Northern Warriors 106 for 0 (Zazai 52*, Lewis 46*) beat Team Abu Dhabi 103 for 7 (Banton 33, Shamsi 2-17) by 10 wickets

Abu Dhabi started on the right note as their English openers Tom Banton and Alex Hales raced to 39 in less than four overs, but Shamsi managed to keep Banton behind in a difficult sweep. Once Colin Ingram fell for 10 two overs later, Abu Dhabi struggled to get any meaningful partnerships going as Shamsi also removed Hales and only one of the next four dismissed batsmen reached double figures. Asif Khan scored a quickfire 19 for seven with two sixes to help Abu Dhabi reach 103 for 7.

Lewis and Zazai crossed that target with an over to spare, facing 27 balls, each of which 10 reached the boundary rope and five went over. While Lewis was not out with 46, Zazai reached fifty with six long wins.

Janat, Moeen, Gous and du Plessis keep the Samp Army away

Samp Army 99 for 3 (Gous 43, du Plessis 31) beat Chennai Braves 97 for 7 (Asalanka 31, Janat 2-15, Moeen 2-17) by seven wickets

Jason Holder and Janat combined for the first time to reduce the Braves to 6 for 2 in the second over before three wickets in the fifth over, including a run out, took them to 27 for 6. Charith Asalanka, however, they smoked a counter-attacking 31 off 13. before unbeaten cameos from Aayan Afzal Khan and Bhanuka Rajapaksa took them to a more respectable total, even as Holder finished with impressive figures of 2-0-8-1.

Gous and du Plessis scored at a good pace at the top and although du Plessis and Moeen fell in successive overs, the fast start meant that Samp Army needed 30 runs from the last three, which Najibullah Zadran made sure to score by scoring six wins in the penultimate ball of the game.