That is it from this game! Trinbago Knight Riders are out of the competition while Guyana Amazon Warriors have secured their spot for the playoffs. On 25th September, Jamaica Tallawahs will take on Saint Lucia Kings at 7.30 pm (2 pm GMT). The penultimate game of the group stage, so do join us early for the build up as well. Cheers!
Shakib Al Hasan is the Player of the Match for his all-round performance. He says it was important to win and he is happy to contribute. Adds their attitude was superb and that helped them and even the crowd support helped them. Shares that the fans backed them completely. Reckons Rahmanullah Gurbaz has been superb, he is applying himself well. On the pitch, there was help for the bowlers but they did well in the middle order to control the game.
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There was so much dew that it felt, Trinbago Knight Riders will make a comeback at some point but even in tough conditions the Warriors stepped up! It was their spinners who run through the opposition. Superb performance with the bat first, thanks to Rahmanullah Gurbaz's fifty and cameos from Odean Smith, Shimron Hetmyer and Shakib Al Hasan. It felt like Trinbago Knight Riders have given away bit too many runs and it turned out true.
The chase never took off for Trinbago Knight Riders! The only big stand was between Samit Patel and Colin Munro. Yet again they asked too much from the power-hitters who under pressure gave away their wicket. Same story in the whole season for them and so much to sit and think about for Kieron Pollard, despite having one of the best teams on papers, they are knocked out first of the competition.
What a performance this is from Guyana Amazon Warriors! With this win, they qualify for the next round and go second in the point tables for now. A complete performance from the team who turned up at Guyana, at their home ground and changed their fortunes, winning three games in a row. For Trinbago Knight Riders they are out of the playoffs race for the first time ever in the tournament's history.
In over# 20
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Junior Sinclair 26/2(4)
19.6
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OUT! Junior Sinclair gets two wickets as well! Full and on middle. Lewis lofts but straight in the hands of Shimron Hetmyer who runs to his right from long on and takes it. Guyana Amazon Warriors win by 37 runs.
19.5
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Fuller ball, around off. Daryn Dupavillon taps it to point and takes a quick single.
19.4
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Tossed up on middle. Daryn Dupavillon drops it to cover.
19.3
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Outside off, this is hit to long off for a single.
19.2
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Flatter ball, outside off, angling in. Lewis looks to cut but misses. Gubraz wants to take it upstairs and the replay shows there is day-light between bat and ball. Not out it is!
19.1
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OUT! BOWLED! The spinners are taking most of the wickets! Tossed up, full and on middle from 'round the wicket. Ravi Rampaul tries to slog-sweep but misses and the ball uproots the middle stump.
In over# 19
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Shakib Al Hasan 20/3(4)
18.6
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Shorter and on middle, pulled to deep square leg for a single.
18.5
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On middle, punched through covers for a single.
18.4
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OUT! BOWLED! Shakib Al Hasan gets his third now! Flatter ball, skids through on middle. Narine clears his front leg as he looks to swing it across but misses and the stumps are disturbed.
18.3
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Flatter ball, angling outside off. Narine slashes and misses.
18.2
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Again on the pads. Narine swings across but this time fails to connect and gets hit on the pads.