Amazon Warriors vs Knight Riders CPL 2025 Final

In reply to Narper

A nasty thunderstorm is heading your way at 11pm tonight...

7:55 pm The atmosphere is electric, just as Hetmyer mentioned on the live feed! The crowd is pumped up for the biggest party in sport, and we are almost ready for the first ball of the most important match of the season. The umpires have entered the ground, followed by the men in maroon. It will be the usual procedure with Ben McDermott and Quinton Sampson to open the innings with the bat.


DaWolf: "TKR record when chasing this season - won 4, lost 1. TKR record when batting first - won 4, lost 3. GAW record when batting first - won 3, lost 3. GAW record when chasing - won 4, lost 1. Providence is 3/3 for teams batting first or second. With both teams being better chasing, is batting first a mistake? " It's a batting pitch according to the pitch report, and recently it has gotten tough to chase here at the Providence. Interesting choice from the Warriors, though.

I would like GAW to pull this off but the momentum is with TKR.

That Tahir won the toss but chose to bat first says he is supremely confident in his batting unit.

High Risk...I dont agree with his choice here

but lets see.

In reply to sgtdjones


Yes he is im my FL eam

0.3
Russell to Quentin Sampson, wide, another full delivery down leg, Quentin Sampson looks to flick but misses. Wided again.
0.3
Russell to Quentin Sampson, wide, Russell loses his radar and swings a full-toss down leg, wided

0.4
W
Russell to Sampson, OUT
Quentin Sampson c Pollard b Russell 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

Massive wicket! The short ball trick has worked brilliantly! Another banged in short pitched ball attacking the stumps, Sampson tries to get away from the line of the ball but is slow to react, only manages to fend it down with the inside part of the bat. The short ball proves to be a problem for Quinton Sampson once again! He falls for a duck, as Kieron Pollard dives forward to take a low catch in front of him.

One dong

Guyana Amazon Warriors
(0.4/20 ov) 3/1

0.4
Russell to Quentin Sampson, out Caught by Pollard!! The short ball ploy against the youngster has worked! Russell is charged up and has a beaming smile on his face! Ottis Gibson, TKR's assistant coach, is also elated in the dugout! It's a sharp short delivery that's well-directed and it's seaming in towards Sampson. He is cramped for space and gets in an awkward position. He hops and fends at it but only manages to lob it towards forward short leg. Pollard gets low in front and takes it inches above the ground

Quentin Sampson c Pollard b Russell 0(2)

Sampson has to learn how to get under the bouncer instead of trying to play it.
Hopefully he learns fast!

In reply to Narper

Sampson gone for spit....

GAW in trouble..this lad would have had to get off the ground with some serious hitting to shake up TKR...

failed.

score 1 for TKR

end of over 1
4 runs • 1 wicket
GAW: 4/1
CRR: 4.00
Shai Hope
1 (2b)
Ben McDermott
1 (2b)

Andre Russell
1-0-4-1

Cuss Polly allyuh want..but he knows this game.

He is a tactician.

and yes..he never relinquished de Captaincy

GAW 4/1 (1.1) CRR: 3.43

Shai Hope 1(2)
Ben McDermott 1(2)

Andre Russell
1-0-4-1

Akeal Hosein, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack
1.1
Akeal Hosein to Shai Hope, no run, tossed up full ball on middle and off, Shai Hope stays leg-side of it and taps it

end of over 2
3 runs
GAW: 7/1
CRR: 3.50
Ben McDermott
1 (3b)
Shai Hope
4 (7b)

Akeal Hosein
1-0-3-0
Andre Russell
1-0-4-1