Get Ball by Ball Commentary of St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs Barbados Royals, Caribbean Premier League 2018, 26th Match

What a game, what a chase. First the Patriots cruised, then they lost their way, then recovered, then looked like they will be choked. In the end, they've finished this off in a blaze of glory. The man of the match? Fabien Allen, who finishes 65 not out off 34 balls. The most anyone's chased down in an over in the CPL is 17. Drakes, the young man on debut, was under pressure even though he was defending 17, but he'll learn from this experience. Great show of spirit from Jason Holder in walking up to Allen and embracing him in a hug. Defeats like these can be a bitter pill to swallow. This is now the sixth straight loss for Barbados Tridents.

Fabian Allen is the Player of the Match. He's clearly a man of few words. "Just stuck to my plans, believed in myself," he says, making it look ridiculously easy. "Best innings I've played so far."

19.4

1lb

Drakes to Allen, 1 leg bye, swings, misses, the ball rolls off the pad into the leg side and they scamper a leg bye. This is the first time Patriots have chased down 150 plus in the CPL.

Now he'll bowl from around the stumps

19.3

Drakes to Allen, FOUR, wallops this full toss over midwicket. One bounce to the boundary, that makes it scores level. He celebrated prematurely thinking that was going all the way. Drakes miscalculated again, going for a yorker. Oh, gosh. Spare a thought for the young man

19.2

Drakes to Allen, SIX, where has he walloped this? Out of the ground! This time, Drakes went full. It was almost as if the batsman knew what was coming. Just made a hint of room and then teed off like a golfer. Straight hit, super hit. One strike away from victory.

Down to 11 off five, Holder goes up to his young bowler to have a chat.

19.1

Drakes to Allen, SIX, flat-batted over the bowler's head, smashed just wide of the sightscreen to bring up his half-century. Too short, he had enough time and power to make room and belt this.

Dominic Drakes, on debut, will bowl the final over. Up against a guy who has been striking at 160. Big pressure over coming up.

END OF OVER:
19 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | STKNP: 152/8 (17 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.00, RRR: 17.00)

Jeremiah Louis0 (2b)
Fabian Allen48 (30b)

Wahab Riaz4-0-30-1
Jason Holder4-0-27-1

18.6

Wahab Riaz to Louis, no run, squeezed to the man at the edge of the ring at cover, they don't take the run. Allen, who has been denied a lot of the strike of late, will have to try and get 17 off six

18.5

Wahab Riaz to Louis, no run, squeezes this yorker length to cover.

18.4

Wahab Riaz to Joseph, OUT, the yorker has done the trick, couldn't get under this one. Swung through blindly, the ball tailed away late to flatten off stump. Superb delivery. All things right, except it may be a no-ball. In the end, the benefit of doubt is given to the bowler, because it appeared as if there was something behind the line on the first landing point.

AS Joseph b Wahab Riaz 7 (8b 1x4 0x6) SR: 87.50

18.3

Wahab Riaz to Joseph, no run, slants a full delivery across, looked to carve behind point but lets it go in the end.

18.2

Wahab Riaz to Joseph, FOUR, this is walloped one bounce over the infield, mid-on was a mere spectator. Super hit.

18.1

Wahab Riaz to Joseph, 2 runs, slices this full delivery into the gap at deep point.

END OF OVER:
18 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | STKNP: 146/7 (23 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.11, RRR: 11.50)

Alzarri Joseph1 (4b)
Fabian Allen48 (30b)

Jason Holder4-0-27-1
Wahab Riaz3-0-24-0

17.6

Holder to Joseph, 1 run, clips this to deep square leg.

17.6

Holder to Joseph, 1 wide, slips this down leg, looks to help it along the way but is beaten.

17.5

Holder to Joseph, no run, has he gloved this pull? No wide called, big appeal.

17.4

Holder to Joseph, no run, beaten on the pull that he tried to fetch from outside off.

17.3

Holder to Joseph, no run, tucks this full delivery to midwicket

17.2

Holder to Cutting, OUT, the leg stump has been flattened as he misses an ugly heave. What was he trying to do? Why? The required rate was well under control. Length ball sliding in, skid through as well. Needed to just give a single to Allen. Poor from Cutting.

