Guyana Amazon Warriors vs St Lucia Kings

Guyana Amazon Warriors vs St Lucia Kings

6:05pm: Good evening and welcome to the coverage of CPL 2024 Qualifier 1! After the bizarre events of last night's Eliminator, when a floodlight failure shortened an exciting contest, we're hoping for a full match and a fair fight between both teams in the Qualifier. The table-toppers are set to clash in Guyana. The reigning champions, Guyana Amazon Warriors, will battle for supremacy against Saint Lucia Kings.


Rahmanullah Gurbaz has solidified Guyana's batting lineup, while Shimron Hetmyer has been in outstanding form this season. Shai Hope serves as the lynchpin of the middle order, supported by Moeen Ali, Romario Shepherd, and Keemo Paul to strengthen their batting depth. On the bowling front, veteran Imran Tahir and off-spinner Gudakesh Motie have consistently taken wickets, and Shamar Joseph often injects pace and energy in the middle overs.

Meanwhile, Saint Lucia Kings have had an impressive season, with openers Faf du Plessis and Johnson Charles leading the charge and accumulating a truckload of runs. While their middle order may seem a bit fragile, a couple of strong performances in the playoffs can easily turn the tide. Alzarri Joseph, seasoned campaigner David Wiese, and spinner Noor Ahmed will be crucial for their success.

Both teams will be eager to secure a direct entry to the final, avoiding the longer route of facing Trinbago Knight Riders in Qualifier 2

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Amazon won by 35 runs....28-Sep-2024

Amazon won by 6 wickets (with 60 balls remaining)....07-Sep-2024

Kings won by 7 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)...14-Sep-2023

No result....19-Aug-2023

Amazon won by 6 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)....22-Sep-2022

Come in Narper....

Narps ....who ya cheering for tonight...

Pouty not talking to anyone after last night....he angry, no rass.

Some friends in Spain that I sent a link to ..cussing Guyana mudda rass...

The hostility ....tsk, tsk...

You are still holidaying in T&T what's the response on Radio etc...

VOR threatening violence if Jeremy pulls the plug again...

Powen hiding behind his couch...

Rahmanullah Gurbaz has solidified Guyana's batting lineup, while Shimron Hetmyer has been in outstanding form this season. Shai Hope serves as the lynchpin of the middle order, supported by Moeen Ali, Romario Shepherd, and Keemo Paul to strengthen their batting depth. On the bowling front, veteran Imran Tahir and off-spinner Gudakesh Motie have consistently taken wickets, and Shamar Joseph often injects pace and potency in the middle overs.

Both teams will be eager to secure a direct entry to the final, avoiding the longer route of facing Barbados Royals in Qualifier 2

Thus far this season, Guyana Amazon Warriors have won seven of their ten games, accumulating 14 points and sitting at the top of the log, while Saint Lucia Kings have the same number of wins and points but a lower net run rate, finishing the group stage in second position


The average first-innings total at Providence this season has been 167. Teams batting first here have won six times at this venue

Barbados Royals stunned the Trinbago Knight Riders last night in a truncated affair and will meet the loser of tonight's Qualifier. It remains to be seen if Guyana can continue to dominate at their home ground and maintain their stellar record, or if Kings will find a way to outsmart them on this important day. There's a lot at stake tonight, but first, we'll have the toss and team sheets in about 10 minutes

Teams

Saint Lucia Kings: Faf du Plessis (c), Tim Seifert (wk), David Wiese, Johnson Charles, Ackeem Auguste, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Alzarri Joseph, Noor Ahmad, Johann Jeremiah, Khary Pierre


Guyana Amazon Warriors: Imran Tahir (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Shamar Joseph, Raymon Reifer, Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, Moeen Ali, Keemo Paul, Romario Shepherd, Dwaine Pretorius, Gudakesh Motie

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Saint Lucia Kings have won the coin toss and elected to bowl

radio at 7 pm

Odinlass: "SLK's bowlers will need to outbowl GAW, irrespective of the toss, if they want to win today. Can't depend only on Noor and Alzarri."

