Match Details
Right then. A huge victory for Barbados Royals by 45 runs. Jason Holder’s men have nailed a comprehensive win, after getting thrashed by Guyana Amazon Warriors in the last fixture.
It was a complete team effort, if we take some fielding efforts out of the context. All the Royal batters played vital parts in the first innings. But it wasn’t a one-player effort as all of them helped the team to step up.
After notching 185 runs, the bowlers defended the total with some class. They bagged wickets on regular intervals and never allowed Guyana to breathe in the second innings. An explosive line-up like the Warriors were always under the pump.
Amir made King nick off in the first over, then Holder deceived Hemraj to get him on a slower one, before Reifer picked Hetmyer, to leave the batting side on 31 for 3 inside the Powerplay. Pooran came out to slog the ball across the park, but he played one too many and was undone by Lintott. The middle and lower middle-order was cleaned by Nyeen Young.
Odeon Smith, then, used his long handle to create some artificial excitement. To be fair, he struck the ball clean in his knock of 43 where he smoked four maximums and two boundaries, to make the Royal bowlers sweat hard to clean up the tails. In the end, Motie became Reifer’s prey and Smith became the last wicket to fall.
Despite this win, Barbados Royals are still languishing at the bottom, but they have shown the spark to play in the last three matches.