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The New York Strikers: Batters Faf du Plessis and Johnson Charles came up with superb performances to guide their teams Morrisville Samp Army and Northern Warriors to victory in their respective matches in the Abu Dhabi T10 here on Friday. Faf struck 75 not out off 32 balls for Samp Army against New York Strikers while Charles scored 54* off 23 balls for Warriors against Delhi Bulls.

In the second match of the day, Morrisville Samp Army's batters especially Faf du Plessis unleashed a stunning performance as the side posted 135/1 in 10 overs. Du Plessis along with his opening partner Sharjeel Khan shared a first-wicket partnership of 61 before Sharjeel departed for 14 off 12 in the match played at the Zayed Stadium here.

But the Proteas batter continued his rivetting display of batting and was joined by Andries Gous. Faf pushed the paddle in the 9th over of the innings when he hit Sunil Narine for four sixes in the over and collected a total of 25 runs. While he struck 75 not out off 32 balls, Gous ended up getting 41 not out off 16.