- BATSMENRB4s6sSR1.4 James dares to hit against the wind and holes out to mid-on! Fullish and outside off, the ball isn't coming onto the bat. James aims to force it away over the leg side against the wind. But he can't even clear Young at mid-on. Early strike from Holder and Royals 11/14.4 McCoy strikes back to get rid of Fakhar! Pitched-up delivery outside off, it was in Fakhar's arc to hit, but he finds CPL debutant Wellalage in the off-side infield. Good, low catch from Wellalage at extra-cover. It's a clean catch. Welcome to the CPL, Dunith 37/26.1 Oh hello! Wellalage strikes with his first ball in the CPL. Billings charges at the spinner first ball. Wellalage sees the advancing batter, drags his length back and gets it to grip and turn past the bat outside off. De Kock rides the bounce and takes the bails off 42/317.2 Dipping low full toss denies Andrew his fifty. 112ks around off, Andrew tried to drive through mid-off, toed it into the pitch and back onto the stumps. That's a bowler's wicket in T20s 122/87.3 edged and taken by de Kock! Soft as wax. Pitched up and holds its line outside off from left-arm over the wicket. Cutter from McCoy. Wasim drives and nicks it behind to the keeper as Falcons continue to stumble 47/410.5 Lbw shout. Looked tight. Theekshana looks confident, Powell reviews. Pommie Mbangwa thinks it might be sliding down leg. Length ball landing on leg, looked to have straightened off the pitch. Didn't bounce as much as Springer expected. The back foot was in the crease and he had a half-stride forward, he tried pulling it but had to bend forward and crank the hands down. Ball skidded through past bat and hit him just over the back knee, so height unlikely to be an issue. Guess what, it isn't, nor is the direction cos that's smashing leg stump. 74/515.4 Green charges again, but Naveen goes into the pitch and has his man! He went wide too, which meant Green had to drag it across as he wanted to clear long-on. The flat-bat hit wasn't middled and Powell didn't have to move much. Was a cutter from wide of the crease, would've been wide had it been left. Bottom hand came off upon impact. 115/616.2 Allen can't clear deep square leg despite hitting with the wind. 98ks, bashed into the pitch around the six-metre mark. Allen was deep in the crease, got square-on and had a huge swipe. Big back-lift, long follow-through, neither enough. First time he's been dismissed this comp. Billings grimacing in the dugout 118/719.1 Holder goes into the pitch, keeps it wide and uses the wind to get rid of Walsh. Was on a length, an aerial square cut went off the upper-half of the bat and Naveen, running in, took it easily. Replay shows it was off the toe of the bat 142/9Extras6 (lb 2, w 4)TOTAL145/9 (20 Overs, RR: 7.25)Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Kofi James, 1.4 ov), 2-37 (Fakhar Zaman, 4.4 ov), 3-42 (Sam Billings, 6.1 ov), 4-47 (Imad Wasim, 7.3 ov), 5-74 (Shamar Springer, 10.5 ov), 6-115 (Chris Green, 15.4 ov), 7-118 (Fabian Allen, 16.2 ov), 8-122 (Jewel Andrew, 17.2 ov), 9-142 (Hayden Walsh, 19.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB M Theekshana 4 0 21 2 5.25 12 1 1 0 0 JO Holder 4 0 24 2 6.00 11 2 0 2 0 OC McCoy 4 0 31 3 7.75 9 3 1 1 0 Naveen-ul-Haq 4 0 47 1 11.75 7 3 4 1 0 DN Wellalage 4 0 20 1 5.00 7 1 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR6.3 caught at long-on. Fabian Allen is safe as houses and this is a dolly. Imad does well, providing the wicket they so desperately needed. Pace off the ball. Fielders allowed to go back to the boundary. Cornwall looks to clear them, taking on a tossed up delivery on middle, doesn't succeed 80/1Extras7 (lb 1, w 6)TOTAL149/1 (15.3 Overs, RR: 9.61)Fall of wickets: 1-80 (Rahkeem Cornwall, 6.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Imad Wasim 3 0 21 1 7.00 7 3 0 1 0 CJ Green 4 0 27 0 6.75 8 1 1 1 0 Mohammad Amir 3.3 0 44 0 12.57 10 5 3 3 0 SK Springer 2 0 35 0 17.50 3 5 2 1 0 HR Walsh 3 0 21 0 7.00 4 0 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Barbados Royals , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
1 September 2024 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Barbados Royals 2, Antigua and Barbuda Falcons 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 42 runs, 2 wickets)
- Antigua and Barbuda Falcons: 50 runs in 8.3 overs (51 balls), Extras 6
- Strategic Timeout: Antigua and Barbuda Falcons - 70/4 in 10.0 overs (J Andrew 23, SK Springer 4)
- Over 9.6: Review by Barbados Royals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - N Duguid, Batter - J Andrew (Struck down)
- Over 10.5: Review by Barbados Royals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - PA Gustard, Batter - SK Springer (Upheld)
- Antigua and Barbuda Falcons: 100 runs in 14.2 overs (86 balls), Extras 6
- J Andrew: 50 off 36 balls (3 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Innings Break: Antigua and Barbuda Falcons - 145/9 in 20.0 overs (RS Primus 16, Mohammad Amir 2)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 76 runs, 0 wicket)
- Barbados Royals: 50 runs in 4.6 overs (30 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (Q de Kock 21, RRS Cornwall 30, Ex 1)
- Rain: Barbados Royals - 82/1 in 7.0 overs (Q de Kock 46, SSJ Brooks 1)
- Q de Kock: 50 off 26 balls (6 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Barbados Royals - 99/1 in 10.0 overs (Q de Kock 53, SSJ Brooks 10)
- Barbados Royals: 100 runs in 10.3 overs (63 balls), Extras 2
- Over 11.1: Review by Antigua and Barbuda Falcons (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - N Duguid, Batter - SSJ Brooks (Struck down)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 48 balls (Q de Kock 27, SSJ Brooks 19, Ex 4)
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