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Saint Lucia Kings have won the toss and have opted to bat

Gawn !!!!!!!!!!!

0.5
Shepherd to Mark Deyal, out Caught by Odean Smith!! Another swing, another one that's badly mistimed and he's holed out to Odean Smith, running back from mid-on. Was pitched up, but Deyal didn't give himself a chance, went slogging wildly, get it off the higher part of the bat and lobbed over mid-on. Smith ran back, kept his eyes on the ball and caught it over his shoulder. The perfect start for the Warriors.

Mark Deyal c Odean Smith b Shepherd 0(2)

SLK 1/1 (0.5) CRR: 1.2

SLK 2/1 (1) CRR: 2

Niroshan Dickwella 1(1)
Faf du Plessis 1(3)

Romario Shepherd
1-0-2-1

2.2
Shepherd to du Plessis, FOUR, Faf is on the charge, short of a length and at the stumps, he backs away and then flat-bats it back past his partner, straight of mid-on and runs away to the ropes

2.1
Shepherd to du Plessis, FOUR, du Plessis is on the charge, comes down the pitch and goes through with the shovel, closed the face of the bat on impact and sends it over mid-wicket for a boundary

1.5
Junior Sinclair to Dickwella, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Dickwella, tad too full from Sinclair - Dickwella gets on his knee, reads the length early and then sweeps it over mid-wicket, no need to run for those

1.4
Junior Sinclair to Dickwella, FOUR, beautifully played, Dickwella runs down the pitch, gets close to the ball and then lifts it over mid-off, couple of bounces and over the ropes

2.5
Shepherd to du Plessis, FOUR, make that four fours of the over, too full and right in the slot, du Plessis brings his bottom-hand into play on the whip over wide mid-on, no need to run for those

2.4
Shepherd to du Plessis, FOUR, a one-handed swipe and du Plessis has his third boundary of the over, tad too short from Shepherd - can't bowl at his pace, du Plessis waits on it and clubs it over mid-wicket for a boundary

SLK 29/1 (3) CRR: 9.67

Faf du Plessis 19(10)
Niroshan Dickwella 10(6)

Romario Shepherd
2-0-19-1

Imran Tahir, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

3.1
Tahir to du Plessis, 1 run, nicelly tossed up on the leg-stump line, driven down to long-on for a single

3.5
Tahir to du Plessis, FOUR, cracking shot, overpitched by Tahir - du Plessis clears his left leg and then drills the drive through extra-cover, he's off and running once agai

SLK 37/1 (4) CRR: 9.25

Faf du Plessis 25(14)
Niroshan Dickwella 12(

Imran Tahir
1-0-8-0

I Big PuCee part of the team management? See the man making notes

4.5
Shakib to du Plessis, SIX, lovely, tad fuller from Shakib - du Plessis leans forward, has himself reaching out and then shovels the on-drive, sends it high and wide of long-on, deep into the stands
4.4
Shakib to du Plessis, FOUR, beautifully played, tad too short form Shakib, du Plessis is quick to pick the length, swivels across and then finds the gap wide of mid-wicket for a boundary

5.2
Odean Smith to Dickwella, no ball, 1 run, the partnership between Dickwella and du Plessis is now
5.2
Odean Smith to du Plessis, SIX, tcheeky and six, that wrong no-ball call has cost Smith here - on a length and well outside off, du Plessis shuffles right across, uses the pace on the ball and paddles it over long leg for a maximum

5.6
Odean Smith to Dickwella, FOUR, to deep mid-wicket

SLK 62/1 (6) CRR: 10.33

Niroshan Dickwella 18(13)

Faf du Plessis 42(22)

Odean Smith
1-0-14-0

6.5
Shakib to du Plessis, FOUR, to extra cover

SLK 69/1 (7) CRR: 9.86

Faf du Plessis 48(27)
Niroshan Dickwella 19(14)

Shakib Al Hasan
2-0-18-0

7.2
Junior Sinclair to Dickwella, FOUR, nicely played, Dickwella shimmies down the pitch, stays leg-sided and then goes up and over extra-cover with the inside out drive, boundaries continue to flow for the Kings

