In-form St Kitts & Nevis Patriots (SKN) will be keen to continue their winning run when they square off against Guyana Amazon Warriors (GUY) in match 8 of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2021. Both sides met on Saturday, and St Kitts & Nevis Patriots clinched a comfortable eight-wicket win.
Openers Devon Thomas and Evin Lewis struck half-centuries in St Kitts & Nevis Patriots’ comfortable win over Guyana Amazon Warriors. Dominic Drakes’ three wicket-haul restricted the five-time runners-up to 146/8 in 20 overs. Fawad Ahmed claimed two wickets, while Sheldon Cottrell, Dwayne Bravo, and Fabian Allen, too, were on the wickets column. The Guyana Amazon Warriors’ opening pair made 113 in 82 balls and steered them home with seven balls remaining.
Guyana Amazon Warriors were outplayed by St Kitts & Nevis Patriots as they tasted their first defeat in the CPL 2021 season. Chandrapaul Hemraj and Mohammad Hafeez were the only bright sparks in the match, while Nicholas Pooran, batted at No.7, scored a quickfire 23. In the bowling department, Ashmead Nedd went wicketless in the second match in a row. Hafeez bowled economically but couldn’t pick up a wicket.
Top Five Fantasy Points scorers (previous match)
SKN: E Lewis (104 pts), D Thomas (84 pts), D Drakes (79 pts), F Ahmed (54 pts), S Cottrell (33 pts)
GUY: M Hafeez (52 pts), C Hemraj (50 pts), N Pooran (45 pts), N-ul-Haq Murid (39 pts), I Tahir (33 pts)
CPL 2021 Stats
Most Runs: SKN – E Lewis (68 runs); GUY – S Hetmyer (58 runs)
Most Wickets: SKN – D Drakes (5 wickets); GUY – R Shepherd, I Tahir (3 wickets)
Most Sixes: SKN – E Lewis (5 sixes); GUY – C Hemraj (5 sixes)
Most Fours: SKN – D Thomas (8 fours); GUY – S Hetmyer (4 fours)
Most Catches: SKN – Asif A, J Da Silva, E Lewis, S Rutherford, D Thomas (2 catches); GUY – N Pooran (3 catches)
Squads
SKN (likely): D Thomas, J Da Silva; Asif A, E Lewis, S Rutherford; F Allen, D Bravo; S Cottrell, F Ahmed, P Meekeren, D Drakes
GUY (likely): N Pooran; S Malik, S Hetmyer, C Hemraj, B King; O Smith, M Hafeez; I Tahir, R Shepherd, K Sinclair, N-ul-Haq Murid
Parameswaran Sankaranarayanan
Parameswaran Sankaranarayan is a sports enthusiast who has worked in print, website, and other digital platforms. He was part of the editorial team of first-ever Indian football-based website - IndianFootball.com (now defunct) - and passionately follows the latest happenings in world football. During his time as a journalist, he had the opportunity to interact with some of the iconic personalities in Indian sports and witness some memorable moments in Indian football.
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