Shai Hope (pictured) helped to place the Amazon Warriors in place to win.
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Dwaine Pretorius hit a six off the final ball of the match to present the Guyana Amazon Warriors an exhilarating two-wicket win over the Saint Lucia Kings to safe their place within the 2025 Republic Financial institution Caribbean Premier League playoffs.
With the Warriors needing three runs off the ultimate ball bowled by Kings, chasing a complete of 185 for 4, Pretorius bought beneath a low full toss and despatched the ball into the air for a six to propel the Warrior to 188 for eight and ship the house crowd right into a frenzy.
The victory was necessary for the Amazon Warriors, because it booked their place within the playoffs whereas eliminating the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots from playoff rivalry.
The Amazon Warriors’ victory was arrange by Participant-of-the-Match Quentin Sampson, together with Shai Hope, who put the workforce in a very good place.
Ben McDermott was dismissed for 17 within the fifth over, leaving the rating 37 for one Sampson, and Hope shared a 66-run partnership.
Sampson introduced up his maiden CPL half-century off 27 balls by smashing pacer Keon Gaston for 2 consecutive sixes within the ninth over.
Roston Chase lastly bought the breakthrough when he had Sampson caught for 76 off 39 balls, inclusive of seven fours and 5 sixes, to make the rating 103 for 2 within the twelfth over.
Nonetheless, his dismissal triggered a center order collapse, which noticed the wickets of Shimron Hetmyer, Shamarh Brooks, Hassan Khan and Romario Shepherd fall in fast succession as they slumped to 133 for six.
Hope had a 28-run partnership with Moeen Ali in three overs earlier than he was caught off Wiese for 40.
With two overs remaining, the Warriors wanted 23 runs and Gaston conceding 11 runs within the penultimate over.
Ali was run out off the third ball and the Warriors had been three runs off the final supply, the place Pretorius stepped as much as take his workforce throughout the end line.
Chase ended with 3-30, whereas Tabraiz Shamsi took 2-31 for the Kings.
Chase slammed an unbeaten 90 from 55 balls, which propelled the Kings to a aggressive complete.
