West Indies’ Rahkeem Cornwall bowls in opposition to India throughout day one of many second Take a look at cricket match at Sabina Park cricket floor in Kingston, Jamaica Friday, Aug. 30, 2019.
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Man-of-the-Match Rahkeem Cornwall struck an astonishing century as Barbados Royals accomplished the third-highest run chase in Caribbean Premier League historical past with a outstanding eight-wicket victory over St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots at Kensington Oval in Barbados. Requested to overtake 221 , the hosts stormed to their goal with 11 balls to spare, with the burly Cornwall smashing 102 off 48 deliveries to notch his maiden Twenty20 hundred.
The 30-year-old hit 4 fours and a dozen sixes, racing to his half-century off simply 23 balls with 3 fours and 6 sixes, earlier than reaching triple figures off one other 22 balls.When he retired within the sixteenth over, Royals had been already in sight of victory at 190 for two, and Captain Rovman Powell completed off the chase with a 49 off 26 deliveries.
“I anticipated the innings (from Cornwall) however the longevity of it’s what I didn’t count on,” stated Powell.
“For him to go so lengthy, it’s outstanding. It was a unbelievable knock, top-of-the-line I’ve ever seen.”Patriots appeared out of sight after they posted a formidable 220 for 4 from their 20 overs, as they continued their bid for his or her opening win of the marketing campaign. They had been propelled by a 27-ball 65 from Captain Sherfane Rutherford and a hasty 63 off 36 deliveries from opener Will Smeed, whereas Andre Fletcher lashed 56 off 37 balls and Jyd Goolie with 22 from 16 deliveries. Stepping into, they loved an exhilarating begin with Smeed counting 5 fours and 4 sixes and Fletcher hanging seven fours and a six in placing collectively a 115-run, first wicket stand. When off-spinner Cornwall (2-27) eliminated each of them within the house of 13 deliveries, the left-handed Rutherford managed the rest of the innings properly, posting 31 for the third wicket with Goolie and an extra 35 for the fourth with Corbin Bosch (5).
Rutherford struck 5 fours and 5 sixes and reached his 50 off 24 deliveries within the last over from seamer Carlos Brathwaite.In reply, Cornwall took cost of the chase placing on 41 for the primary wicket with Kyle Mayers (22) earlier than staging an 86-run, second-wicket stand with Laurie Evans (24).It left Royals on 120 for one on the midway stage to simply full the run chase, and Cornwall ensured there have been no hiccups as he continued to plunder the Patriots bowlers in including one other 68 for the third wicket with Powell earlier than retiring.
Cornwall raised his 100 in fashion within the fifteenth over, blasting the primary supply from seamer Benny Howell for a straight six to maneuver to 99 earlier than smacking the following ball, a full toss, to lengthy on for a single. The win was the Royals’ third in six video games, leaving them fourth on seven factors whereas the Patriots continued on the backside on two factors with no single victory in eight makes an attempt.
