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GUYANA CHRONICLE,Thursday September 13, 2018
Patriots snatch two-wicket win over Tallawahs … to face TKR in semi-final tomorrow By Rajiv Bisnauth THE St Kitts and Nevis Patriots will meet the Trinbago Knight Riders in tomorrow’s semifinal of the 2018 Hero Caribbean Premier League T20 tournament, after the clinched a two-wicket win with one ball to spare last evening against the Jamaica Tallawahs at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence. For a second night in succession, both the elimination matches ended with a six off the penultimate ball. Chasing 192 for victory, the Patriots were indebted to Anton Devcich, who was the leader of the runchase with a 23-ball 50. Chris Gayle (26), Fabian Allen (23), Brandon King (21) and Rassie van der Dussen (20), all supported well, but it was 15 required off final over. A questionable decision to bowl Rovman Powell proved the downfall for Tallawahs. A flurry of genuine wides following a fallacious one manifested the pressure Powell was under, before a Ben Cutting six sealed it in 19.5 overs. Earlier, Glenn Phillips showed why he will become a staple, particu-
larly in this format of the game. The 21-year-old scored his second T20 hundred, and was the backbone of the Tallawahs total. The Kiwi plundered 103 off 63 balls as his side posted 191-5 off their 20 overs. His knock included nine fours and six sixes before he was bowled by Aussie quick Cutting off the final ball of the innings. Earlier, Cutting had dropped Phillips on 79. The Tallawahs’ next highest scorer was fellow Kiwi Ross Taylor with 33 off 23 balls, while Powell (15) and David Miller (19) contributed at the backend of the innings. The Tallawahs innings started shakily after they were send in to bat, but the Black Caps batsmen, Phillips and Taylor, eventually found their range, adding 70 for the second wicket. The two-time CPL champions were off to a first-ball four, courtesy of Phillips, who cut Fabian Allen square of the wicket. However, the leftarm spinner responded perfectly with the wicket of Johnson Charles (3) in his second over. Thereafter, the New Zealander pair ensured the 2017 runners-up early mo-
Scoreboard JAMAICA Tallawahs innings G. Phillips b Cutting J. Charles c Devcich b Allen
103 3
R. Taylor b Cutting
33
R. Powell c Cutting b Shamsi
15
A. Russell c Walsh b Brathwaite
10
D. Miller not out
19
Extras: (lb-3, nb-1, w-4) Total: (five wkts, 20 overs)
8 191
Fall of wickets: 1-9, 2-79, 3-118, 4-149, 5-191. Bowling: Allen 4-0-23-1, Devcich 2-0-21-0, Brathwaite 3-0-25-1, Walsh 4-0-36-0, Shamsi 4-0-38-1, Cutting 3-0-45-2. ST KITTS AND NEVIS PATRIOTS innings D. Thomas c de Grandhomme b Jacobs
13
C. Gayle c Powell b Sodhi
26
R. van der Dussen c Phillips b Sodhi
20
A. Devcich c Phillips b Thomas
50
F. Allen c Russell b Sodhi
23
B. King b Thomas
21
B. Cutting not out
17
C. Brathwaite c Russell b Powell
6
H. Walsh not out
0
Extras: (lb-3, w-6) Total: (eight wkts, 19.5 overs)
9 193
Fall of wickets: 1-16, 2-62, 3-62, 4-118, 5-157, 6-158, 7-177, 8-183. Bowling: O. Thomas 4-0-43-3, Jacobs 4-031-1, Russell 4-0-28-0, Sodhi 4-0-36-3, C. de Grandhomme 2-0-21-0, S. Badree 1-0-15-0, R. Powell 0.5-0-16-1.
mentum was thwarted. Taylor offered the free-flowing Phillips solid support before he was bowled by Cutting (2-45) after, hitting four fours and a six in 23 balls at the crease. Phillips stood firm at the other end and his heroics could help push his case for Black Caps selection for their T20s against Pakistan in the UAE, starting on October 31.
First Lady to be Patron of ICC Women’s World T20 Tournament
FIRST Lady, Mrs Sandra Granger, at the request of the International Cricket Council (ICC), has accepted the role of Patron of the first-ever stand-alone Women’s World Twenty20 Tournament to be hosted from November 9 to 24, 2018. The First Lady yesterday
at her office, met with Tournament Director, Ms Jennifer Nero, and the Venue Manager Ms Sabrina Panday. The ICC, in a letter to the First Lady, said that it is keen on using the tournament to promote the participation of women in sports for development in partnership along with Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the support at the country level. The First Lady, a big fan of the game, said that she would be very happy to assist the ICC, through the Women’s World Cup, to achieve its objectives. The ICC, in its letter, said it recognises her as an avid cricket fan and someone who continuously seeks to empower young people in mak-
ing life decisions that positively impact their growth. Similar sentiments were expressed by Ms Nero, who said that “the work the First Lady has been doing with women is absolutely awesome and that is exactly the type of legacy that we also want this tournament to be associated with, in terms of the development of youth and the development of women.” This is the first time that the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Cricket will have its own tournament and not be in the shadow of the men’s league. Guyana will be joining St Lucia and Antigua & Barbuda as host countries.