- BATSMENRB4s6sSR1.6 has Bishop been run out?! Tossed up full outside off. Zaman prods it behind point and seems to call Bishop through. Bishop, though, always seems to be struggling and his woes are compounded by Hope swooping in and throwing down the stumps at the batter's end. Just what the Falcons would not have wanted; just the kind of dismissal that should get the Warriors going! 10/114.1 goes straight up, and taken by Motie! He is everywhere! Dangles the carrot on a fullish length outside off and Zaman cannot resist the temptation to go after it. He has to reach out a fair bit, though, and that means he loses control of the stroke. Slices across it too much and Motie, running towards long off from extra cover, tracks it all the way and makes no mistake! 114/59.2 Motie into the wicket-taking act instantly! Fizzed in full, angling into middle and leg. James looks to work it away but is beaten in the air. The ball sneaks under the toe-end of his bat, ricochets off the pads and crashes into the stumps. The bails light up, and the Warriors will hope that that reignites their bowling innings too! 84/211.1 Motie has two, and the Warriors break through again! Slowed up deliciously on a length on middle and off, tempting Billings to hare down the track. He does so but then realises he is nowhere to the pitch of the ball. Has to reach out in front and the ball straightens just enough to go past the bat and smash into the stumps. More Motie magic! 96/313.3 six and out! Motie holds his length back and bowls this a little slower outside off, asking Andrew to fetch it. He takes up the challenge but comes up second-best. Plenty of elevation but not the requisite distance to clear Hetmyer at deep mid wicket. Might have bounced a touch extra too, which caused the miscue and Motie continues to make an impact! 111/419.6 run-out to end the innings! Follows Imad outside leg with a pin-point yorker. He squeezes it out towards deep backward square leg and decides to go back for the second. Always struggling, though, and the throw is accurate enough, with Azam also displaying excellent athleticism to whip off the bails in time! 168/6Extras11 (lb 5, w 6)TOTAL168/6 (20 Overs, RR: 8.4)Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Teddy Bishop, 1.6 ov), 2-84 (Kofi James, 9.2 ov), 3-96 (Sam Billings, 11.1 ov), 4-111 (Jewel Andrew, 13.3 ov), 5-114 (Fakhar Zaman, 14.1 ov), 6-168 (Imad Wasim, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB D Pretorius 4 0 33 1 8.25 10 3 1 2 0 JA Sinclair 2 0 13 0 6.50 5 2 0 0 0 S Joseph 4 0 50 0 12.50 7 9 1 1 0 R Shepherd 3 0 13 0 4.33 8 1 0 0 0 Imran Tahir 3 0 29 0 9.66 6 2 2 1 0 G Motie 4 0 25 3 6.25 11 0 2 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR4.3 taken, eventually! Slowed up invitingly on a length outside off. Gurbaz looks at the flight and thinks he can smash this over deep mid wicket. He is hitting against the breeze, though, and has to reach out too. Skies it and Springer, after two or three attempts, finally holds on at mid wicket. Big moment in the game! 38/20.6 Green gets his revenge! Appreciably quicker, slanting into Motie on a length. Starts outside off but the swerve back into Motie deceives him. He went for another big slog, this time across the line, and made no contact, hearing the death rattle soon after. Green is pumped, and the crowd finds its voice too! 7/116.4 Green gets Hope, and that is an enormous moment in the game! Speared in full outside off, and this seems to swerve away ever so slightly. Hope looks to go inside out and to be fair to him, the shot was on. The execution, however, is not quite on point and all he does is pick out deep cover. Hope is distraught and cannot believe what he has done; Green and the Falcons, meanwhile, jubilant! 122/69.4 castled! Fizzed in on a back of a length just outside off. Grips in the surface and spins back into Hetmyer a tad. He looks to work to leg but ends up playing all around it. The ball goes past the bat and knocks back the top of middle stump. The Falcons have another, and the Warriors' chase is flagging! 67/311.3 oh dear, what has happened here?! Dug into the track just outside off, perhaps after seeing Azam take a step down the track. The ball skips off the surface and rushes Azam all ends up. He is awfully late on the pull and seems to cop a blow on the neck via his shoulder. The ball then trickles onto the stumps off his body. Azam seems in some discomfort, though. He might have been winded by that blow. Hopefully, the injury is not too serious.... 77/414.2 Paul perishes! Hard length, slanting into middle and leg. Seems to just stop in the surface and bounces a tad extra, meaning that Paul cannot get the purchase he is after on the pull. Cloths it and Green, stationed well inside the long on fence, does the rest. The Falcons in control of this game now! 100/518.3 bails everywhere, the stumps light up, and Springer answers the Falcons' prayer! Angled in on a length on middle and leg. Could be argued that this was in the slot for Shepherd too. He tries to smash it into the ocean but loses his shape just a touch. Misses the ball altogether and it thuds into the stumps. Shepherd is disgusted with himself; Springer absolutely over the moon. This could be the game! 147/7Extras8 (lb 3, w 5)TOTAL171/7 (20 Overs, RR: 8.55)Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Gudakesh Motie, 0.6 ov), 2-38 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 4.3 ov), 3-67 (Shimron Hetmyer, 9.4 ov), 4-77 (Azam Khan, 11.3 ov), 5-100 (Keemo Paul, 14.2 ov), 6-122 (Shai Hope, 16.4 ov), 7-147 (Romario Shepherd, 18.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB CJ Green 4 0 32 2 8.00 13 1 3 1 0 Mohammad Amir 4 1 39 0 9.75 12 3 3 2 0 Imad Wasim 4 0 28 2 7.00 7 1 1 0 0 SK Springer 4 0 42 2 10.50 10 2 4 0 0 FA Allen 4 0 27 1 6.75 11 1 2 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Guyana Amazon Warriors , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
30 August 2024 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Guyana Amazon Warriors 2, Antigua and Barbuda Falcons 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 61 runs, 1 wicket)
- Antigua and Barbuda Falcons: 50 runs in 5.3 overs (33 balls), Extras 5
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 24 balls (Fakhar Zaman 19, KHM James 27, Ex 5)
- Strategic Timeout: Antigua and Barbuda Falcons - 84/2 in 9.2 overs (Fakhar Zaman 33)
- Antigua and Barbuda Falcons: 100 runs in 11.5 overs (71 balls), Extras 5
- Antigua and Barbuda Falcons: 150 runs in 18.3 overs (111 balls), Extras 10
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (Imad Wasim 38, FA Allen 11, Ex 4)
- Innings Break: Antigua and Barbuda Falcons - 168/6 in 20.0 overs (FA Allen 11)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 41 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 5.1: Review by Antigua and Barbuda Falcons (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CM Taylor, Batter - SO Hetmyer (Struck down)
- Guyana Amazon Warriors: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (45 balls), Extras 0
- Strategic Timeout: Guyana Amazon Warriors - 67/3 in 9.4 overs (SD Hope 19)
- Guyana Amazon Warriors: 100 runs in 14.1 overs (85 balls), Extras 3
- Guyana Amazon Warriors: 150 runs in 18.6 overs (114 balls), Extras 8
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