Narps




Lets see how you do tonite ...

Halliwell missing since hE pal..Otis left Yorkshire...

In reply to sgtdjones



Him again?

In reply to sgtdjones

FAF mekkin a ton tonite

In reply to Narper

You having a party in T&T tonight ...?

In reply to googley

nah fight up. is all gambling and oil. guyana lose this wan and then beat barbados, and mash up Sammy and them in d
final

I liming with a group.
Won't be posting.
I don't like to post on the wagon using my phone

Dem fellas here still cussing ....dem dislike bajans

Lights
Camera
Action

!!!

In reply to Narper

LOL....

Trini's will be cussing till the end of CPL...

Have a great lime...

In reply to Raskil

Who are you picking tonight, Rasky?

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0.1
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Motie to du Plessis, no run
Slip in place. Comes around the wicket, back of a length and turns away sharply outside off, draws him forward and beats the outside edge

0.6
4
Motie to du Plessis, FOUR runs

end of over 1
6 runs
SLK: 6/0
CRR: 6.00

Faf du Plessis
5 (4b 1x4)
Johnson Charles
1 (2b)

Gudakesh Motie
1-0-6-0

In reply to sgtdjones

GAW

My FL points are heavily based on them.

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1.2
4
Pretorius to Charles, FOUR runs

Slammed! Shimmies to the leg side and drills the short ball on middle and off past mid-off for a cracking boundary. That is audacious!

1.3
6
Pretorius to Charles, SIX runs
That is ruthless! Stomps down the pitch and clubs it way over long-on for the first six of the innings, too far ahead in terms of thinking and outsmarting Pretorius, dominating the contest

1.5
4
Pretorius to Charles, FOUR runs
On a length with a slight away nibble at off, Charles stays deep, holds his stance and mows it downtown, taking the aerial route and it's a beautiful flow of the bat and high arms, marvelously fashioned four

end of over 2
15 runs
SLK: 21/0
CRR: 10.50

Johnson Charles
16 (8b 2x4 1x6)
Faf du Plessis
5 (4b 1x4)

Dwaine Pretorius
1-0-15-0
Gudakesh Motie
1-0-6-0

Faff is the key going forward, JC will do his thing also.

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2.3
6
Motie to du Plessis, SIX runs
Flighted delivery on a length just outside off, drags it from the line and plonks it just over midwicket, Hetmyer gamely jumped two-handed but got no dice, just clears the rope

2.6
6
Motie to Charles, SIX runs

end of over 3
14 runs
SLK: 35/0
CRR: 11.66

Johnson Charles
23 (11b 2x4 2x6)
Faf du Plessis
12 (7b 1x4 1x6)

Gudakesh Motie
2-0-20-0
Dwaine Pretorius
1-0-15-0

In reply to googley

Smdh. GAW playing with 10 men

In reply to Raskil

Jeremy said spin will destroy St Lucia Kings...

In reply to Madmax

OH , Jeremy is ill ?

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3.4
4
Shepherd to Charles, FOUR runs
Short of a length with no real movement off the deck and around the line off, clears front leg and clobbers a pull past square leg for a four; impeccable timing and placement

3.5
4
Shepherd to Charles, FOUR runs
Shepherd to Charles, FOUR runs
Back-to-back boundaries! Makes it look ridiculously easy. Shortish and angling into his body, he steps leg-side and lofts it over Charles head for a sizzling boundary

3.6
4
Shepherd to Charles, FOUR runs
It's raining boundaries, he is miles ahead of him in thinking. Steps away to the leg side and Shepherd follows him, ends up bowling in his hitting arc and Charles takes the aerial route, clonking him to square leg boundary, bounced inside the rope, the carnage continues.

end of over 4
12 runs
SLK: 46/0
CRR: 11.50

Johnson Charles
34 (17b 5x4 2x6)
Faf du Plessis
12 (7b 1x4 1x6)

Romario Shepherd
1-0-12-0
Gudakesh Motie
2-0-20-0