In a match dominated by sensible spin bowling, Guyana Amazon Warriors cruised to a six-wicket victory over the St Lucia Kings, as spinners Gudakesh Motie and Imran Tahir tore by way of the Kings’ decrease order, skittling them for a meager 100 runs.
With this medical efficiency in St. Lucia, the Warriors rose to the highest of the Caribbean Premier League standings, sustaining their unbeaten run on Saturday. The Kings paltry rating in 14.3 overs was the bottom whole recorded on this yr’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
The Warriors, recent off two earlier wins, simply chased down the modest goal, reaching 101-4 in simply 10 overs. This dominant efficiency marked their third consecutive win, putting them atop the CPL standings, whereas the Kings, now with their first defeat after two victories, slipped to 3rd place behind the undefeated Barbados Royals.
The Kings’ innings faltered early after captain Faf du Plessis fell for six, trapped leg-before-wicket by quick bowler Dwaine Pretorius. Ackeem Auguste adopted shortly after, run out by a pointy piece of fielding from Motie for 10, leaving the Kings struggling at 27-2 within the fourth over.
Amajor collapse
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With the scoreboard at 42-2, the Kings suffered a significant collapse, shedding 4 wickets for simply seven runs. Keemo Paul sparked the downfall, dismissing Bhanuka Rajapaksa (7) and opener Johnson Charles (19). Participant-of-the-Match Motie and veteran spinner Tahir then took management of the proceedings.
Tahir clean-bowled Roston Chase for 2 and instantly despatched David Wiese again to the pavilion with a leg-before resolution, because the Kings crumbled to 49-6 by the seventh over.
Matthew Forde offered some late resistance with a high rating of 31 off 21 balls, that includes two sixes and three fours, but it surely wasn’t sufficient. His partnership with Tim Seifert yielded 45 runs, the best of the Kings’ innings, however as soon as Forde was dismissed by Motie, the ultimate wickets fell shortly.
Motie claimed three wickets for simply 16 runs from 3.3 overs, whereas Tahir added 3-29 in his full 4 overs. Keemo Paul additionally chipped in with 2-19 because the Warriors bowlers loved a collective success.
Quick work
In response, the Warriors openers made brief work of the goal. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Tim Robinson began with an explosive partnership, propelling the Warriors to 62-1 in simply 5 overs. Gurbaz’s blistering 47 from 19 balls, laced with seven sixes, put the Warriors within the driver’s seat. Although Robinson was bowled for 33 by Noor Ahmad, the Warriors had been effectively on their approach.
Regardless of shedding Shai Hope (11) and Azam Khan (0) in the direction of the top, Shimron Hetmyer and Keemo Paul steered the crew house with ease. Ahmad was the standout bowler for the Kings, ending with 3-22 from his 4 overs, however his efforts couldn’t stave off defeat.
With this emphatic win, the Warriors solidified their standing as early frontrunners on this yr’s CPL, whereas the Kings had been left to regroup after their first setback.
