CPL 2021: Guyana Amazon Warriors and St Kitts and Nevis Patriots register wins

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 It was an entertaining start of this year’s CPL season as Guyana Amazon Warriors and St Kitts and Nevis Patriots register wins played at Warner Park, St Kitts on Thursday.

Guyana Amazon Warriors stunned defending Champions Trinbago Knight Riders easily in the opening encounter. TKR captain Kieron Pollard won the toss and decided to field first. Chanderpaul Hemraj began off well for Guyana Amazon by putting Ravi Rampaul for big shots while Brandon King struggled to time the ball. Sunil Narine got the breakthrough dismissing Hemraj not being able to keep the shot providing an easy catch to Hosein at short third man.

Odean Smith looked in great touch putting the TKR bowlers under pressure. At the end of the first six overs, Guyana Amazon Warriors made 43 for 1. Soon, Narine dismissed dangerous Smith to put Guyana under pressure. King struggle came to an end as he tried perished for a terrible 9 runs off 17 balls.

TKR bowlers kept the pressure on Shoaib Malik by bowling dot balls while Shimron Hetymer kept rotating strike. Malik perished while trying to hit a big shot providing an easy catch to Seales. Playing his first CPL, Mohammed Hafeez also could not rotate the strike and made life tough. Warriors kept losing wickets at regular intervals, but Hetymer was firm at one end. Hetymer upped the ante and provided some late flurry reaching his fifty off 38 balls. Romario Shephard also contributed decently scoring just 9 runs but added 38 runs for the 7th wicket. Guyana Amazon Warriors posted 142 for 7 in 20 overs.

Chasing 143 runs to win, Lendl Simmons started off brightly before being dismissed by Shephard. Colin Munro and Sunil Narine put Guyana Amazon Warriors bowlers under pressure with attacking strokes. Hafeez got the big wicket of Colin Munro to dent the TKR chase. At the end of the first six overs, TKR made 50 for 2.

Imran Tahir got the big wicket of Sunil Narine putting TKR under pressure. Tahir was spot on with his line and lengths making life tough for the opposition. Guyana Amazon Warriors did not allow TKR batsmen to score runs easily and kept picking wickets at regular intervals. Despite Naveen Ul Haq struggling for rhythm in last over, Guyana Amazon Warriors held their nerves to win the match by 9 runs.

Guyana Amazon Warriors 142 for 7 in 20 overs (Shimron Hetymer 54*, Sunil Narine 2/17, Akeal Hossain 2/17) beat Trinbago Knight Riders 133 for 9 in 20 overs ( Denesh Ramdin 28, Hossain 22*, Imran Tahir 2/12, Smith 2/10) by 9 runs.

For his all-around performance, Odean Smith was named the man of the match award.

Under the new captain of Dwayne Bravo, St Kitts, and Nevis Patriots started CPL 2021 with a comfortable win over Barbados Royals. Barbados Royals captain Jason Holder won the toss and decided to field first.

It was an ideal start for Royals as Oshane Thomas and Mohammad Aamir broke the backbone of the Patriots batting lineup with wickets of Lewis, Devon Thomas, Gayle, and Asif Ali. St Kitts and Nevis Patriots ended the first six overs in big trouble at 38 for 4.

Sherfane Rutherford and Dwayne Bravo steadied the ship putting bowlers under pressure with attacking strokes. Both complimented each other making sure they recover and keep the scoreboard ticking.

Barbados's Tridents fielding was brilliant Walsh Junior produced some brilliant saves at the boundary. Rutherford completed his fifty off 42 balls and was eventually dismissed by Jason Holder. Rutherford and Bravo added 115 runs for the 4th wicket.

Fabien Allen and Bravo hit some quickfire runs in the death overs to help St Kitts and Nevis Patriots post 175 for 5.

Chasing 176 runs to win, Royal’s innings never got going as they lost 2 quick wickets of Charles and Phillips. Shai Hope looked in decent touch putting Patriot’s bowlers under some pressure. At the end of the first six overs, the Royals made 48 for 2.

Dominic Drakes bowled with great control and did not allow Royal’s batsmen to score runs easily. Hope and Azam Khan put on 37 runs for the 5th wicket but did not keep with the required run rate. Hayden Walsh Junior provided some entertainment as St Kitts won the match easily by 21 runs.

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 175 for 5 in 20 overs ( Rutherford 53, Bravo 47*, Oshane Thomas 3/22) beat Barbados Tridents 154 for 7 in 20 overs ( Hope 44, Azam Khan 28, Dominic Drakes 2/13) by 21 runs.

For his brilliant knock of 53, Rutherford was awarded the man of the match.  

  


Guyana Amazon Warriors and St Kitts and Nevis Patriots won the opening matches of CPL 2021 

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