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Match Details
GAW vs TKR 20th Match, CPL 2023
GAW
175-419.1
Guyana Amazon Warriors won by 6 wickets 🏆
TKR
20.0172-8
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Player of the Match
Saim Ayub
Guyana Amazon Warriors62(43)
GAW - 2nd Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 6 Over | 49 | 39 | 10 Over | 78 | 81 | 15 Over | 122 | 122 |
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TKR - 1st Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 6 Over | 48 | 47 | 10 Over | 75 | 67 | 15 Over | 109 | 116 | 20 Over | 175 | 172 |
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So, that is it from myself, Karthik Raj, my co-commentator, Deepak and our scorer for the game, Ashok Dayma. Do stay tuned and join our coverage of the CPL and WCPL tomorrow. Until then, it is a warm good-bye from us!
Imran Tahir (Guyana Amazon Warriors captain): "It was a fantastic game. Happy to be on the winning side. The plan we had when we went to bowl, was pleased with the execution. Wanted the openers to bat a bit longer today and really happy with how they played. He is a talented player and that is why we got him. He has been getting 30s and 40s and glad to see him get a big score today. All in all, a great team performance. Want to thank all the Guyanese fans."
Kieron Pollard (Trinbago Knight Riders Captain): "You know, you try different things, obviously being a left-hander and I thought Akeal did a brilliant job. Obviously, you know, when he started, the talk would have been why this, that the other. But at the end of the day, we know his capabilities inside our dressing room and I think he played a fantastic innings.
[Talking about batting] I'm not concerned about it. Again, one loss is not going to make us concerned. We have been batting pretty decently. Yes, we had a fault in the last game. [Speaking about fielding] I'll tell you, nothing is a concern right now. I think we are playing some very good cricket. These things happen in cricket. We're just going to go back, we're just going to analyze and we're going to come back tomorrow."
Saim Ayub (Player of the Match): "Yeah, I am enjoying it very much because the team environment is very good and also the Caribbean environment is always enjoyable. It was the part of the game and I tried to enjoy every bit of the game. Hope is an experienced guy, was nice to bat with him, and the partnership was crucial."
Player of the match: Saim Ayub.
Just as TRK looked down and out, Saim’s poorly executed scoop shot saw Russell taking a cracking return catch. Yet, Azam Khan joined Hope in the middle and the pair released the pressure with some maximums. Eventually, Ali Khan removed Hope in the 17th over but it was too late by then. The American pacer delayed the inevitable by dismissing Shimron Hetmyer in the penultimate over but Azam smashed a maximum off Russell to wrap up the game with balls to spare
What a cracking chase from Guyana as they continue to remain as the only unbeaten side in the tournament. Chasing 173 for victory, Guyana didn’t get off to a great start as Chandrapaul Hemraj flicked a harmless delivery from Russell straight to Pooran at deep backward square-leg in the third over. The pair of Saim Ayub and Shai Hope saw through the Powerplay without any more damage but the asking rate increased to more than 9.5 runs per over.
However, the young Saim stepped on the accelerator to help Guyana fetch 14 runs off the seventh and eighth overs. At the other end, Hope struggled to get a move on with him particularly struggling against Waqar Salamkheil. Hope lived dangerously with a miscued slog-sweep evading the long-on fielder while Lorcan Tucker fumbled a stumping opportunity too in the 13th over. Saim reached his maiden CPL fifty and also benefited in Waqar’s over as Pooran tipped the ball over the fence at long-on to gift a maximum.
19.1 A Russell to A Khan
6 SIX! Straight down the ground! Full and on the stumps. Azam gets his bat in the line of the ball and lofts it straight down the ground with a high elbow as the ball sails over the ropes for a biggie. The winning streak continues for the Warriors as they win by 6 wickets with 5 balls to spare.
The Warriors need 4 runs in the last over. Who will bowl the last over? Well, Andre Russell will bowl the final over of the match.
OVER 19
Guyana Amazon Warriors
169/4
Romario Shepherd
0(1)
Azam Khan
23(13)
Ali Khan
2-30(4.0)
18.6 A Khan to R Shepherd
0 Full length around off. Shepherd pushes it to covers for a dot.
18.5 A Khan to S Hetmyer
W WICKET! Is there any twist in the tale? Full toss on the stumps. Hetmyer clears his front leg and swings across the line of the ball but miscues it towards long-on where the fielder makes no mistake and takes a sitter.
18.4 A Khan to A Khan
1 Full and on the stumps. Azam whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
18.3 A Khan to A Khan
0 Short of a length delivery outside off. Azam tries to uppercut it but misses.
18.2 A Khan to S Hetmyer
1 In the and dropped. Short of a length delivery on the stumps. Hetmyer pulls at it but mistimes it as the ball flies towards deep backward square leg where the fielder runs in and gets his both hands on it but fails to hold onto it. A single is taken.
18.1 A Khan to S Hetmyer
6 SIX! Straight down the ground! Over the wicket. Full and on the stumps. Hetmyer clears his front leg and smokes it straight down the ground for a biggie.
Equation: 12 needed off 12 balls now.
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