Texas solidify their place on the top of the table by beating Seattle on the back of du Plessis’ 91 and Milne’s 5-fer.
With a strong all-around performance, the Texas Super Kings defeated the Seattle Orcas by 51 runs and took the lead in the standings for the time being. With 14 points, the Super Kings are ahead of the San Francisco Unicorns and Washington Freedom, who are in second and third place, respectively, but still have a group stage match to play.
Captain Faf du Plessis, who retired out in the penultimate over of the innings, gave Super Kings a tremendous 91 off 52 balls after being put in to bat. He hit four sixes and six fours during his innings. Shubham Ranjane, who hammered 65 off 38 balls, provided Du Plessis with strong support as the two put up a 131-run partnership off only 71 balls.
The bowlers for Orcas struggled to break the partnership or control the run flow after du Plessis and Ranjane got going. Even though Orcas took a few late wickets, the damage was already done.
Adam Milne spearheaded the chase with the ball, unleashing a spell that ripped through the middle and top order of the Orcas. The fast bowler took three wickets in the 18th over and finished with 5 for 20.
After sprinting to 42 for 2 in the powerplay, Orcas got off to a slow start and were consistently behind the game. Kyle Mayers had the highest score of 35. However, Shayan Jahangir fell for a duck, and David Warner was unable to find any rhythm. Shimron Hetmyer demonstrated some intention, but the odds were stacked against him because the necessary rate was increasing quickly and he had little assistance from the other end.
In their crucial match, his quick-fire 26 on his alone was insufficient to save the innings. Orcas needed 98 runs off 47 balls, and the game was already lost when Sikandar Raza arrived. His influence arrived far too late.
Orcas were bundled out for 137 in 18.4 overs, with just three batsmen reaching the 20-mark.
Orcas dropped to fourth position with six points, their seventh defeat in ten games. The Super Kings must wait till tomorrow to see if they can maintain their spot in the top two.