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The Seattle Orcas registered their first victory of the season, following a dominant performance against the LA Knight Riders that saw them romp home with nine wickets and one ball to spare on Wednesday.Invited to bat first, Jason Roy’s (69 in 52 balls, with five fours and four sixes) cautious knock and David Miller’s (44* in 22 balls, with five fours and two sixes) final over onslaught helped the LA Knight Riders secure a total of 168/6.
However, that was not enough as Ryan Rickelton (103* in 66 balls, with nine fours and five sixes) and Quinton de Kock (51* in 46 balls, with three fours and two sixes) constructed a mammoth 152-run partnership to successfully steer the run chase for the Seattle Orcas, as per MLC.The Seattle Orcas began the run chase with a strong start, despite losing Nauman Anwar (9) to the pace of Spencer Johnson. At the six-over mark, the Orcas were placed at 51/1, with Opener Rickelton taking the onus of scoring quick runs. After 10 overs, the Orcas were at 81/1 with De Kock scoring only 13 of those runs.Ryan Rickelton showed no signs of slowing down as he smashed Shakib Al Hassan for two consecutive sixes in the 11th over and took Corne Dry for 15 runs soon after. Quinton De Kock would also join the assault, hammering Ali Khan for a six and a four in the 13th over. Brief Scores: Seattle Orcas won by 9 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
Los Angeles Knight Riders Innings: 168/5 (Jason Roy 69, David Miller 44, Andre Russell 14, Zaman Khan 2/24, Harmeet Singh 2/34)
Seattle Orcas Innings:169/1 (Ryan Rickelton 103*, Quinton de Kock 51*, Spencer Johnson 1/28).