7.5
Junior Sinclair to du Plessis, FOUR, crunched, a 29-ball half-century for du Plessis - dropped short and wide of off, he waits and then cuts it late, beats backward point to his left and runs away to the ropes

SLK 80/1 ( CRR: 10

Faf du Plessis 54(30)
Niroshan Dickwella 24(17)

Junior Sinclair
2-0-21-0

Gudakesh Motie, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack

8.1
Motie to du Plessis, 1 run, tossed up on off, dropped in front of point for a single

In reply to Narper

8.4
Motie to du Plessis, SIX, lovely, nicely tossed up by Motie - du Plessis skips down the pitch, gets close to the ball and then lifts it majestically over long-off's head for a maximum

9.5
Tahir to du Plessis, FOUR, cracking shot, very full and sliding onto the pads, du Plessis leans across, uses the pace on the ball ad then plays the whippy on-drive, threads the gap between deep mid-wicket and long-on to precision

SLK 98/1 (10) CRR: 9.8

Faf du Plessis 69(3
Niroshan Dickwella 26(21)

Imran Tahir
2-0-16-0

Motie, the best fielder in the universe (per Jeremy), certainly looked confused on that skier.

SLK 105/1 (11.1)

Niroshan Dickwella 28(25)
Faf du Plessis 73(40)

Gudakesh Motie
2-0-15-0

11.2
Keemo Paul to du Plessis, SIX, clubbed, back of a length and at the stumps, du Plessis picked the length early, swivelled across and then hammered the pull over deep mid-wicket for a maximum

11.6
Keemo Paul to Dickwella, FOUR, hammered, half-volley outside off, Dickwella gets forwardand thumps the drive straight of mid-off, no need to run for those, another expensive over, 14 off it

SLK 118/1 (12) CRR: 9.83

Niroshan Dickwella 34(2
Faf du Plessis 81(43)

Keemo Paul
1-0-14-0

12.3
Motie to du Plessis, SIX, du Plessis is in some mood tonight, comes down the pitch, picks the angle and then sends the flick soaring over wide mid-wicket, went a long way once again

12.5
Motie to du Plessis, FOUR, oh dear! That sums up GAW's effort tonight, flighted delivery on off, du Plessis gets forward and then plays the inside out drive past cover - Tahir ran to his right from deep cover, Smith to his left from long-on. Both had it covered, but Tahir slid and palmed the ball away from Smith's reach, and into the ropes, du Plessis moves into the 90s

SLK 131/1 (13) CRR: 10.08

Faf du Plessis 92(4
Niroshan Dickwella 35(29)

Gudakesh Motie
3-0-28-0

Looks like Fraff will pull me out of the basement ....

13.4
Tahir to Dickwella, out Caught by Shai Hope!! There's the much-needed wicket for the Warriors and Tahir wheels away in celebration. Was the wrong 'un , slower through the air and spinning away from wide of off, Dickwella went hard on the drive, gets a thick slice and Hope does the rest, diving forward at short third man and completing a two-handed catch.

Dickwella c Shai Hope b Tahir 36(32) [4s-5]

SLK 133/2 (13.4) CRR: 9.73

So Hetty and Motie iced the batsmen dem.

That was a long conference with the humpires.

SLK 135/2 (14) CRR: 9.64

Faf du Plessis 94(50)
Adam Hose 1(1)

Imran Tahir
3-0-20-1

Shakib Al Hasan [2.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
14.1
Shakib to du Plessis, 1 run, flighted around off, pushed down to long-off for a single

14.3
Shakib to Adam Hose, out Stumped!! Shakib has his man now, pre-empted Hose's charge, dragged the length back and darted a quicker delivery wide of off, the right-hander swings and misses. Gurbaz doesn't collect the ball cleanly, but he's lucky that the ricochet goes on and breaks the stumps, the zing bails lit up and Hose is on his way back to the dug-out

Adam Hose st Gurbaz b Shakib 1(3)

