As it happened: Hong Kong T20 Blitz – Day Four

Watch: Kowloon Cantons v Galaxy Gladiators Lantau

Commentary

5:49pm: In the end, it was pretty meek from Gladiators. Cantons deserved winners, by 64 runs, finishing on six points from their four group matches and into the final. Gladiators, 156 all out in 19.1 overs, definitely out and it’s now a fight between City Kaitak, Hung Hom JD Jaguars and HKI United for the other place in the final. Jaguars will want HKI to beat Kaitak by a small margin in the final game on Sunday to help their cause, but Kaitak remain favourites to reach the final.

Quotes:

Babar Hayat (Cantons captain and man of the match): “It is difficult to play two T20 matches in a row but the boys were up to it and if you are fit, you can do it.”

Jesse Ryder (Gladiators): “Disappointed not to have won but we were chasing a big target and you have to go at it from ball one. You either get there or you don’t.”

Next up: HKI United v City Kaitak on March 12 with still plenty to play for on the final day. Tune in at 10am and then the final at 2pm, if it doesn’t rain (chuckle).

5:35pm: Since we lost 18 overs to rain on Wednesday, there’s hardly been a drop falling on the Mission Road ground despite the clearly angry skies above. Wouldn’t it be funny if on the last day, the clouds unleash what they have threatened for the past four days? “Absolutely hilarious,” we hear the organisers say.