The deed is done. The defending champions have been defeated. By six wickets. And on their third attempt—having repeatedly discussed the distinct possibility of a double Lucian celebration this year after Julien Alfred’s sprint gold in Paris in the summer—the Saint Lucia Kings finally have their first title. On Sunday …
Read More »RBCPL24: Tahir’s googlies turn back hands of time and give GAW hope of repeat
Siuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! Tim Seifert turned Moeen Ali’s off-spinner off his toes in the direction of backward square-leg where Guyana Amazon Warriors captain Imran Tahir had stationed himself. It was over number ten of the second innings in Match 29 of the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and the Saint …
Read More »RBCPL24: Johnson Charles paces Kings into final; defending champs, GAW, try again on Friday
At 124 without loss in the 12th over of Qualifier 1 in the Republic Bank 2024 Caribbean Premier League (CPL), Faf du Plessis’ Saint Lucia Kings were sitting pretty. Du Plessis and Johnson Charles, SLK’s unchanged opening pair, had powered their way to a score that put them in position …
Read More »RBCPL24: Pooran wins battle for TKR; but GAW edge war for top-two finish
In the splendid third CPL century he scored on Sunday evening, Nicholas Pooran got only one life. His 59-ball 101 put Trinbago Knight Riders on track to score a massive win over heavy favourites Guyana Amazon Warriors in Match 30 of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) at Providence …
Read More »RBCPL24: GAW humble Kings again; Sammy still confident of top-two finish
The wily Imran Tahir and reigning Republic Bank CPL champions Guyana Amazon Warriors jumped to the top of the 2024 standings with a game to spare, after getting a comfortable 35-run win against the Saint Lucia Kings at the National Stadium in Providence, Guyana on Saturday. It’s a fourth straight …
Read More »RBCPL24: Kings, GAW lead title contenders—are TKR showing their age?
Glorious uncertainties my foot! Andre Fletcher’s hapless Saint Kitts and Nevis Patriots have deservedly been put out to pasture, completely unable to raise a finger to save themselves. Their nearest neighbours, Chris Green’s Antigua and Barbuda Falcons showed that they had something but it simply was not enough; they too …
Read More »RBCPL24: GAW turn to Hettie and Hope to whoop Royals
Hit and hope is an approach to batting sometimes employed by T20 batsmen and even teams, not always successfully. In Match 27 of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) at Providence on Wednesday evening, the Guyana Amazon Warriors relied on Hettie and Hope (Shimron Hetmyer and Shai Hope). And …
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: 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: Motie, Tahir skittle St Lucia Kings as defending champions, GAW, go top
7, 20, 15, 1, 5, 0, 45, 4, 1, 1. In a tournament where batsmen have so far dominated, those were the paltry partnerships the Saint Lucia Kings managed against Guyana Amazon Warriors at the Daren Sammy National Stadium in Gros Islet on Saturday. Their round 100 total never challenged …
Read More »RBCPL24: Hetmyer and Guyana Warriors break records against slumping STKN Patriots
Shimron Hetmyer did not hit a single four in the Guyana Amazon Warriors’ 40-run defeat of the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots at Warner Park in Basseterre on Wednesday. But the talented left-hander made up for it by smashing 11 sixes on his way to 91, the top score in …
Read More »CPL 2021: Evin Lewis spoils Hetmyer’s party; Patriots bid to stop Kings in first title battle
It was not even close. A no-contest. Shimron Hetmyer thumped a hat-trick of sixes in the final over to add substance to what would otherwise have been a very undaunting Guyana Amazon Warriors final score. And although it allowed Nicholas Pooran’s soldiers to troop off Warner Park in St Kitts …
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