PROVIDENCE, Guyana, CMC – Half-centuries from Shai Hope and Shimron Hetmyer, adopted up by a disciplined bowling effort, carried the Guyana Amazon Warriors to a commanding 47-run victory over the Barbados Royals within the twenty seventh match within the Caribbean Premier League.
On Wednesday, the high-scoring conflict on the Guyana Nationwide Stadium noticed the Warriors first submit 219 for eight, with the Royals replying with 172 for 9.
The Barbados Royals gained the toss and opted to bowl, they usually received an early breakthrough when Mahesh Theekshana struck within the opening over by eradicating Rahmanullah Gurbaz for seven.
Nonetheless, the Warriors shortly recovered, because of a 51-run stand between Azam Khan and Shai Hope in lower than 5 overs.
Jason Holder ended the partnership by eradicating Khan for 26, however Hetmyer’s arrival sparked a devastating counterattack.
The left-handed Hetmyer placed on a century stand with Hope, ripping by means of the Royals’ bowling assault.
Guyana’s aggressive middle-overs surge noticed them race to 100 in simply 9.4 overs.
The pair dominated, with Hetmyer reaching his half-century off 29 balls and Hope following swimsuit simply two deliveries later.
Their assault included a 25-run over off Royals captain Rovman Powell.
Hetmyer could be the fourth sufferer for the Warriors, going for a well-played 57 from 34 balls with 4 fours and three sixes, whereas Hope fell proper after for a prime rating of 71 from 37 balls, together with 5 fours and 5 sixes.
Though Guyana misplaced 4 wickets shortly, Romario Shepherd’s late blitz of 23 from 13 balls helped them submit a formidable 219.
In response, the Royals faltered early, dropping two fast wickets. Opener Kadeem Alleyne fell to Gudakesh Motie for one, after which Dwaine Pretorious accounted for the wicket of Alick Athanaze for 8, making the rating 17-2 within the fourth over.
Opener Quinton de Kock’s quickfire 21-run over briefly shifted momentum. Nonetheless, the Royal’s powerplay yielded solely 46 runs, and the stress began to mount.
Moeen Ali then got here to the occasion by eradicating de Kock for 35, and with Imran Tahir’s twin strikes in consecutive overs, left the Royals reeling at 79 for 5 within the eleventh over.
Ali’s 2 for 16 in his middle-overs spell, and Motie’s 3 for 42 additional suffocated the chase, regardless of David Miller’s defiant hitting in direction of the top, offering solely momentary resistance.
Miller’s unbeaten 71 got here too late for the Royals, who completed 172-9. Thus, victory was handed to the Warriors, who strengthened their bid for a top-two end.
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