BCJ Cutting b Holder 11 (14b 0x4 0x6) SR: 78.57

17.1

Holder to Allen, 1 run, drills this full delivery to long-on.

END OF OVER:
17 | 12 Runs | STKNP: 143/6 (26 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.41, RRR: 8.66)

Fabian Allen47 (29b)
Ben Cutting11 (13b)

Wahab Riaz3-0-24-0
Jason Holder3-0-24-0

16.6

Wahab Riaz to Allen, 1 run, full toss that has been walloped towards long-off, where Drakes is hit on the shin as he tries to dive and stop that.

16.5

Wahab Riaz to Cutting, 1 run, full toss on off to the man at the edge of the ring at cover.

16.4

Wahab Riaz to Allen, 1 run, squeezes this yorker to mid-on for a quick single

16.3

Wahab Riaz to Allen, FOUR, threads the gap at cover. Stayed put even as he made room, got underneath the length of this full delivery and drilled it through extra cover.

16.3

5nb

Wahab Riaz to Allen, (no ball) FOUR, oh, dear. He's not only bowled one in the slot to be belted down the ground, but has also overstepped in the process. Free-hit coming up

16.2

Wahab Riaz to Allen, no run, another yorker-length ball that drifts away, beaten as he looks to squeeze behind point

16.1

Wahab Riaz to Allen, no run, good delivery, sees batsman making room and slips this full and across. Allen steps out to slog over cover but is beaten

You'd surely back the chasing team here, unless Wahab bowls his yorkers to precision. Here we go

Patriots INNINGS		R	B
CH Gayle	caught	22	18
E Lewis	caught	19	13
HE van der Dussen	bowled	4	2
Mahmudullah	caught	15	19
AP Devcich	bowled	8	7
I Khaleel	run out	1	2
FA Allen	not out	64	34
BCJ Cutting	bowled	11	14
AS Joseph	bowled	7	8
JS Louis	not out	0	2
T Shamsi
EXTRAS	(lb 8, w 9, nb 1)
TOTAL	169 (8 wkts; 19.4 ovs)

Tridents BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
Mohammad Irfan	4.0	37	3	9.25	(2w)
DC Drakes	2.4	37	0	13.87
RL Chase	1.0	11	0	11.00
Wahab Riaz	4.0	30	1	7.50	(1nb)
I Khan	4.0	19	2	4.75	(1w)
JO Holder	4.0	27	1	6.75	(2w)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	37	CH Gayle	E Lewis
2nd	4	CH Gayle	HE van der Dussen
3rd	11	CH Gayle	Mahmudullah
4th	20	Mahmudullah	AP Devcich
5th	1	I Khaleel	Mahmudullah
6th	19	Mahmudullah	FA Allen
7th	52	BCJ Cutting	FA Allen
8th	8	FA Allen	AS Joseph
9th	17	FA Allen	JS Louis

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
BR	0	0	0	0	0
GAW	0	0	0	0	0
STKNP	0	0	0	0	0
SLK	0	0	0	0	0
TKR	0	0	0	0	0

END OF OVER:
19 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | STKNP: 152/8 (17 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.00, RRR: 17.00)

END OF OVER:
18 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | STKNP: 146/7 (23 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.11, RRR: 11.50)

END OF OVER:
17 | 12 Runs | STKNP: 143/6 (26 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.41, RRR: 8.66)

Match Coverage

Allen inflicts sixth straight loss for Tridents

Patriots 2nd innings Partnerships

Caribbean Premier League

END OF OVER:19 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | STKNP: 152/8 (17 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.00, RRR: 17.00)

END OF OVER:18 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | STKNP: 146/7 (23 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.11, RRR: 11.50)

END OF OVER:17 | 12 Runs | STKNP: 143/6 (26 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.41, RRR: 8.66)

Allen inflicts sixth straight loss for Tridents

END OF OVER:
19 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | STKNP: 152/8 (17 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.00, RRR: 17.00)

END OF OVER:
18 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | STKNP: 146/7 (23 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.11, RRR: 11.50)

END OF OVER:
17 | 12 Runs | STKNP: 143/6 (26 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.41, RRR: 8.66)