01/09Result
4th Match, Caribbean Premier League at North Sound, Sep 1 2024
Royals won by 9 wkts (27b rem)
Player of the Match
Quinton de Kock
Quinton de KockBarbados Royals
01/09Result
4th Match, Caribbean Premier League at North Sound, Sep 1 2024
Royals won by 9 wkts (27b rem)
Player of the Match
Quinton de Kock
Quinton de KockBarbados Royals

Three losses on the trot but Antigua will have a couple days' break to recover. Royals will have a longer break as they return on the sixth. For now, they'll look to stay fresh as they were today. St Kitts and Nevis Patriots play St Lucia Kings later tonight, join us for that. Thanks for tuning in here.

Rovman Powell, Royals captain: Good to start the CPL campaign the way we did. Bowlers justified the decision at the toss. QDK and Cornwall are great. Guys looked sharp and ready in the first game, which doesn't always happen. It's great. Once we have Quinny in our team, it gets better. Want youngsters to pick his brain.

Chris Green, Falcons captain: We were outplayed in all facets. They took the game away from us. Sometimes you gotta tip your hat and say well played. We've got seven games more, long time left. Gotta up our game and make more impetus with bat. Not panic station, gotta front up and play passionate and aggressive cricket. Parents are loving it, had a hit of golf. They've loved the atmosphere.

Quinton de Kock, POTM: We didn't have a big total, knew it was a good wicket, so wanted to give Jimbo the strike and capitalise myself in one of the overs. Wanted to get the odd boundary, rotate strike and bat normally. (Rahkeem) It's only our first game, bats with a lot of flare and takes the game forward. He can do all the hard work after getting him on strike. Hope that continues.

1:20pm: Hugs between the batters. Falcons suffered close losses in their first two games but get thumped here. McCoy, Holder and Theekshana set it up for Royals. De Kock and Cornwall launched away in the powerplay. James dropped de Kock with the score on 38 for 0, that was the only chance, ended up being very expensive. 76 runs off six overs and there was no coming back for Falcons. There was a minor rain break, during which Curtly Ambrose looked livid. But nothing that the bowlers tried seemed to come off. De Kock and Carty were happy to bide time and secure the win rather than going for an NRR boost. But it has gone up to 2.6 after doing it with 27 balls to spare.

15.3
6
Mohammad Amir to de Kock, SIX, Clattered downtown to complete a comprehensive win. De Kock gets on one knee and heaves it with a cross-bat, over straight long-on. Was a slower one on fifth, waited for nicely.
15.2
4
Mohammad Amir to de Kock, FOUR, In de Kock's half, smashed over cover. Just three needed now. This was a pace-on half-volley, driven nicely
15.2
1w
Mohammad Amir to de Kock, 1 wide, Amir leaps away from the stumps before delivering the full ball angling away. Gets it over the tramline, let go. He cries 'oh' as it's called wide
15.1
1
Mohammad Amir to Brooks, 1 run, Length on the hips, clipped off the back foot to deep square leg
15.1
1w
Mohammad Amir to Brooks, 1 wide, Bumper. Brooks ducks under. Looked a marginal call for a wide. Given

END OF OVER:
15 | 10 Runs | BR: 136/1 (10 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 9.06, RRR: 2.00)

  • Quinton de Kock77 (43b)
  • Shamarh Brooks20 (27b)
  • Imad Wasim3-0-21-1
  • Mohammad Amir3-0-31-0
14.6
4
Imad Wasim to de Kock, FOUR, Sits up and gets swatted over midwicket. Not that short, doesn't need to be as it's so slow. Pulled deep into the outfield, de Kock gets to his highest CPL score
14.5
1
Imad Wasim to Brooks, 1 run, Nice late cut to short fine. Brooks laying bat on that from a high back-lift. Gets it off a length from fourth stump
14.4
1
Imad Wasim to de Kock, 1 run, Full on middle and leg, flicked to deep midwicket
14.3
1
Imad Wasim to Brooks, 1 run, Wide on a length, cut to deep point
14.3
1w
Imad Wasim to Brooks, 1 wide, Arm ball speared down leg, 94ks. Brooks was across towards middle to try and flick it fine. Misses
14.2
1
Imad Wasim to de Kock, 1 run, Pulls the length ball from outside off, to long-on
14.1
1
Imad Wasim to Brooks, 1 run, Couldn't have given more air. It's wide and spins away, square driven off the back foot to deep point

Around

END OF OVER:
14 | 7 Runs | BR: 126/1 (20 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 9.00, RRR: 3.33)

  • Quinton de Kock71 (40b)
  • Shamarh Brooks17 (24b)
  • Mohammad Amir3-0-31-0
  • Hayden Walsh3-0-21-0

Albert K gets straight to the heart of the issue -: "ABF can't make runs or take wickets."

13.6
0
Mohammad Amir to de Kock, no run, Around a yorker length on fifth, 133ks, QDK scythes it nicely but finds point
13.5
0
Mohammad Amir to de Kock, no run, Slower bumper springs above head. 132ks. Fifth stump, QDK doesn't see the need to play it
13.4
1
Mohammad Amir to Brooks, 1 run, Length on leg, nudged towards forward square leg
13.3
0
Mohammad Amir to Brooks, no run, Test ball. Fuller side of length, top of off. 132ks. Defended from the crease, goes off the outer-half of the bat, to backward point
13.2
1
Mohammad Amir to de Kock, 1 run, Full on leg, whipped to deep-backward square
13.2
1w
Mohammad Amir to de Kock, 1 wide, Slower bumper is too high. Wide given
13.1
4
Mohammad Amir to de Kock, FOUR, Lazy from Imad Wasim, who trods to the right from deep third. Ball was slowing down but he'd given up. Amir yells in anger. Imad has his hand up in apology. He's brought in to short fine leg.

Partnership on a run-a-ball 39. Will Royals look to accelerate now? Amir returns

END OF OVER:
13 | 11 Runs | BR: 119/1 (27 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 9.15, RRR: 3.85)

  • Quinton de Kock66 (36b)
  • Shamarh Brooks16 (22b)
  • Hayden Walsh3-0-21-0
  • Chris Green4-0-27-0
12.6
1
Walsh to de Kock, 1 run, Lack of pace has QDK toe a pull. Bottom hand comes off too, but gets it along the ground to long-on. Length ball going away through fifth, likely to have been a googly
12.5
1
Walsh to Brooks, 1 run, Flat on the fuller side of length. Fifth stump. Front-foot square caress to deep point
12.4
2
Walsh to Brooks, 2 runs, Half-tracker at pace, 99ks. Skids to top of middle and leg, pulled along the ground to the left of deep midwicket, good sliding stop
12.3
0
Walsh to Brooks, no run, Full and flat, at the stumps, worked back to the bowler
12.2
1
Walsh to de Kock, 1 run, Slaps it from fourth stump, to deep point