GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Jamaica Tallawahs put themselves on the point of qualification for the playoffs of the Caribbean Premier League after they brushed apart beleaguered St Kitts and Nevis Patriots by 59 runs of their penultimate group stage recreation right here Saturday.
Defending 179 on the Guyana Nationwide Stadium, the Kings held the Patriots to 119 to publish their third win in 9 outings and transfer into the ultimate qualifying spot on seven factors.
Nonetheless, Tallawahs are stage with Barbados Royals on seven factors however have a superior web run price.
They now face a must-win encounter in opposition to St Lucia Kings on Sunday morning, with Royals taking up Guyana Amazon Warriors within the evening fixture – additionally needing to win to stay in rivalry for the playoffs.
“We’re not going to look to different outcomes,” Tallawahs captain Brandon King stated afterward.
“We’re going to try to management our future in that sense and try to win tomorrow’s recreation to safe qualification.”
Patriots’ defeat was their seventh of an abysmal marketing campaign, which noticed them handle solely a single win from their full complement of ten video games to finish all-time low on 4 factors.
Final season, additionally they missed the playoffs after they completed one from backside on eight factors from three wins.
“It was robust for us. The primary two video games getting rained out after which afterward not getting any momentum within the dwelling benefit,” stated captain Evin Lewis.
“Sadly, we didn’t come out on high, however so it goes. We’ve to sit up for the following time.”
Selecting to bat, Tallawahs have been carried to 178 for seven from their 20 overs by Shamar Springer, who top-scored with 38 from 27 balls in his second recreation of the season, whereas Fabian Allen smashed an 18-ball 33 and Raymon Reifer a 22-ball 28.
The innings lay in ruins at 32 for 4 within the seventh over earlier than Reifer placed on 33 for the fifth wicket with Shamarh Brooks (19) and an additional 42 for the sixth wicket with Springer, who lashed a brace of fours and sixes.
As soon as Reifer departed firstly of the sixteenth over, Springer supported Allen in a 62-run, seventh-wicket stand, clobbering three fours and two sixes in a cameo.
In reply, Patriots slumped to 40 for 4 firstly of the eighth over earlier than Yannic Cariah blasted a high rating of 65 from 40 balls to inject some life into the chase.
He counted eight fours, reaching his maiden CPL fifty off 34 deliveries whereas including 44 for the fifth wicket with Corbin Bosch (10).
Nonetheless, as soon as left-arm spinner Imad Wasim (3-25) eliminated Bosch to a catch within the deep, Patriots misplaced their final 5 wickets swiftly – with the injured Ashmead Nedd unable to bat – as seamer Mohammad Amir ran via the tail with 4 for 19.
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