CPL 2024, GUY vs TKR Match Highlights: Pooran’s Ton, Salamkheil And Hinds’ Three-Fer Flattens Warriors
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Nicholas Pooran's third T20 century consigned Warriors to a huge defeat [Source: @TKRiders/x]
Trinbago Knight Riders engulfed table-toppers Guyana Amazon Warriors at Guyana’s Providence Stadium in the final league match of the CPL 2024 season. The win helped the Knight Riders finish at number three on the points table to round up the playoff’s fixtures.
Here’s the timeline of how GUY vs TKR panned out in Guyana:
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GUY vs TKR Highlights: Jason Roy Mere Spectator Amidst Pooran’s Blitz
Trinbago Knight Riders lost opening batter Shaqkere Parris for a three-ball duck to Imran Tahir in the first over of the match. His early dismissal turned out to be a serendipitous twist for the Knight Riders, as they were rewarded with the early arrival of blistering wicketkeeper-batter Nicholas Pooran.
The explosive number three shared a 152-run second-wicket partnership with Englishman Jason Roy, who chipped in with mere 34 runs from 26 balls during their time together in the middle. Pooran clobbered nine boundaries and eight huge sixes in the process to notch up his third T20 century from just 57 balls in the 14th over.
GUY vs TKR Highlights: Joseph’s Three-Fer Leads Warriors Fightback
The 152-run partnership between Nicholas Pooran and Jason Roy was eventually halted by the latter’s departure courtesy of Warriors paceman Shamar Joseph. The speedster also dismissed Pooran at 101 off 59 balls to briefly signal his team’s fightback of some sorts in the slog overs.
Joseph (3-50) and Dwaine Pretorius additionally accounted for the prized-scalps of dangermen Tim David and Andre Russell respectively before captain Kieron Pollard (19* off 13) and Keacy Carty (27* off 13) bludgeoned fiery cameos to turbo-charge the Knight Riders total to 211-5 by the completion of their innings.
GUY vs TKR Highlights: Warriors Collapse From 64-1 To 88-8
Despite losing opener Kevlon Anderson for just a run to Nathan Edward in the second over of the innings, the Guyana Amazon Warriors had their chase perfectly set up by Rahmanullah Gurbaz (36 off 22) and number three Shai Hope (28 off 19). Both cricketers smeared three boundaries and a couple of sixes each in their sweltering top-order cameos to blaze the Warriors to 64-1 inside the first seven overs.
However, an unsuspecting collapse, initiated by Akeal Hosein and further exploited by Terrance Hinds (3-17) and Waqar Salamkheil (3-26) ensured the Warriors lost their next seven wickets in the space of just 26 balls to crash to 88-8.
GUY vs TKR Highlights: Edward Mops Up Warriors Tail To Stamp Big TKR Win
Guyana Amazon Warriors spinners Gudakesh Motie (26*) and Imran Tahir (20) added some stability to their team’s faltering run-chase response by partnering up for 49 fighting runs for the ninth wicket. Both tailenders listed valiant 20s each before TKR’s new ball paceman Nathan Edward returned to mop up the Warriors tail to stamp a huge 74-run win for the visitors.
Regardless of the defeat, the Warriors finished the league stage at the top of the CPL 2024 points table and will now face St Lucia Kings in the impending first qualifier.
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