SLK 136/3 (14.3) CRR: 9.38

SLK 136/3 (15) CRR: 9.07

David Wiese 0(3)
Faf du Plessis 95(51)

Shakib Al Hasan
3-0-19-1

15.2
Tahir to du Plessis, no run, another chance and Tahir has spilled it, this was an easier chance, hit straight back at him, burst through his hands and popped out, couldn't get a second grab at it either

15.3
Tahir to du Plessis, 2 runs, the lap sweep from du Plessis, bends down low, uses the pace on the ball and helps it on its way, back for the second

15.5
Tahir to du Plessis, SIX, hundred for du Plessis, lifted his arm as soon as he played the shot, watches it sail over the sight-screen, fraction too full form Tahir and it's pumped back over his head, 4th T20 hundred for du Plessis, his 2nd in CPL

drop King, 100
drop Faf twice, 100

16.1
Shakib to Wiese, SIX, massive, nicely tossed up on middle, Wiese gets a good stride forward and launches it back over the bowler's head, smashed the window panes and bounced back onto the ground

SLK 150/3 (16.1) CRR: 9.28

16.2
Shakib to Wiese, out Lbw!! This looked plumb, Wiese was happy to go, but he then turns back and reviews. Don't think it'll save him though, it'll not save him as the on-field umpires say that the DRS is down, but they're still checking. No bat and Wiese is pinged low on the back-thigh. The impact is in front of middle, we do have UltraEdge and there's a no bat. Ok, DRS is working, onto hawk-eye and it's smashing into the middle-stump, three reds and Wiese is OUT.

OUT! Wiese gone... LBW

SLK 157/4 (16.3) CRR: 9.52

SLK 158/4 (17) CRR: 9.29

Faf du Plessis 103(5
Roshon Primus 1(2)

Shakib Al Hasan
4-0-33-2

In reply to Narper

who called for that review? A blind man can see thats its missing wicket! Geezzz!

17.2
Odean Smith to du Plessis, out Bowled!! Straight through du Plessis and the middle-stump has been knocked out.

du Plessis b Odean Smith 103(59) [4s-10 6s-6]

Commentators hoping Du would pass kings 132, he caan pass 104. The Jamaican make sure of that.

In reply to Narper

VOR Strikes....AGAIN!

In reply to googley

droppeed by sinclair
17.5
Odean Smith to Roston Chase, FOUR, a huge top-edge on the flick, Sinclair covers ground, gets to the ball and then spills it, third drop of the evening by GAW, they've been average in the field. Chase was early into the flick, closed the bat-face and sent the ball miles in the air. Having got there and at a good position, Sinclair would be gutted at having dropped it and watches it bounce onto the ropes

In reply to Narper

Because someone whispered in his ear. The man doing fine, second stint as captain. U19 remember.

17.6
Odean Smith to Roston Chase, FOUR, cracking shot, on a good length and well wide of off, slapped away in front of square on the off-side and it raced away in no time

In reply to Narper

Facking with ma FL points. Man kill fa less.

18.2
Motie to Roston Chase, byes, FOUR, that's beaten everyone, pushed through outside off - stayed low and went right through the keeper's legs, runs away to the ropes for byes

GAW playing like they did not rest enough last night. Lack of focus causing dropped catches, misfielding...

now Motie dropped a catch....Where is Jeremy?!!

18.5
Motie to Primus, 1 run, another half-chance goes down, and it's another return catch, drilled to the right of the bowler who had no time to react, stuck his right hand out and palms it away, over the umpire's head who was already ducking for safety

SLK 179/5 (19) CRR: 9.42

Roston Chase 9(5)\
Roshon Primus 4(

Gudakesh Motie
4-0-31-0

19.2
Odean Smith to Primus, SIX, clubbed, back of a length and at the stumps, Primus swivels across and sends the pull flying over deep square leg for a maximum

19.5
Odean Smith to Roston Chase, SIX, smashed, another predicatble slower ball from Smith, but it's too full and too wide, allows Chase to use his lonbg levers as he swung it

SLK 194/5 (20) CRR: 9.7

Roston Chase 17(7)
Roshon Primus 11(12)

Romario Shepherd 2 0 19 1
unior Sinclair 2 0 21 0
Imran Tahir 4 0 28 1
Shakib Al Hasan 4 0 33 2
Odean Smith 3 0 42 1
Gudakesh Motie 4 0 31 0
Keemo Paul 1 0 14 0

This is a very good score. Warriors have to come out swinging if they are to win this. The pitch is playing well.

