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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In the 2021 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) final at Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts, allrounder Dominic Drakes shot into the spotlight after scoring the winning run against Saint Lucia Kings pacer Kesrick Williams in a last-over thriller which led to the Saint Kitts and Nevis Patriots (STKNP) claiming their maiden …
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Thanks to Fabian Allen and their highest 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) score so far, 176 for 6, the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons were good enough to finally earn their first points of the season. At the Sir Vivian Richards Ground in Antigua on Thursday, they restricted four-time …
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Not even the brilliance of their passionate coach Curtly Ambrose could spare the struggling Antigua and Barbuda Falcons the ignominy of a fourth successive defeat on Tuesday. Led by Noor Ahmad, the St Lucia Kings’ trio of spinners set them up for a seven-wicket loss at the Sir Vivian Richards …
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A brilliant knock of 87 not out off 45 balls by South African wicketkeeper/batsman Quinton de Kock helped Barbados Royals make light work of Antigua Barbuda Falcons’ total of 145 for 9 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Sunday morning. Thanks to de Kock’s heroics, the Royals …
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With 16 needed off the last over on Friday, Dwaine Pretorius powered three fours off Mohammad Amir’s first five balls and a six off the last. The maximum took the Guyana Amazon Warriors total to 171, three more than the 168 for 6 the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons had managed …
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In the opening 2024 Republic Bank CPL match that seesawed wildly from over to over, Antigua and Barbuda Falcons’ teenager Jewel Andrew and medium-pacer Shamar Springer stole the show. But it was Andre Fletcher’s St Kitts and Nevis Patriots who stole a single off the last ball to win by …
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For years, the Guyana Amazon Warriors were the bridesmaids of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League, the 12th edition of which bowls off in Antigua today. But after whipping four-time champions Trinbago Knight Riders in an anti-climactic final at home in 2023, Imran Tahir’s side seem poised to repeat in …
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