20.09.2021,16:09 744 0

Rovman Powell, Andre Russell Fire up Tallawahs

Rovman Powell, Andre Russell Fire up Tallawahs as Patriots Stumble Again

Jamaica Tallawahs maintained the hopes of getting into the knockout of the CPL with a win of 22 runs against St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in the recent game played at Warner Park. Additionally, Shammah Brooks was the top scorer for the team with 43 runs. However, they were grateful to a six-laden duo cameo from Andre Russell and Rovman Powell, who helped the team get to a challenging score.

The loss was table-topping third in a line post; they had started the CPL league collecting five consecutive wins. This left the team with two fixtures against the Knight Riders, which is presently lying in second to confirm their advance towards the semifinals.

A 170-run target was only a couple of runs more than 167 runs that the Patriots had chased within the fixture between the sides in the previous week. However, Sherfane Rutherford, who was the Player of the Match on occasion, skipped the match after splitting his webbing on the hand. Moreover, captain Dwayne Bravo was also not fit to play at the comeback.

Chris Gayle, who has been replaced, was among the two Patriots wickets to drop in the Powerplay as they took 34 to 2 with merely four boundaries. Moreover, Evin Lewis was caught back off Migael Pretorius for five, and Gayle was bowled by the first ball of Chris Green, leaving Joshua Da Silva and Devon Thomas with a job to rebuild the game.

And the pair took this brief too seriously because Patriots reached 56 for two the halfway, requiring 114 more at around two runs a ball. In the ninth over, Da Silva took Veerasammy Permaul over long-on for six. And with the same bowler, he took a series of fours in the eleventh over prior to benefit from the two drop-in many overs. However, in the 13th over, he was run out, collecting 28 runs off 31 balls. However, in response, Thomas hit a six and four in the balls of Carlos Brathwaite and scored 79 off 35 balls.

Rovman Powell, Andre Russell Fire up Tallawahs as Patriots Stumble Again

Fabian Allen and Dominic Drakes cleared the ropes a couple of times to keep the win just within the range. However, Pretorius finished with three off 26 as Tallawahs concluded their third win of the hero CPL post-three-series defeats.

Tallawahs made a strong start to the innings, with Kennar Lewis combining the second and third balls of Allen’s opening for six. Lewis went back in the Powerplay on the second delivery of Fawad Ahmed, hoicked recklessly to deep backward square leg. However, Brooks continued to keep things ticking as the franchise reached 74 for just two after ten overs. The third wicket was Kirk McKenzie.

Things turned south for Patriots when Powell thrashed Drake’s delivery for back-to-back sizes across the short leg-side boundary. The 11th over cost the Patriots 18 runs. Powells hit two more sixes in the next over delivered by Allen before hitting another cross-batted heave into the off-side; then Brooks started to find his range with Drakes leaking 13.

Things were about to get more complex as Paul van Meekeresn was tied for two sixes and two fours by Russell in one over that encompasses two wides and one no-ball. He went on to hit 24 runs. Meekeren and Drakes responded well to batsmen by giving just seven runs in the 19th and 20th over. However, by that time, Tallawahs had already made a solid stance in the game.

CPL Ranking Board

Teams M L T N/R PT
Trinbago Knight Riders 10 6 4 0 12
Guyana Amazon Warriors 10 6 4 0 12
St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots 10 6 4 0 12
St. Lucia Kings 10 5 5 0 10
Jamaica Tallawahs 10 4 6 0 8
Barbados Royals 10 3 7 0 6

 

Liked? Share:
0   voted
Similar articles
Top Biggest Victory Margins in Test Cricket
Top Biggest Victory Margins in Test Cricket
Read more

In this article, we look at the biggest Test win registered by England versus Australia in August 1938. We also look at other biggest wins in Test cricket registered since. Interestingly, all of these wins were innings victories with the most registered after imposing a follow-on against the losing side. England (Innings and 579 runs) […]

Top Shortest Test Matches Ever Played
Top Shortest Test Matches Ever Played
Read more

In this article, we look at the shortest Test match ever played. For our purpose, we have used the number of balls bowled as a measure. We have also ensured that the matches we considered were completed in all respects, whether or not interrupted by inclement weather. Australia vs South Africa, February 12-15, 1932 (656 […]

First Day-Night Test Match Ever Played
First Day-Night Test Match Ever Played
Read more

The first ever day-night Test match – the third match of a three-Test series during New Zealand’s tour of Australia – was hosted at Adelaide between November 27 and 29, 2015. In this article, we discuss the history of day-night cricket and review the first day-night Test match. Summary History of Cricket Under Lights Date […]

Longest Winning Streaks in Test Cricket History
Longest Winning Streaks in Test Cricket History
Read more

Test cricket is the longest format of the game. You can ask any player, and they will tell you that Test cricket is the most-renowned format of the sport when compared to ODI and T20. Due to such reasons, players [both past and present] love playing this format. Apart from being the longest, it’s also […]

Youngest Test Cricketers in History
Youngest Test Cricketers in History
Read more

There are many test cricketing nations out there that are all set to through young and fresh talent right at the deep end, believing the ideology that “if they are good enough, they are old enough”. There have been many cricket legends who started playing test cricket at a young age. Through this article, you […]

Youngest Test Captains in History
Youngest Test Captains in History
Read more

In cricket, it can be really difficult to lead a team in Test format. The captain needs top-notch qualities, including patience and a high concentration level for the next five days. Despite the challenges, Test stars proved themselves as the best youngest Test captain in history. Below is a table and a list of the […]