Hetty has to open or bat #3 to dictate things from the front. That #5 will not cut it here ...

His excellency is cricket savvy

In reply to Cricket_101

ah hear de man is a sponge ball king!

0.4
Forde to Gurbaz, FOUR, streaky runs! Gurbaz was shaping to cut this but had no room and got a big inside edge. Beats Dickwella down the leg-side and short fine leg as well. Just the kind of start Warriors would have wanted to this run chase
0.3
Forde to Gurbaz, FOUR, oh, shot! Further evidence that this track is getting better to bat on. Forde overpitches and it's been drilled straight back past him

0.5
Forde to Gurbaz, 1 run, Faf puts down a blinder! By his lofty standards, this is a regulation take although otherwise, it's a fab effort. Was a low full toss, Gurbaz took one hand off as he checked his drive and it was going flat, to the right of the Kings skipper

GAW 18/0 (1) CRR: 18 REQ: 9.32
Guyana Amazon Warriors need 177 runs

Chandrapaul Hemraj 4(1)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 13(5)

Matthew Forde
1-0-18-0

1.1
Roston Chase to Gurbaz, FOUR, 'catch!' is the shout but Gurbaz has bisected long-on and deep mid-wicket with precision here. Takes on the off-spinner straightaway, clearing his front leg to heave it away. Perfect placement and it almost went all the way

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2.2
Jeavor Royal to Gurbaz, SIX, smoked! Gurbaz at his very best

GAW 39/0 (3) CRR: 13 REQ: 9.18
Guyana Amazon Warriors need 156 runs

Rahmanullah Gurbaz 31(12)
Chandrapaul Hemraj 7(6)

Jeavor Royal
1-0-11-0

In reply to Narper

You bai hemraj huffin after 1 over

Only if Hemraj had the discipline to keep himself fit

3.2
Alzarri Joseph to C Hemraj, FOUR, scorching stroke! Short and a touch wide, Hemraj pounces on the offering. Stands tall and slashes it away, beating backward point to his right and third man to his left

In reply to googley

3.4
Alzarri Joseph to C Hemraj, FOUR, what a shot! It's a packed off-side ring for Hemraj but he still manages to pierce the gap. Stands tall, there is a hint of width as he hangs back to punch this through point

4.2
Jeavor Royal to Gurbaz, FOUR, 50 up for Warriors off just 26 legal balls! This is some start from the home side and it's clearly taken the Kings by surprise. Not sure if Gurbaz intended to get this away this fine but he has beaten short third with a lovely back foot cut

4.3
Jeavor Royal to Gurbaz, SIX,oh-my-word! Gurbaz is in a very ominous mood and the Kings better watch out. Slot ball this, fired in by Royal and it's launched straight back over his head

4.5
Jeavor Royal to C Hemraj, FOUR,runs are leaking, runs are bleeding! Royal fires this down leg, easy for Hemraj who stays back and tickles it fine past Dickwella down the leg-side. Short fine leg wasn't going to get across

GAW 65/0 (5) CRR: 13 REQ: 8.67
Guyana Amazon Warriors need 130 runs in 90 balls

Chandrapaul Hemraj 22(14)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 42(16)

Jeavor Royal
2-0-28-0

5.1
Alzarri Joseph to C Hemraj, 2 runs, widish low full toss, Hemraj reaches out and slices it away through point. The sweeper is behind square but does well to get across with a slide. Saves a couple of runs

Dis 20-year old Gurbaz bad like yaws.

Shotta!

