Kowloon Cantons seal second T20 Blitz title with imperious win over City Kaitak
Cantons defend T20 title in 25-run win in front of packed Mission Road crowd
Despite a glittering array of foreign jewels on display at Mission Road it was an inspired performance from Hong Kong’s own Babar Hayat that proved the foundation of a dominant win for the Kowloon Cantons as they won by 25 runs and retained the DTC Hong Kong T20 Blitz title in sparkling style against City Kaitak on Sunday.
Hayat’s slog of 76 from 40 balls set the tone for a high-scoring finale to the week with the defending champions running up a daunting total of 223-3 for Kaitak to chase.
By the time opener Hayat was dismissed by Nadeem Ahmed the scoreboard was humming along at 149 and Kowloon already had one hand on the title.
“I was just going for my shots and at the other end they were telling me ‘just keep going the way you’re going’ and that was a big help,” said Kowloon captain Hayat. “It was a good total – 220 is always hard to chase down in a final. We knew once we got Coetzer and Pooran out we were going to win this game.”
