The Jamaica Tallawahs made it two wins in two as they defeated the Saint Lucia
Kings by 55 runs at Warner Park, St Kitts.
This win means the Tallawahs move into a qualifying spot for the knockout
games next week but all six teams still have a mathematical chance to reach the
latter stages.
The Kings remain in third place in the table with all teams having two more group
matches left to play.
The Tallawahs got off to a lightning start thanks to another brutal innings from
Kennar Lewis who smashed 56 from just 24 balls. Lewis was well supported by
Shamarh Brooks as the Tallawahs reached 78/1 off their PowerPlay overs.
While wickets fell throughout the Tallawahs innings they managed to maintain a
fast scoring rate throughout with contributions from the middle order. It was Imad
Wasim who pushed the Tallawahs past 200 with a 10-ball innings worth 27 runs
including three consecutive sixes off the 20th over.
The Kings chase started just as quickly with Andre Fletcher and Mark Deyal both
making quickfire scores as they reached 79/1 off their first six overs. Roston
Chase and Deyal put on 66 runs in just 32 balls but both fell in the space of two
balls to Carlos Brathwaite to bring the Tallawahs back into the match.
Those two wickets gave the Tallawahs a lot more control as they squeezed the
Kings in the middle overs with Brathwaite keeping things very tight. The
Tallawahs took two wickets in two balls twice more as the Kings chase petered
out and the Tallawahs emerged victorious. (CPL2021)
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