Rahkeem Cornwall in action | PC: Twitter
Barbados Royals, on Tuesday (September 27) became the first finalists of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2022 as they outfoxed Guyana Amazon Warriors by 87 runs in a high-scoring Qualifier 1 at Providence Stadium, Guyana.
Rahkeem Cornwall was the star of the show for Barbados Royals. After playing a breathtaking knock of 54-ball 91 with the bat, the right-arm spinner picked two crucial wickets in his two-over spell to stifle Guyana Amazon Warriors completely.
Chasing the humongous target of 196 runs, the Amazon Warriors never got going as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals and were put on the back foot.
Skipper Shimron Hetmyer, with 37 off 29 balls, was their highest run-scorer as the Amazon Warriors skittled out for just 108 runs in 17.4 overs.
Left-arm quick Ramon Simmonds was at his best with the ball as he wrecked the backbone of Guyana's batting lineup, picking a three-wicket haul while conceding just 17 runs in his three overs' spell.
Rahkeem Cornwall and Mujeeb Ur Rahman bagged two wickets each while the likes of Kyle Mayers, Jason Holder, and Hayden Walsh Jr. got one scalp apiece.
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