Barbados Royals captain Rovman Powell won the toss in Match 22 of the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL). He figured that, his team having already qualified for the playoffs, he’d have a bat. He figured too that, on a turning track at the Guyana National Stadium in Providence, …
Read More »RBCPL24: Hetmyer, Joseph steal show for dominant Warriors against STKNP
Shamar Joseph and Shimron Hetmyer dominated the proceedings at Providence in Guyana on Friday when the Guyana Amazon Warriors beat the already eliminated Saint Kitts and Nevis Patriots by 30 runs. But Ryan John was in the spotlight. Not in a good way. In the 20th and final over of …
Read More »RBCPL24: Hungover TKR fall to Falcons again in incident-filled face-off
Kuchoor! Imad Wasim was given not out LBW off Sunil Narine. And then out. And then not out. And then… In the end, the visitors duly completed it by 6 wickets, posting 135 for 4 in reply to TKR’s paltry 134 for 8 at the Queen’s Park Oval on Thursday. …
Read More »RBCPL24: Dre Russ turns in ‘Champion’ performance as TKR edge GAW
They came in their numbers on Wednesday to see the four-time champions, Trinbago Knight Riders, against the defending champions, Guyana Amazon Warriors. And to see Dwayne Bravo, the retiring ‘Champion’, do his thing one last time at the Queen’s Park Oval. What they saw, on a far-from-dry field that caused …
Read More »RBCPL24: Cornwall’s 5-fer helps Royals to straightforward win over STKNP
Barbados Royals fielder Alick Athanaze ran in from long-off and realised that Saint Kitts and Nevis Patriots batsman Ryan John’s lofted drive off Rahkeem Cornwall was flying over his head. Instead of turning back, the young Dominican athletically leapt high into the air and, arching his back à la Shaka …
Read More »RBCPL24: England star, Jordan, joins TKR; GAW sign Sowter
Barbados-born England international fast bowler Chris Jordan could make his Republic Bank CPL debut tomorrow at the Queen’s Park Oval, after agreeing to join the Trinbago Knight Riders. The 35-year-old Jordan, who migrated to England as a teenager, replaces injured USA allrounder Ali Khan for the remainder of the 2024 …
Read More »RBCPL24: Wiese moves as St Lucia Kings hold off A&B Falcons
In Match 5 of the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL), the Saint Lucia Kings recovered from 24 for 4 to defeat the Saint Kitts and Nevis Patriots by 5 wickets. In Match 17 at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in St Lucia on Sunday, the SLK reduced the …
Read More »RBCPL24: De Kock ton helps Barbados Royals end Guyana Warriors’ perfect run
After being sent in to have first strike by reigning Republic Bank CPL champions Guyana Amazon Warriors at the Kensington Oval, Barbados on Saturday night, hosts Barbados Royals found themselves on 162 for four by the end of the 18th over. With a staggering six sixes and 43 runs coming …
Read More »RBCPL24: Royals stumble; Hosein, Hinds set up last gasp TKR win
With six runs needed off the last two balls, Jason Holder served up a no-ball over number 10 batsman Jayden Seales’ waist. And number 9, Terrance Hinds, smacked the resultant free-hit delivery over the leg-side fence to ruin the Barbados Royals’ unblemished record and give the Trinbago Knight Riders a …
Read More »RBCPL24: Finally! Faf flexes as Kings find form again against Fletcher’s failing Patriots
The Saint Lucia Kings put the smiles back on the face of captain Faf du Plessis on Thursday at the Beausejour Stadium in Saint Lucia where the Kings won their third match of the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Playing in front of a small but very enthusiastic …
Read More »RBCPL24: Charles beats Fletcher to 3,000 runs as Kings put Patriots to the sword
Johnson Charles and Faf du Plessis powered the Saint Lucia Kings to a quick 5-wicket win over the Saint Kitts and Nevis Patriots at the Darren Sammy Cricket Ground in Saint Lucia on Thursday. The pair put together a boundary-laden 115-run opening partnership that made light work of overhauling the …
Read More »RBCPL24: De Kock, rain put a damper on resurgent Falcons, as Barbados Royals triumph
It rained at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on Wednesday, not sixes but H2O. It meant that, in Match 13 of the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL), the Barbados Royals did not need to match the 176 for 5 the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons posted off their 20 …
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