Sharmarh Brooks (L), Carlos Brathwaite (2L), Migael Pretorius (C) and Chris Green (R)
of Jamaica Tallawahs celebrates the dismissal of Rahkeem Cornwall of Saint Lucia Kings
during the 2021 Hero Caribbean Premier League match 3 between Jamaica Tallawahs and
Saint Lucia Kings at Warner Park Sporting Complex on August 27, 2021 in Basseterre, St
Kitts, Saint Kitts and Nevis. (Photo by Randy Brooks – CPL T20/Getty Images)
(CMC) Records tumbled at Warner Park as the Jamaica Tallawahs destroyed the
Saint Lucia Kings by 120 runs, the biggest win in Hero Caribbean Premier League
(CPL) history.
The Tallawahs had contributions throughout their side, but it was Andre Russell
who was the most brutal, scoring fifty from just 14 balls, another Hero CPL
record.
The Kings were given a mammoth target of 256 runs to win the game and they
never really found partnerships that would see them get close to the Tallawahs
efforts.
The Tallawahs were put into bat by the Kings and were given a lightning start
thanks to Kennar Lewis who smashed 48 runs from just 22 balls in an innings
that include five massive sixes that soared out of Warner Park.
Lewis was well supported by Chadwick Walton who was measured while his
opening partner was scoring so freely but he opened his shoulders soon after
Lewis was dismissed by Roston Chase.
The Tallawahs lost Walton for 47 but that did not slow them down with fast runs
coming from Haider Ali and Rovman Powell.
The finishing touches to a fantastic Jamaica batting performance come from
Russell who scored at a strike rate of 357.14. The power with which Russell
struck the ball was nothing short of remarkable with the Kings bowlers unable to
find any answer to his brutal hitting.
When the Kings innings got underway there were some lusty blows from
Rahkeem Cornwall but then wickets began to fall regularly.
The Kings lost Cornwall and Faf du Plessis in the first over and by the end of the
PowerPlay they were 66/6 and all chances of an improbable win were gone.
It was Hero CPL debutant Migael Pretorius who was the star with the ball for the
Tallawahs, returning figures of 4/32.
The only standout batsman for the Kings was the inform Tim David who made 56
from 28. He was sadly lacking for support as the Saint Lucia team stumbled to
135 all out.
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