02/09Result
28th Match (N), Caribbean Premier League at Kingston, Sep 1 2017
Amazon won by 9 wkts (57b rem)
Player of the Match
Chadwick Walton
Chadwick WaltonGuyana Amazon Warriors
02/09Result
28th Match (N), Caribbean Premier League at Kingston, Sep 1 2017
Amazon won by 9 wkts (57b rem)
Player of the Match
Chadwick Walton
Chadwick WaltonGuyana Amazon Warriors

10.46pm That chase happened in a flash. If your head's spinning and you're struggling to recollect details after watching that innings, that's only normal. A 150-run target mowed down in 10-and-a-half overs. It was brutal, it was savage and it was a lopsided annihilation of the defending champions. Guyana have all but sealed their playoffs berth. Their net run rate has shot up massively. Barbados Tridents now need to outdo this demolition, which is a seemingly impossible task.

Chadwick Walton is Player of the Match. "I ran out of pages in my notebook, but there is a rivalry going on (with Kesrick Williams)," he says. "It has been years that we have been doing this now, good fun. I've done a lot of work with the coaches. We were just thinking about giving our team a fighting chance. There is still a game of cricket, we will have to wait and see (if we have qualified)."

"I think we worked hard for this victory," says Warriors captain Rayad Emrit. "I didn't expect myself that we would do it in 11 overs. We knew if we got wickets, it was difficult for a new batsman to come in and start hitting. Our bowlers did it for us again in this game. We did a couple of things different at the top of the order. We sent in Tanvir, he didn't get going tonight, but from there, we started winning games. We knew that is going to count at the end of the day. Winning was most important, but doing it in 11 overs helped."

"I thought the Amazon Warriors outplayed us in every department," concedes Kumar Sangakkara. "I thought we were 15 runs short with the bat. I thought we played very well against Patriots and defended that well. I thought 160 would have given us a chance, but they took the attack to us. Being in the top two is nice, but it all depends on the games. But whoever we play, we need to play a lot better than we did tonight."

Sangakkara kind of hit the nail in the head there. Much as finishing in the top two helps, with this kind of performance it doesn't really matter. That was just tonight, though. Tallawahs have been good in the tournament otherwise and are second currently. That assault was certainly breathless. Anyone up for a Super Over tomorrow when Tridents clash with Knight Riders? Goodbye for now.

10.3
1
McCarthy to Ronchi, 1 run, punches a length ball to long-on and they jog the single to seal the win
10.2
4
McCarthy to Ronchi, FOUR, short and wide, cut away through point. Scores level
10.1
1
McCarthy to Walton, 1 run, flat, back of a length, punched to long-on

END OF OVER:
10 | 21 Runs | GAW: 144/1 (6 runs required from 60 balls, RR: 14.40, RRR: 0.60)

  • Chadwick Walton83 (39b)
  • Luke Ronchi50 (27b)
  • Kesrick Williams2-0-46-0
  • Mahmudullah3-0-38-0

Six runs to get, but nothing before a little drinks break.

9.6
1
Williams to Walton, 1 run, nudged to midwicket to end the over with a single
9.5
1
Williams to Ronchi, 1 run, length ball, angling in, whipped to midwicket for one. Fifty for Ronchi. A 27-ball half-century and he has played second fiddle. How often do you hear that?
9.4
2
Williams to Ronchi, 2 runs, short of a length, swivels around and pulls behind square, deep midwicket runs across and fields it
9.3
1
Williams to Walton, 1 run, pushed to covers
9.2
6
Williams to Walton, SIX, finally Williams doesn't overstep and finally Guyana capitalise on a free-hit. Length ball, deposited over long-on. Walton makes a footnote on his bat, in keeping with Williams' imaginary notebook celebration
9.2
2nb
Williams to Ronchi, (no ball) 1 run, short and wide, slapped over covers. There is a man at sweeper and it goes straight to him. Alright, so that's a hat-tick of no-balls in this over

Free-hit continues

9.2
2nb
Williams to Walton, (no ball) 1 run, slower length ball outside off, Walton doesn't go for a big shot for some reason, just opens the face of the bat to run it down to third man. But Williams has overstepped again

Free-hit coming up

9.2
5nb
Williams to Walton, (no ball) FOUR, short, angled in, Walton whips it off the hips with the front leg out of the way. Through deep backward square, and the bowler has overstepped by a big margin
9.1
1lb
Williams to Ronchi, 1 leg bye, fullish, angling down, gets down and nudges it around the corner to short fine

END OF OVER:
9 | 22 Runs | GAW: 123/1 (27 runs required from 11 overs, RR: 13.66, RRR: 2.45)

  • Chadwick Walton70 (34b)
  • Luke Ronchi46 (23b)
  • Mahmudullah3-0-38-0
  • Mohammad Sami2-0-14-0
8.6
6
Mahmudullah to Walton, SIX, another six for Walton. Gets a harmless length ball that he thwacks straight down. Well over the boundary
8.5
4
Mahmudullah to Walton, FOUR, and that's the 100 of the partnership, off 52 balls Comes up with a slog through midwicket to this length ball
8.5
1w
Mahmudullah to Walton, 1 wide, floats up really full, dipping ball that drifts away outside off
8.4
6
Mahmudullah to Walton, SIX, this is all too easy. Another blow for Tallawahs on a night of massacre. This is pulled over deep square leg with ferocious power. Nothing length and spinning into him and he powers it with the turn
8.3
0
Mahmudullah to Walton, no run, walks across and shapes up for a pull but it's not short enough. Gets hit on the pad but heading down leg as the turn seems to suggest
8.2
1
Mahmudullah to Ronchi, 1 run, length ball, spinning in on middle and leg, punched to long-on
8.1
4
Mahmudullah to Ronchi, FOUR, And the carnage continues. Flat, back of a length, backs away and hammers a cut through extra cover

END OF OVER:
8 | 5 Runs | GAW: 101/1 (49 runs required from 12 overs, RR: 12.62, RRR: 4.08)

  • Luke Ronchi41 (21b)
  • Chadwick Walton54 (30b)
  • Mohammad Sami2-0-14-0
  • Mahmudullah2-0-16-0

Akshay G will take you through to the end of the game

7.6
1
Mohammad Sami to Ronchi, 1 run, shortish outside off, slapped to long-off for a run.
7.5
1
Mohammad Sami to Walton, 1 run, good length outside off, chipped to long-off for a single
7.4
0
Mohammad Sami to Walton, no run, good length outside off, 138 kph, defended back
7.3
1
Mohammad Sami to Ronchi, 1 run, 122 kph, good length outside off, sliced to backward point for a tight run