England’s T20 World Cup-winning opener Alex Hales crashed 74 to set up Trinbago Knight Riders’ six-wicket win over Guyana Amazon Warriors in the Caribbean Premier League.
Hales, 36, smashed three fours and seven sixes off 43 balls to help break the back of a chase of 164.
He shared 116 with Colin Munro (52 off 30) for the first wicket, before the New Zealander became the first of three wickets to fall in the 11th over to Imran Tahir.
Nicholas Pooran and Keacy Carty both fell without scoring but Hales put on 20 with Kieron Pollard to settle any nerves.
Hales was dismissed with 27 required but Pollard (12* off 14) and Andre Russell (27* off 14) got Knight Riders over the line with 16 balls to spare.
Hales has now overtaken Pollard to become the second-highest run-scorer in T20 history. Hales has 14,024 runs, with Pollard 12 runs behind in third.
West Indies great Chris Gayle leads the way with 14,562 so Hales is 538 behind. He has a minimum of four CPL games remaining, but Knight Riders are well positioned to reach the play-offs. He is also set to play in the International League T20 in December.
Earlier, Warriors posted 163-9 after being asked to bat first. Shai Hope top-scored with 39 before he was out hit wicket, while Akeal Hosein was the pick of the bowlers with 3-27.
The win sees Knight Riders consolidate top spot, while Warriors are fourth with two wins in four matches.