Great start

GAW 71/0 (6) CRR: 11.83 REQ: 8.86
Guyana Amazon Warriors need 124 runs in 84 balls

Rahmanullah Gurbaz 45(20)
Chandrapaul Hemraj 24(16)

Alzarri Joseph
2-0-14-0

6.1
Wiese to Gurbaz, FOUR, a bowling change but that doesn't change anything as far as Gurbaz is concerned. Freebie from Wiese, slower bouncer down leg and it's been pulled well wide of short fine leg. Too easy

Gwan lil Afghan

6.3
Wiese to Gurbaz, 1 run, back of a length on off, Gurbaz hangs back and clips this through mid-wicket. Fifty for Gurbaz and it's been one roller coaster of an innings thus far

6.5
Wiese to C Hemraj, FOUR, sloppy work by short third man and this outfield is lightning quick at the moment with all the dew soaked up. Short of a length ball, Hemraj just glides it towards Primus who should have stopped this. Instead, he lets it through with a lazy effort

GAW 81/0 (7) CRR: 11.57 REQ: 8.77
Guyana Amazon Warriors need 114 runs in 78 balls

Chandrapaul Hemraj 29(19)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 50(23)

David Wiese
1-0-10-0

In reply to Narper

Narps

Hemraj again... this lad

7.1
Roston Chase to C Hemraj, out Bowled!! There is that much-needed breakthrough for the Kings! A lazy shot from Hemraj brings about his downfall. Went for an ugly hoick across the line to a delivery that was a fraction too full. Couldn't get under it properly and only managed an under-edge onto the stumps.

C Hemraj b Roston Chase 29(20) [4s-5]

GAW 81/1 (7.1) CRR: 11.3 REQ: 8.88

GAW 85/1 ( CRR: 10.62 REQ: 9.17
Guyana Amazon Warriors need 110 runs in 72 balls

Another one bites the dust

8.1
Mark Deyal to Gurbaz, out Caught by Jeavor Royal!! Massive strike by Deyal first-ball! He is absolutely chuffed and why not! Gurbaz can't believe what he's done and is down on his knees in disappointed. Went for the slog sweep, the wider line probably undid him and the result is a big top edge that balloons only as far as short third man. A sparkling knock that's laid the platform for the Warriors but they'd have loved him to bat deeper. He knows that as he walks back dejected. Just like that, both set batters have fallen in quick succession.

Gurbaz c Jeavor Royal b Mark Deyal 52(26) [4s-7 6s-2]

GAW 85/2 (8.1) CRR: 10.41 REQ: 9.3
Guyana Amazon Warriors need 110 runs in 71 balls

Shakib gaan now

lol

8.2
Mark Deyal to Shakib, out Bowled!! 2 in 2 for Deyal! This is some turnaround by the Kings and they have now struck thrice in the last eight deliveries. This is a flat off break that probably just grips a shade, Shakib plays down the wrong line and hears the death rattle behind him. A golden duck for the Bangladesh superstar. The home crowd are shell-shocked to say the least. Not too long ago, they were partying but it's all come down crashing. T20 cricket for you.

Shakib b Mark Deyal 0(1)

In reply to doosra

this is where the game gets interesting.

plus, if VOR shows up again GAW has a chance!

8.4
Mark Deyal to Hetmyer, FOUR, wrong line, fired on the pads and Hetmyer gets it away with very fine with a neat leg glance. There was a fielder at fine leg but he was too square and couldn't get across in time

GAW 92/3 (9) CRR: 10.22 REQ: 9.36
Guyana Amazon Warriors need 103 runs in 66 balls

Shai Hope 2(4)
Shimron Hetmyer 7(3)

Mark Deyal
1-0-7-2

10.5
Mark Deyal to Hetmyer, no run, close shave for Hetmyer! Had this been given on-field, he'd have been on his way back to the dugout. Was stuck on the back foot to the slider and it struck him on the front pad quite low. Impact was around middle-and-leg, and the initial impression was that it would have missed leg stump. Which is that the ump also probably felt. Kings went for the review and as it turns out - it's umpire's call on hitting. Review retained! The tense home crowd can breathe again

GAW 105/3 (10.5) CRR: 9.69 REQ: 9.82
Guyana Amazon Warriors need 90 runs in 55 balls

