Published: Aug 23, 2017, 09:59 AM (IST)
Edited: Aug 23, 2017, 09:57 AM (IST)
In a low-scoring affair, Sohail Tanvir and Jason Mohammed’s crucial knocks paved the way for Guyana Amazon Warriors to an emphatic win, as they beat St Lucia Stars by 7 wickets in CPL 2017. Rashid Khan and Rayad Emrit were handy as well, picking 2 scalps each. Chasing 101, the Warriors faced initial jolt losing top-order batsman Chadwick Walton and Martin Guptill, bringing them down to 22 for 2. Rahkeem Cornwall and Jerome Taylor handed the initial breakthroughs for the Stars. However, Tanvir kept the momentum going by smashing Eddie Leie for successive boundaries in the fifth over. Jason also joined the act and did not spare Mitchell McClenaghan as well as Cornwall.
Shane Shillingford did get the priced scalp of Tanvir, but it was too late for the Stars to stage a comeback. Jason then continued his composed knock with Gajanand to put up a 28-run stand, steering the Warriors to another victory with 34 balls to spare. Earlier, the Stars were off to a poor start losing their top-order batsmen Shane Watson and Andre Fletcher in the first three overs. New Zealand’s Jesse Ryder tried to resurrect the innings but was run out by 11th over in an attempt to take a second run. The Warriors were disciplined with their bowling attack with Rashid, Emrit and Veerasammy Permaul bowling tight lines. They upped their ante in the death overs as well to keep the Stars on the back foot. Apart from Ryder, Darren Sammy was the only other batsman to push the Stars to 100-run mark.
The Warriors still have a chance to make it the knockout stage with a win under their belt. The Stars, on the other hand, are languishing at the bottom of the table.
Brief scores:
St Lucia Stars 100 for 7 in 20 overs (Jesse Ryder 29, Darren Sammy 19; Rashid Khan 2 for 19) lost to Guyana Amazon Warriors 101 for 3 in 14.4 overs (Sohail Tanvir 38, Jason Mohammed 42*; Jerome Taylor 1 for 13) by 7 wickets with 34 balls to spare.
