Published: Jul 02, 2016, 10:46 AM (IST)
Edited: Jul 02, 2016, 11:05 AM (IST)
Cricket fans in India had a great start to the day as they woke up to witness a record stand between South African run-machine Hashim Amla and ‘Champion’ Dwayne Bravo on Saturday. The occasion was Caribbean Premier League (CPL) match between Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) and Barbados Tridents (BT), which the former won by 11 runs. ALSO SEE: Video: Dwayne ‘Champion’ Bravo releases teaser of his new single ‘No.1’.
Batting first, TKR were in all sorts of trouble with the score reading 20/4. At this stage, Amla was joined by Bravo in the middle and their association went till the end. By then, the duo had added 150 more runs, which is a new record for highest fifth wicket partnership in all T20s. With the score reading 170, Amla fell on the last ball of the innings for a personal score of 81; a Man-of-the-Match effort.
In reply, the Tridents, who boasted of the likes of AB de Villiers, Shoaib Malik and skipper Kieron Pollard in their ranks, fell short of the target by 11 runs. The 150-run stand between Amla and Bravo not just won their team the game, but also earned them accolades from the Twitter world. Here, we bring to you the best of the tweets on the same:
@cpl Bravo is a champion! Amlais a champion!
— Praveen (@Praveenjammyfan) July 2, 2016
170 is a really competitive score! Great knock from Amlaand Bravo! Now for the bowlers to deliver @TKRiders @CPL #PlayFightWin
— MevonSoodeen(@XplicitMevon) July 2, 2016
150-run stand by Bravo/Amlais the third highest stand all-time in CPL/Stanford/Caribbean T20. Only Simmons/Guptill, Samuels/Peters better.
— Peter Della Penna(@PeterDellaPenna) July 2, 2016
From 20-4 to 170-5
Amla81 and Bravo 66 added 150 for 5th wicket 😀 last 6 overs 64-1 #CPL
— ItsOnlyCricket!!! (@TheYorkerBall) July 2, 2016
Well played Amla& Champiyaanbravo 😀 😀 #TKR #CPL
— FUNAMBULIST (@SRKianSoul) July 2, 2016
Partnership of 150 runs.. well done Amlaand Bravo for keeping u in here.. #cpl #trinbagoknightriders
— crystal matthew(@crystalmatthew7) July 2, 2016
Dwayne Bravo’s first fifty in last 35 T20 innings. His last fifty was for Melbourne Renegades in Jan. He scored 482 runs since then. #CPL16
— Sampath (@SAMPATHB24) July 2, 2016
That is highest 5th wicket stand in the history of all T20 cricket. Previous best 149 between YV Takawale, SV Bahutulefor Maharashtra @CPL
— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek) July 2, 2016
What a wonderful start to the day! This #CPL16 game has been a treat to watch thus far. Amla& DJ Bravo have been fantastic. #TKRvBIM
— ChinmayJawalekar(@CricfreakTweets) July 2, 2016
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