Match 4, Gros Islet, August 20, 2023, 04:30 AM
Guyana Amazon Warriors
56/2(5.0ov)
Saint Lucia Kings
Match Abandoned
Commentry
Right then, we are done for today. Two rain-affected games but the action continues in the eleventh edition of the Caribbean Premier League, 2023. We have another doubleheader coming for you with the first game played on Sunday 20th August. The Jamaica Tallawahs will take on the Barbados Royals at 7.30 pm IST (2.00 pm GMT) and the second game between Saint Lucia Kings and St Kitts and Nevis Patriots will start on Monday 21st August at 4.30 am IST (11.00 pm GMT, the previous day) but you can join us well in advance for the build-up. Until then, goodbye and cheers!
UPDATE - 8.19 am IST (2.49 am GMT) - The covers are firmly on and this does not look promising as we do not have much time to get this game completed. The umpires are now having a word with Darren Sammy, the coach of Saint Lucia Kings and Imran Tahir and they end the conversation with handshakes. We have official news that this match has been CALLED OFF as well! Another no result and the points will be shared between the two teams as the game is abandoned due to rain.
This has been a good burst of batting from Guyana Amazon Warriors as they had just 4.1 overs to face after the rain interval. Chandrapaul Hemraj and Saim Ayub struggled to get going right away and the former was dismissed by Chris Sole in his second over. Azam Khan and Saim Ayub began the onslaught thereafter scoring 18 and 19 runs respectively in the third and fourth overs while putting up a wonderful partnership of 42 runs in 16 balls for the second wicket. Jair McAllister bowled a remarkable first over in the Caribbean Premier League as he conceded just 7 runs and picked up the wicket of Azam Khan on the last ball. 56 runs were scored in the five overs and the target will be revised using the DLS Method but as the players walk off the field the rain has returned.
In over# 5
0W
0
1wd
0
2wd
1
2
1
Jair McAllister 7/1(1)
4.6
W
OUT! BOWLED'EM! Jair McAllister ends the over with a wicket. Full and angling into the middle and leg stump line. Azam shuffles across to flick this one but the ball sneaks through the gap between bat and pad and crashes into the stumps. Guyana Amazon Warriors end the innings on 56 for 2 in their 5 overs.
4.5
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Short and into the pitch, just outside off. Azam moves across and looks to pull but only connects with the thin air.
4.5
1wd
WIDE! Short of a length, wider outside off. Azam lets it go and the umpire gives it a wide. He has to reload it.
4.4
.
Back of a length delivery that zips through, outside off. Azam swings and misses.
4.4
2wd
WIDES! Hard-length delivery, down the leg. Ayub pulls and misses. Charles makes a slight error behind the stumps and allows the batter to take an extra run.
4.3
1
Full toss again, at the stumps. Azam works it to deep mid-wicket for just a single this time.
4.2
2
Low full toss, on off. Azam shuffles across and chips it toward the deep mid-wicket region for a quick two.
4.1
1
Jair McAllister begins with a short of a length delivery into the pitch. Ayub slaps this off the toe end toward mid off for a single.
Jair McAllister will bowl the final over of this inning. The unfortunate bit for Saint Lucia Kings is that they are fined for slow over rate and they will have to bring one fielder back inside the circle for the last over. Faf du Plessis does not look too happy and is pleading his case with the umpires but to no vain.
In over# 4
6
4
6
1
1wd
1
0
Alzarri Joseph 26/0(2)
3.6
6
SIX! TAKE THAT! Length ball, on the middle. Azam clears his front leg and smokes that for a clean strike over the long-on boundary for a maximum. Another great over for Guyana Amazon Warriors as 19 runs come off this one.
3.5
4
FOUR! Slower length ball, on the middle and leg. Azam makes room to pull this but gets a top edge that flies down toward the fine leg fence for a streaky boundary.
3.4
6
SIX! POWERFUL! Low full toss angling in. Azam gets low and helps it over the deep square leg boundary for a 76-meter hit.
3.3
1
Slower and fuller, wide of off. Ayub shuffles across the stumps and gets a leading edge along the carpet toward deep third for one.
3.3
1wd
WIDE! On a good length and goes way across the tramline. Ayub lets it go and this is wided by the umpire.