Karima Gore: "The pitch is a very good pitch. I think once pace on the ball comes out, very nice, slow balls hold a bit; I think that's the difficult part. [Teammates] They were just asking me what the pitch is doing. So I just gave them a short explanation of what will happen from now on, from the bowlers. Most of the time, when the bowlers bowl slower, they want to know what kind of ball, and I just pass on information."

8:38 pm It was a difficult night for the Falcons' batters throughout the innings. They lost their opener, Andrew, in the first over, and Cornwall struggled with the new ball before heading back to the pavilion. However, Gore overcame a shaky start to find his rhythm, striking some beautiful shots straight and through the offside. He fought a lone battle, scoring a well-deserved maiden T20 fifty with 61 runs off just 34 balls. Unfortunately, none of his teammates could offer him any support with the bat. The pitch was a bit slow but not unplayable, and the Falcons' batters failed to take advantage of their chances. The Patriots' bowlers were outstanding, with Waqar Salamkheil leading the way with four wickets. Farooqi and Naseem also contributed, each taking two wickets. We will be back for the run chase after a short break.

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots need 122 runs

17.1
W
Naseem Shah to Seales, OUT, Naseem gets his second! Hard line and length ball pace on delivery, Seales attempts to swing it away over the on-side area, it stays low on the track, lofts it in the air, Mayers settles underneath at extra cover and makes no mistake.

JNT Seales c Mayers b Naseem Shah 1 (5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 20

END OF OVER:
17 | 11 Runs | ABF: 121/9 | RR: 7.11

  • Obed McCoy10 (6b)
  • Jayden Seales1 (4b)
  • Fazalhaq Farooqi4-0-30-2
  • Waqar Salamkheil4-0-22-4
16.6
4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to McCoy, FOUR, Edged over fine leg! Short pitched ball down the leg-side, moves away from the wicket, and swings his bat at it, finds the leading edge, and gets it over short fine leg for a boundary towards the shortest side of the ground.
16.5
0
Fazalhaq Farooqi to McCoy, no run, bouncer delivery and wild swing of the bat from McCoy, swing and a miss
16.4
0
Fazalhaq Farooqi to McCoy, no run, banged in short pitched ball, bent down and left it alone to the wicketkeeper
16.3
6
Fazalhaq Farooqi to McCoy, SIX, Another slower ball delivery on the stumps; this time McCoy picks up the change of pace early, moves deep inside the crease, and whips it away into the breeze over the cow corner fences!
16.2
0
Fazalhaq Farooqi to McCoy, no run, back of the hand length ball outside off, parries it down to short cover

Patriots 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st36ADS FletcherE Lewis
2nd20ADS FletcherKR Mayers
3rd0ADS FletcherRR Rossouw
4th20ADS FletcherA Athanaze
5th49JO HolderA Athanaze