Akeal Hosein's heroics help Tridents open with win
Jamaica Tallawahs slipped to their third defeat in as many matches in Lauderhill, after falling to Barbados Tridents by 12 runs
Jamaica Tallawahs slipped to their third defeat in as many matches in Lauderhill, after falling to Barbados Tridents by 12 runs
Scorer: Thilak | Commentator: Sreshth Shah
6.50 PM A wonderful game of cricket, which despite it's slow nature was very competitive courtesy hits and misses from both teams. Tridents may have gotten better of Tallawahs today, but the two teams face off once again tomorrow. Join us for that match, and every other CPL match this season, only on ESPNcricinfo. We hope you enjoyed our coverage of the double-header in sunny Florida. Here's Peter Della Pena's match report, if you missed the live action. Till then, from Akshay and Sreshth, it's bye bye.
6.47 PM Winning captain Pollard says: "some people were surprised at us choosing to bat, a scrappy effort but good to finish with a W. We knew it would be slow and we knew that the chasing team would always have the pressure. We dropped some catches, but overall a good day. We need to play Tallawahs tomorrow again, so not giving out much (smirk).
The losing captain Sangakkara says: "Too many dot balls and too much reserve-ness in our batting hurt us. Simmons batted well, our bowlers bowled well but poor fielding and bad bowling in the last two overs hurt us. He was batting so well (on Simmons), unfortunate the way he got out. We need to ensure we play less dot balls and rotate the strike."
6.42 PM For three-fourths of the game, one would think that Jamaica Tallawahs were in control today. But they lost the plot at crucial moments, first with the ball during their final three overs and then they gave up a supreme start with the bat, with some mindless running and poor shot selection. Sami conceded 18 during Tridents' last over and some lazy running saw a set Lendl Simmons stranded. Those two moments shifted the momentum towards Tridents and they did not let go, despite some poor fielding and unforgivable no balls. The result may show that it was a 12-run win, but this match was closer than that scorecard suggests. Hang around to hear from the captains.
6.40 PM The Man of the Match is AJ Hosein for his allround effort. He says, "We told each other (while batting) that we should patiently take our ones and twos and take it to the end. The pitch was hard to bat on, some balls weren't coming. It's always better to take singles than play dots. You have to mix up your pace (on his bowling) and your angles with the ball."
Simple equation for Tallawahs now. A four from every ball. 24 needed. Rampaul has the white ball. Here we go. Last six balls.
Jamaica Tallawahs slipped to their third defeat in as many matches in Lauderhill, after falling to Barbados Tridents by 12 runs