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JAMAICA TALLAWAHS 152/5 (20 OVERS)
- Fabian Allen*21 (14)
- Brandon King52 (32)
- Imran Tahir1/19 (4)
- Dwaine Pretorius2/33 (4)
GUYANA AMAZON WARRIORS 155/3 (18.3 OVERS)
- Saim Ayub85 (53)
- Matthew Nandu37 (35)
- Salman Irshad1/27 (3)
- Shamar Springer1/23 (4)
Scorer: Binoy George | Commentator: Shashwat Kumar
10:30pm Right. That will be that from us for this game. Hope you enjoyed our coverage as much as we loved bringing it to you. We will be back tomorrow with some more CPL action but until then, this is goodbye from me, Binoy George and everyone else at ESPNcricinfo. Take care!
Imran Tahir, Guyana Amazon Warriors captain: (On the bowling performance) They had a good start but we have a unit which can always come back. I believe that and they have done it in the previous games. 180-200 would have been difficult on this pitch. All the boys put their hands up, Motie bowled well, Paul bowled really well. (On the opening partnership) It was great to see. I have been playing franchise cricket for a long time and local players are valuable for any team. Really happy for Nandu. Saim has been fantastic for us. (On any possible improvements) We want to improve. I would like to see how we bowl if we bowl second because dew is a factor here and I would want to see how we fare with the wet ball. Looking forward to it. (On the crowd support) They have been fantastic. I come here every year and I have not seen an empty seat. Thank you to everyone (who came out).
Brandon King, Jamaica Tallawahs captain: (On his injury) I tweaked my groin a little bit when batting. Over the next few days, I will get some treatment and we will see. In the last eight overs of the innings, we faltered. The pitch was not very easy to bat on. 170-180 would have been challenging. We did not start well with the ball either. (On not being able to carry on after a good start) I want to bat deep, it is better for the team as well. Disappointed not to do that. (On losing five in a row) Analysing the game. We have not had a complete game with the bat yet. We know what the problems are and if we can correct that, we will have a greater chance of winning.
Saim Ayub, Player of the Match: It was a match-winning innings and I try that whenever I score runs, we win the match. (On the pitch) It is a bit difficult. When you go into bat, you have to choose your bowlers. You have to assess the pitch. (On Nandu) He is a talented youngster and has a lot of shots. He played a fabulous innings, remained calm and that is the big thing. (On what lies ahead) If we win the final, that will be the big thing.
10:15pm A fairly comfortable win for the Warriors, fuelled by Ayub getting his third successive fifty in the CPL. The left-hander, now also the leading run-scorer this season, bossed the middle overs, hitting the Tallawahs bowlers to all parts. Nandu, on debut, also played his role, rotating strike nicely and putting together a 100-run opening stand - the first this campaign for the Warriors. That effectively broke the back of the run-chase and while the Tallawahs got a few wickets towards the end, it always seemed a case of too little, too late.
It was a familiar story for the Tallawahs. They stuttered and stumbled with the bat, only getting up to a middling total. Their bowlers then lacked incision and allowed the Warriors to run away with the game. The Tallawahs have now lost five games on the spin (the first time in their history), and will need to pick themselves back up soon if they are to sneak into the playoffs.
Smith on strike. 2 needed off 10. Can he finish it off with one blow?
Odean Smith joins Hope. Imad to bowl the penultimate over
END OF OVER:18 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | GAW: 146/3 (7 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.11, RRR: 3.50)
- Shai Hope11 (15b)
- Salman Irshad3-0-27-1
- Shamar Springer4-0-23-1
Azam Khan b Salman Irshad 1 (8m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 20.00
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