The Barbados Tridents finished the group stage of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) in style, defeating the Guyana Amazon Warriors by six wickets at Kensington Oval.
A.M. Ghazanfar and Johann Layne claimed three wickets apiece as the Tridents bowled out the Warriors for just 99, their second-lowest total of the season. Brandon King then produced an impressive unbeaten 44 to guide the Tridents to their sixth victory of the tournament and their fourth on the trot.
Having inserted the visitors, Ghazanfar (3-17) ripped through their top-order to grab three wickets in five deliveries.
First came a fortunate stumping, with the ball rebounding off Quinton de Kock’s chest before the wicketkeeper completed the dismissal of Mavendra Dindyal (6). Two balls later, Shai Hope (0) chipped one to short mid-wicket before the big wicket of Shimron Hetmyer followed. Hetmyer (0) edged the ball onto his pads, sending it spinning into the air for de Kock to catch. Guyana was reeling at 15 for 3.
Amazon Warriors 159 for 5 (Brits 46, Campbelle 36, Fletcher 2-23) beat Tridents 158 for 7 (Matthews 50, Navgire 38; Grimmond 3-28) by 5 wickets
Guyana Amazon Warriors defeated the Barbados Tridents for the first time in Women’s Caribbean Premier League history, securing a fighting five-wicket victory on Sunday afternoon at Kensington Oval.
It was the final match of the league phase, with both teams hoping to win by a big enough margin to leapfrog table-toppers Trinbago Knight Riders. Despite failing to do so, both have advanced to the playoffs, where they will meet again on Wednesday at the same venue.
The winner will advance to the final, where they will face the Knight Riders the following day. Meanwhile, the other franchise in the tournament, Jamaica Empress, has been eliminated.
The Warriors’ victory was set up by their top order as they completed the highest successful run chase of the season and the second-highest overall, reaching their target of 159 for the loss of five wickets with an over to spare.
The Kingsmen are also into the knockouts despite the loss
Tridents 151 for 8 (Descarte 56*, King 18; Hunain 2-25) beat Kingsmen 150 for 9 (Sadaqat 47, Khan 18; J Pollard 3-38) by 2 wickets
Gudakesh Motie helped the Barbados Tridents smash 17 runs from the final over against the Jamaica Kingsmen to secure a dramatic win and a place in the Caribbean Premier League knockout stages on Saturday.
Coming in at No. 9, Motie slashed Odean Smith for four over point before taking him for a straight six in the first two legal balls. The under-pressure Smith gave up a couple of extras, leaving the Tridents needing just a single off the final delivery of the game for victory.
Motie earlier took 2 for 7 from three overs to halt momentum on the Kingsmen, who had already qualified, to 150 for 9. Shadrack Descarte’s 56 (42 balls) set up the chase towards the back end of the Tridents’ innings before Motie’s final-over heroics.
Tridents 140 for 7 (Bates 39*, Green 39; Taylor 4-29) beat Empress 137 for 4 (Lanning 57, Hunter 47; Fraser 1-13) by 3 runs
The Barbados Tridents pulled off a remarkable comeback win to keep themselves in the hunt for a fourth consecutive Limacol WCPL title as they squeezed out the Jamaica Empress with brilliant death bowling.
The Tridents set a competitive score thanks to a partnership of 78 between Suzie Bates and Maddy Green to give the Tridents a fighting chance with the ball after a sluggish start to their innings.
In reply, the class of Meg Lanning looked to have made the difference as she made a brilliant 57 as she and Amy Hunter looked to be taking the game away from the reigning champions.
However, once Lanning and Hunter failed, the Empress middle order struggled in the face of a Tridents attack, who kept things very tight to win by three runs in a thrilling finish.
Amazon Warriors 119 for 8 (Campbelle 31, Burns 17; Pandey 2-9) beat Knight Riders 94 for 9 (Penna 28, Pandey 15*; Ismail 3-21) by 25 runs
The Guyana Amazon Warriors kept their Women’s Caribbean Premier League playoff hopes alive with a 25-run win over the Trinbago Knight Riders on Saturday. Runs for Shermaine Campbell and wickets from Shabnim Ismail and Shamillia Connell set up the victory.
The Amazon Warriors innings started brightly enough with 17-year-old Eboni Brathwaite taking the attack to the Knight Riders bowling. She smacked the hugely experienced Marizanne Kapp for six before the South African bowled her with one that nipped back for 13 (6).
In the face of the pace bowling of Kapp and Shikha Pandey, the Amazon Warriors struggled to match Brathwaite’s cameo. Shermaine Campbelle, however, continued her fine form, backing up her half-century last time out with 31 off 28 balls.
