Warriors run riot to make CPL final

Fri, Aug 23, '13

By CMC.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad - A thoroughly professional and clinical performance in the field and with the bat by the Guyana Amazon Warriors secured them a place in the finals of the inaugural Limacol Caribbean Professional League after beating Trinidad and Tobago by seven wickets in the first semi-final played at the Queens Park Oval here Thursday.

Red Steel were routed for 103 off 19.3 overs when sent in by the Warriors who then successfully chased down their target reaching 107-3 off 16.2 overs. Tillakaratne Dilshan, playing his first match of the League for the warriors  was named man of the match, striking 39 from 29 balls with three fours  and one six during the Warriors innings and picking up two wickets when the Red Steel batted for 14 runs off four overs.

Ramnaresh Sarwan hoisted  Kevon Cooper for a boundary to mid wicket to finish undefeated on 18 while William Perkins, playing his first match of the competition scored 18 off 19 balls with three boundaries. Red Steel had their confidence lifted when Lendl Simmons was caught by Sulieman Benn pulling at Fidel Edwards for eight.

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