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CPL 2024, GUY Vs ABF Match Highlights: Moeen Ali, Pretorius Fuel Warriors' Climb To The Top Of The Table

Moeen Ali's all-round brilliance levelled Falcons (x.com)Moeen Ali's all-round brilliance levelled Falcons (x.com)

Guyana Amazon Warriors jumped to the top of the CPL 2024 points table after defeating Antigua & Barbuda Falcons in match number 23 of the competition at the Providence Stadium.

Here’s the timeline of how GUY vs ABF panned out in Guyana:

GUY vs ABF Highlights: Warriors 63-4 Around Halfway Stage

Batting first, Guyana Amazon Warriors lost opener Raymon Reifer to Mohammad Amir for a sluggish 17-ball five in the fifth over of the match. Experimental number three Gudakesh Motie added just eight from his end before he misread Imad Wasim at 33-2.

Hassan Khan and Hayden Walsh prevented Azam Khan (29 off 24) and an explosive Shimron Hetmyer (13 off 4) from flourishing as the Warriors crashed to 63-4 around the halfway stage of the innings.

GUY vs ABF Highlights: Moeen Ali Anchors Warriors Up To 135

Imad Wasim knocked over Shai Hope at 85-5 to claim figures of 2-39 from four overs. Mohammad Amir got rid off a well-set Romario Shepherd to snare sensational four-over spell with 2-15. Amidst tumbling wickets at one end, a calm-and-composed Moeen Ali cautiously churned out 42 runs from the other off just 33 deliveries with three boundaries and three sixes.

His lower-order calculated cameo elevated the Guyana Amazon Warriors to a competitive 135-7 on a slow Guyana surface.

GUY vs ABF Highlights: Slow Start Keeps Falcons Behind From The Outset

Chasing 136, Antigua & Barbuda Falcons lost each of their top four batters within the first 10 overs of the innings to reach 54-4, with Kofi James himself accounting for 27 of those runs from 23 balls. Openers Brandon King and Justin Greaves were clattered by Dwaine Pretorius and Gudakesh Motie upfront before captain Imran Tahir came to the fore with successive wickets of Hassan Khan and a well-set Kofi James.

GUY vs ABF Highlights: Moeen Ali & Pretorius Run Through Falcons’ Lower Half

Emboldened by his top-scoring act earlier in the game, Guyana Amazon Warriors’ English import Moeen Ali claimed three wickets in his four overs at the expense of just nine runs. Some of Moeen’s victims included the prized-scalps of dangermen Imad Wasim and Fabian Allen as the Falcons crashed further at 76-7.

Their dwindling hopes were further demolished by a clean-up job from Shamar Joseph (1-14) and Dwaine Pretorius (3-9) as the two speedsters ran through the tail to envelop the entire Falcons innings for 108 in 18.5 overs. Guyana Amazon Warriors ended up claiming a 27-run win to jump to the top of the CPL 2024 points table.