Powell swipes his bat in the air, celebrates, and then hugs Green. Plenty of smiles in the JT camp. This has been some innings from the JT captain. He struggled against spin, managing only 8 off 24 balls from Tahir, Shamsi, and Motie. He, however, clattered 36 off 14 balls from Shepherd and Smith, timing it well in the slog overs. Green also did his bit, following up thrifty figures of 4-1-5-0 with a vital 7-ball 17*. Hope you enjoyed the coverage as much as we did bringing it to you. Until next time, this is Deivarayan Muthu signing off on the behalf of Ekanth and Chandan Duorah. Cheers
Amir, Player of the Match: I think we took advantage of the toss and it was very crucial. As a new-ball bowler, I was getting something from the wicket. Later on, the wicket got batter and we knew they had proper spinners, but credit goes to Rovman. He took the game away from them for us.
Powell: It [the shin] is a bit bruised, but we have a good physio and hopefully they get rid of the swelling. It was difficult in the middle overs and they have two world-class international spinners and Motie also. We wanted to take it deep. It is a short competition and momentum is important.
Hetmyer: I would say so [toss a factor?], but at the end of the day we are professionals. The guys did well and as it is, Rovman got the better of us. Lot of learnings for us.
Shepherd has 7 to defend off the last over. He will operate from round the wicket
END OF OVER:19 | 8 Runs | JT: 135/6 (8 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.10, RRR: 8.00)
- Chris Green17 (7b)
- Rovman Powell37 (36b)
- Odean Smith4-0-39-1
- Romario Shepherd3-0-40-1
Shahab: "Think it's safe to say Sheperd is not a death bowler. About time all captains see this! "
END OF OVER:18 | 23 Runs 1 Wkt | JT: 127/6 (16 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.05, RRR: 8.00)
- Rovman Powell35 (34b)
- Chris Green11 (3b)
- Romario Shepherd3-0-40-1
- Odean Smith3-0-31-1
Green is the new man for JT
FA Allen c Hope b Shepherd 3 (5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 60.00
Here is Shepherd. Allen is on strike
END OF OVER:17 | 11 Runs | JT: 104/5 (39 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.11, RRR: 13.00)
- Fabian Allen3 (4b)
- Rovman Powell23 (32b)
- Odean Smith3-0-31-1
- Tabraiz Shamsi4-0-24-1
Afeef: "Time to step on the gas "
The three spinners are done. Smith is back. Allen to face his first ball
END OF OVER:16 | 14 Runs 1 Wkt | JT: 93/5 (50 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 5.81, RRR: 12.50)
- Rovman Powell17 (29b)
- Fabian Allen0 (0b)
- Tabraiz Shamsi4-0-24-1
- Romario Shepherd2-0-17-0