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Reigning champions Hyderabad Heroes showcased a blazing run chase in front of their home crowd at the Lal Bahadur Shastri stadium to beat newbies Dhaka Warriors by four wickets in game seven of the Indian Cricket League's second season on Wednesday. This was the ninth straight win for the Heroes.

Powered by Alok Kapali's blitzkrieg ton, the first one in the Indian Cricket League, the Warriors were catapulted to 168-9 off their 20 overs.

The Heroes came out all guns blazing in their chase with cameos from Jimmy Maher (21), Abdul Razzaq (27), Stuart Binny (30), Nicky Boje (31) and Chris Harris (32 not out).

The home team seemed to be struggling with 41 runs needed off 24 balls but Harris clobbered some big hits in the last two overs to bring up an improbable win. Requiring 13 runs to win off the last over, Hyderabad romped home with two balls to spare as Harris smashing Farhad Reza for two fours and a six.

In the Warriors innings, Kapali bludgeoned 11 fours and five sixes, to script a super recovery for the Warriors who lost two wickets in the first over.

Razzaq removed Shahriar Nafees (zero) and Nazimuddin (four) in the first over and eight overs later the Heroes had reduced the Warriors to 57-5.

But then Kapali single-handedly took the Heroes' bowling apart. Aftab Ahmed also played a cameo with an 11-ball 24.