite starred as Rajputs beat Punjabi Legends by 12 runs. Rajputs' big batsmen finally came to party as Brendon McCullum (28), Mohammad Shehzad (24), Riley Rossouw (26) and Brathwaite (23) took them to a good total of 117. In reply, the Legends came close but eventually fell short at 105. Brathwaite took the important wicket of Evin Lewis.