The HERO Carribean Premier League is underway and the most awaited match of this tournament had been played this morning. Yes, friends I am talking about the match between the Jamaica Tallawahs and the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, which was organized at the Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts.
These both teams are loaded with the heavy giants of world cricket and Jamaica Talha was managed to pull a serious win in this match.
MATCH SUMMARY
Faf Du Plessis who is the captain of the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots won the toss and asked the Chris Gayle’s team to bat first. The dashing opening pair of Chris Gayle and Chadwick Walton walked the crease to pen the batting for their team. Although, Chadwick Walton fell soon after just managing to score 3 runs, but soon Kumar Snagakar Joined the hands with Chris Gayle to steady the innings for Jamaica Tallawahs.
Both batted sensibly, where Gayle smashed a brilliant 51 off just 36 balls and Sangakkara scored much needed 26 . Then their partnership broke and Gayle went back to the pavilion on the back of a brilliant bowling by Thisara Perera and soon after Sangakkara involved in a runout.
After that, except from Andre Russel who scored quick fire 34 off just 20 balls, others failed to contribute and the likes of Shakib Al Hasan and Rowan Powell felt with troubling the scoreboard.
This team somehow managed to reach the 153-7. Then St Kitts and Nevis Patriots’ opening pair Lendl Simmons and Evin Lewis opened the batting for their team.
They started sensibility but Evin Lewis felt soon and then captain Du Plessis came to walked the crease and form a crucial partnership with Lendl Simmons. And when it was looking that both will take their team to victory, Simmons throws his wicket and soon after Du Plessis also went back to the pavilion.
Then Jonathan Carter and Brad Hodge took the responsibility for chasing the score but the Tallahaws bowler had some other plan.
Kesrick Williams snapped the two important wickets of Thisara Perera and Brad Hodge and then Jonathan Carter was stumped by the brilliant ball of Shakib All Hasan.
Although, after that, Devon Thomas played a brilliant knock of 25 off just 7 balls but he even failed to reach the target and soon felt.
Then all the other lower order failed to make any impact with bat and thus Jamaica Callahan’s won the match by 5 Runs.
MAN OF THE MATCH
Kesrick Williams was declared the man of the match in the smatch for his brilliant bowling performance of 4-23-3.
