Tridents beat Warriors by 49 runs in CPL opener

Sun, Jun 21, '15

THE Caribbean Premier League (CPL) defending champions Barbados Tridents got their 2015 season off to a near-perfect start with a thumping 49-run victory over last season’s runners-up the Guyana Amazon Warriors in front of a packed Kensington Oval crowd last night.

The Amazon Warriors lost star-man Lendl Simmons in the second over of their run-chase when he was run out by Jason Holder and once they lost Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Denesh Ramdin within the Powerplay they were well behind the game and the capacity crowd urged the home team onwards.Kieron Pollard then brought himself and Peterson onto bowl and the Tridents’ choked the Amazon Warriors middle-order as the required run rate quickly spiralled and the pressure built. Wickets fell at regular intervals and the fervour in the stadium grew with every over as the Tridents’ victory became increasingly certain.