CPL Semi-finals 1: Trinbago Knight Riders crush Jamaica by 9 wickets to qualify for the finals

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Thanks to an all-round effort, Trinbago Knight Riders defeated Jamaica Tallawahs by 9 wickets in the first semi-finals of CPL 2020 played at Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad on Tuesday.

Trinbago Knight Riders captain Kieron Pollard won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start as Hosein struck off the fourth ball getting rid of Blackwood with a cracking delivery. The left-arm spinner Kharry Pierre dismissed Glenn Phillips in the 2nd over to leave Jamaica in trouble at 2 for 2.

The experiment of Mujeeb Ur Rahman did not work for Jamaica as he was dismissed by Hosein. After hitting a boundary, Asif Ali played a poor stroke to give a simple catch to Kieron Pollard leaving Jamaica in tatters at 25 for 4.

At the end of six overs, Jamaica scored 28 for 4. Bonner played with intent and put the pressure back on the Knight Riders bowlers. On the other hand, Rovman Powell remained steady. Fawad Ahmed dismissed Bonner with a googly to put Jamaica under more pressure. Powell and Bonner added 38 runs for the 5th wicket.

The explosive Andre Russell did not contribute much as the umpire gave the wrong decision. Dwayne Bravo took the catch at slips as the replays showed it did not hit gloves or bat. Jamaica batting looked ordinary as Braithwaite and Powell could not hit big shots. Powell smacked the first six of the innings off Pierre and got out of the very next ball with a simple catch to Pollard. Braithwaite and Permaul hit lovely boundaries to help Jamaica go past 100. Jamaica Tallawahs posted a modest total of 107 for 7 in 20 overs.

Chasing 108 runs to win, Lendl Simmons got off to a flying start hitting 2 boundaries off Fidel Edwards bowling. Mujeeb Ur Rahman bought into the attack dismissed Sunil Narine after being hit for a boundary. Powell tried his best options Lammichhane and Mujeeb Ur Rahman, but Webster and Simmons made the batting look easy.

At the end of six overs, Trinbago Knight Riders were well placed at 42 for 1. Simmons and Webster played with intent making the batting look easy. Lendl Simmons kept his form going to reach his fifty off 43 balls. Webster hit the winning runs with a lovely boundary to help Knight Riders win the match by 9 wickets with 30 balls to spare. Simmons and Webster added unbeaten 97 runs for the 2nd wicket.

For his 3 for 14 in 4 overs, Hosein was named the man of the match. The second semi-finals will be played between Guyana Amazon Warriors and St Lucia Zouks.

Trinbago Knight Riders 111 for 1 in 15 overs (Lendl Simmons 54*, Webster 44*, Mujeeb Ur Rahman 1/18) beat Jamaica Tallawahs 107 for 7 in 20 overs (Bonner 41, Powell 33, Hosein 3/14, Pierre 2/29) by 9 wickets.

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