Match 8, Basseterre, August 30, 2021, 12:00 AM
Guyana Amazon Warriors
166/3(20.0ov)
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
168/4(19.2ov)
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots beat Guyana Amazon Warriors by 6 wickets
Best Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Sherfane Rutherford
Commentry
So, that is it from this game then! No game then on the 30th! CPL action though resumes on the 31st as TKR will be taking on Saint Lucia Kings. That game will begin at 1000 local (1400 GMT). Till then, take care and goodbye!
Dwayne Bravo, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots skipper, says that the fans were amazing and it was good to have them back. Says that at the halfway stage they were happier. Adds that their bowlers bowled really well. Praises Sherfane Rutherford on how brilliantly he batted. Says that he just likes to guide the youngsters and give them some confidence.
Nicholas Pooran, Guyana Amazon Warriors skipper, says that they fell 10-20 runs short with the bat. Says that they batted really well but did not bowl that great. Adds that there were many freebies and didn't execute the plans well. Praises Hetmyer and Hafeez on how they batted.
Sherfane Rutherford, MAN OF THE MATCH, says that he was thinking about today's match since morning. Thanks his team for giving him this opportunity. Says that he has worked hard coming into this tournament. Adds that the team gave him the opportunity to bat up the order. Ends by thanking God for everything.
Earlier in the day, after electing to bat, Guyana Amazon Warriors were well on course of 180 courtesy half tons from Mohammad Hafeez and Shimron Hetmyer, However, wickets, in the end, saw them finishing with 166. That though was not enough as Sherfane Rutherford's effort overpowered the ones from Hafeez and Hetmyer and gave his side the two points.
For Guyana, the pacers were very disappointing! Nial Smith, Naveen-ul-Haq and Odean Smith really went for a lot of runs! Had it not been for Tahir and Hafeez, this game would have been done and dusted a long time ago. Not only that, the fielding towards the end was quite poor, a few dropped chances of Bravo and Rutherford really cost them the game.
They needed a good start from their openers and Evin Lewis and Devon Thomas provided it. The two added 69. However, once Lewis fell, they fell behind in the game as Asif Ali and Devon Thomas also follow quickly. Bravo and Rutherford then played sensibly, there was a time when the run rate needed went over 10 but they kept their calm, added over 70 and took their side on top. Needing 19 from the last two, Bravo departed, the game was once again anyone's at that time but Rutherford ensured he stayed there till the end and with a half ton, took his side over the line.
What a win for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots and they have now done the double over Guyana Amazon Warriors and also, keep their winning run going. Three in three it is for them now. This win is a superb one. It has been so difficult for sides to chase anything above 150 and they have gunned down something 170.
In over# 20
4
1
Odean Smith 30/1(3.2)
19.2
4
FOUR! St Kitts and Nevis Patriots win by 6 wickets. A back of a length ball, on off. Allen goes for the pull shot but manages a top edge, well over the keeper's head for a boundary.
19.1
1
On a length, on the pads, worked towards square leg for one. 3 needed now.
In over# 19
1
6
6
1wd
0W
1
0
Naveen-ul-Haq 43/1(4)
18.6
1
Goes very full now, on off. Sherfane Rutherford digs it out on the off side and keeps the strike. 4 runs needed now in 6 balls.
18.5
6
SIX! Sherfane Rutherford you beauty! Absolute carnage! A full ball, on off. Sherfane Rutherford clobbers it over long off for a flat six. Another one of those will win St Kitts and Nevis Patriots the game.
18.4
6
SIX! 50 up in style for Sherfane Rutherford! Excellent batting from him. He though will want to take his side over the line, his job is not done yet and he knows that. A short ball, on the body. Sherfane Rutherford stands tall and pulls it all the way over square leg for a biggie. That is another powerful shot from this guy.
18.4
1wd
WIDE! Way down the leg side. Sherfane Rutherford misses his flick. Wided.
18.3
W
OUT! CAUGHT! Pooran takes the all important catch! Guyana still in it and it is Naveen who is keeping them in this. What a penultimate over so far this is. Just the one run and a wicket from the first three balls. This is full and outside off, Bravo swings, it is nowhere off the middle. He gets more height than distance and Pooran at long off takes an easy catch.
18.2
1
On middle, on a length. Sherfane Rutherford defended it under his eyes and takes a quick single.
18.1
.
A full ball, slanting down the leg side. Sherfane Rutherford misses his flick and it brushes his pads on its way to the keeper. He is the only one appealing.
In over# 18
0
1
1
4
1
6
Odean Smith 25/1(3)