BASSETERRE – St Kitts and Nevis Patriots carried on their unbeaten start in the
2021 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with a six wicket victory over the
Jamaica Tallawahs at Warner Park in St Kitts and Nevis on Wednesday night.
The Patriots won the toss and elected to field first and a disciplined bowling
performance restricted the Tallawahs to 166/8, a total that appeared under par
for the track.
In reply the Patriots proved that assessment to be accurate as they made it four
wins from four with another dominant batting display led by the tournament’s top
scorer Sherfane Rutherford.
The Tallawahs got their innings off to a lightning start with the hard-hitting duo of
Chadwick Walton and Kennar Lewis putting on a blistering partnership of 41 runs
inside 3.3 overs.
However, once Paul Van Meekeren dismissed Kennar Lewis that led to a shift in
the innings with the Patriots tightening the screws courtesy of some economical
bowling by captain DJ Bravo.
Things were to go from bad to worse for the Tallawahs when Walton had to retire
hurt, tweaking his hamstring after running a quick single.
It took an enterprising counter-attack by Rovman Powell and Carlos Brathwaite in
the back end of the innings to revitalise the Tallawahs and this was further
boosted by some late blows by the lower order to ensure they posted a
respectable total.
The Patriots made a similar start in their innings, with Evin Lewis bringing the
early fireworks, but the wickets of Devon Thomas and Asif Ali in quick
succession followed by Evin Lewis left the game in the balance.
If things were finely poised Sherfane Rutherford and Fabian Allen made light
work of the equation, a fantastic display of power hitting saw the pair smash 55
runs from 20 balls to seal the win at a canter.(CPLT20)
Brief scores:
Tallawahs 166/8 (20 overs) (Carlos Brathwaite 27, Chadwick Walton 26,
Rovman Powell 24; Dwayne Bravo 3-25, Paul van Meekeren 2-25) vs PATRIOTS
169/4 (17.4 overs) (Sherfane Rutherford 50 not out, Evin Lewis 39, Fabian Allen
30 not out).
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