12.1
Mark Deyal to Hetmyer, FOUR, timely boundary! Wasn't hit all that well by Hetmyer, went for the cut and got it more off a slice. Just sneaks past the short third man fielder and away to the ropes

13.1
Wiese to Hetmyer, SIX, first shot in anger from Hetmyer! He's taken his time, milked the spinners and has decided that any kind of pace has to go. Full and in the arc, he just used all of that angle to heave this over deep square leg

13.2
Wiese to Hetmyer, 2 runs, slower ball around off, Hetmyer drags it off the inside half of the blade through mid-wicket. Enough time for the batters to get a brace by the time long-on gets to this

13.5
Wiese to Shai Hope, SIX, Hope joins in the party!

GAW 137/3 (14) CRR: 9.79 REQ: 9.67
Guyana Amazon Warriors need 58 runs in 36 balls

Shai Hope 20(13)
Shimron Hetmyer34(24)

David Wiese
2-0-27-0

14.3
Mark Deyal to Shai Hope, SIX, KABOOOOOOOOOOM! Deyal looks for the yorker but dishes out a full toss and Hope has picked the bones out of this one. A wild, meaty slog sweep, all power and into the crowd at deep mid-wicket

GAW 147/3 (15) CRR: 9.8 REQ: 9.6
Guyana Amazon Warriors need 48 runs in 30 balls

Shai Hope 28(16)
Shimron Hetmyer 36(27)

Mark Deyal
4-0-32-2

15.2
Alzarri Joseph to Hetmyer, out Caught by Roston Chase!! Hetmyer has holed out! Was in the slot to be fair and he just missed out. Went for the heave, caught it slightly off the inside half of the blade and dragged it flat down deep square leg's throat. He is disappointed with himself and rightly so. Meanwhile, Joseph gives him a silent glare. This is a big wicket for the Kings. Can they engineer another mini-collapse here?

Hetmyer c Roston Chase b Alzarri Joseph 36(2 [4s-2 6s-1]

AlJo certainly not gwine make the best celebration list.

15.3
Alzarri Joseph to Shepherd, leg byes, 5 runs, terrible fielding and Joseph is absolutely furious! Royal the fielder at short fine leg, fired a very wayward throw at the bowler's end. Nobody was backing up and mid-on had no chance to get across

16.3
Primus to Shai Hope, SIX, glorious, simply glorious!

GAW 162/4 (16.3) CRR: 9.82 REQ: 9.43
Guyana Amazon Warriors need 33 runs in 21 balls

16.4
Primus to Shai Hope, SIX, now, this is a pie and Hope has swallowed it with a gulp! Juicy full toss, Hope clobbers it over deep mid-wicket for another big maximum

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16.5
Primus to Shai Hope, SIX, make that three in a row! Hope is going bonkers here and this stiff target has officially become a mockery. Another yorker missed, this is a low full toss on the pads and it's picked up over deep backward square leg

GAW 174/4 (16.5) CRR: 10.34 REQ: 6.63
Guyana Amazon Warriors need 21 runs in 19 balls

GAW 175/4 (17) CRR: 10.29 REQ: 6.67
Guyana Amazon Warriors need 20 runs in 18 balls

Shai Hope 49(24)
Romario Shepherd 2(3)

Roshon Primus
1-0-20-0

Shai Hope 50[25

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18.4
Wiese to Shepherd, FOUR, the fielding from the Kings has been atrocious to say the least. Dew hasn't helped for sure but it's still been quite amateurish
18.5
Wiese to Shepherd, 2 runs, to long-on

Guyana Amazon Warriors need 5 runs in 7 balls

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19.1
Forde to Shai Hope, FOUR, to deep backward point

19.2
Forde to Shai Hope, 1 run, highest-ever successful chase in CPL for the Warriors!

SLK 194/5 (20)
GAW 195/4 (19.2) CRR: 10.09

Guyana Amazon Warriors won by 6 wkts

Romario Shepherd 10(11)
Shai Hope 59(30

Great win Warriors Nation… Awesome knock by Hope