And the cricket fever continues with the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) breaking the CPL record for the ‘Highest Batting Total’ with 267/2 in 20 overs, as they continue their dominance and winning streak securing four wins out of their four games played thus far.

With the excitement increasing with each match played throughout the Caribbean as the biggest party in sports continues, here’s a full recap of what took place since our last CPL 2019 highlight a week ago.

MATCH #4 took place on Saturday 7^th September, 2019 at the Providence Stadium in Guyana, with a showdown between the St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots and the Guyana Amazon Warriors with Guyana winning the toss and electing to field. The Patriots scored 153/8 in 20 overs, but the Warriors were victorious in the ended scoring 159/2 in 18.5 overs and winning by 8 wickets earning them their 2^nd win. Taking home the ‘Man of the Match’ title was Guyanese cricketer, Shimron Hetmyer of the Guyana Amazon Warriors.

 

MATCH #5 and #6 both took place on Sunday 8^th September, 2019. With Match #5 being played at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain between TKR and the St. Lucia Zouks. Winning the toss and electing to bat first was the St. Lucia Zouks scoring a total of 167/5 in 20 overs. However, the defending champions earned their 3^rd win by 7 wickets scoring a total of 168/3 in 17.5 overs.  The ‘Man of the Match’ title was awarded to Trinidadian Cricketer, Lendl Simmons of TKR.

 

For Match #6, the Barbados Tridents faced off with the Guyana Amazon Warriors at the Providence Stadium in Guyana on Monday 9^th September, 2019. The Warriors earned yet another win with their 47 runs lead, making this their 3^rd thus far, scoring a total of 180/4 in 20 overs, while the Tridents scored 133 in 16.4 overs after winning the toss and electing to field. Leniko Boucher of the Barbados Tridents also made his T20 debut and Trinidadian Cricketer, Nicholas Pooran being hailed the ‘Man of the Match’.

 

 

News also broke this week that TKR captain Kieron Pollard has now been appointed the new West Indies captain of their white-ball team with immediate effect replacing Jason Holder as the ODI captain and Carlos Brathwaite in T20Is. This move is aimed at improving the West Indies current standing after they finished ninth among 10 participating teams at the ICC Cricket World Cup earlier this year in England. His captaincy will be put to the test when the West Indies will play three T20Is and three ODIs before a one-off test against Afghanistan in November.

Kieron Pollard- New West Indies Captain (ODI/ T20I)

 

With excitement brewing with each daily match, up next we head to the Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre for Match #7 & #8, both featuring the St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots. On Tuesday 10^th September 2019, in Match #7 the Jamaica Tallawahs faced off with the Patriots, who won the toss and elected to field. The Tallawahs scored 241/4 in 20 overs, while the Patriots earned their 1^st CPL win scoring 242/6 in 18.5 overs and winning by 4 wickets. The ‘Man of the Match’ title was given to Trinidadian Cricketer, Evin Lewis of the Patriots.

 

 

And on Wednesday 11^th September 2019, in Match #8 the Barbados Tridents won by 18 runs against the Patriots. Scoring a total of 186/2, while the Patriots scored 168/9 in 20 overs. Claiming the ‘Man of the Match’ title this time was Neplase Cricketer, Sandeep Lamichhane of the Barbados Tridents.

 

 

The Sabina Park, Kingston lit up on Thursday 12^th September, 2019 for Match #9 where the Jamaican Tallawahs took on the St. Lucia Zouks in an intense game with the Zouks reigning triumphant in the end scoring 171/5 in 16.4 overs and winning by 5 wickets, while the Tallawahs scored 170/5 in 20 overs. Derval Green and Ramaal Lewis of the Tallawahs made their T20 debuts along with Roland Cato of the St. Lucia Zouks. The ‘Man of the Match’ title was awarded to Antiguan cricketer, Rahkeem Cornwall of the Zouks.

 

 

Andre Russell of the Jamaica Tallawahs was also injured during Match #9 after being struck by the ball on his helmet near his right ear in which he immediately fell to the ground and was surrounded by fielders. A stretcher was brought in and he was carried off the field. The West Indies All-rounder was taken to the hospital, however his team has since confirmed that his scans were clear and he was sent back to his hotel to rest and recover.

 

Andre Russell alongside members of the Jamaica Tallawahs

 

Match #10 was also played at the Sabina Park in Kingston and brought with it a new record for the ‘Highest Batting Total’ in the CPL history by the Trinbago Knight Riders who faced off once again with the Jamaica Tallawahs, winning with their record breaking 267/2 in 20 overs while the Tallawahs scored 226/5 in 20 overs. A day of batting bonanza as stated by the TKR team in a congratulatory social media post. South-African born New Zealander Cricketer, Colin Munro of TKR was elected the Man of the Match’ while Javelle Glen of the Tallawahs made his T20 debut.

 

With 10 matches officially completed and so much more still on the way, during the next few weeks we predict that thousands of cricket lovers will be at the edge of their seats as the countdown intensifies to see who will take home this year’s title. The final match is carded to take place at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy on October 12^th 2019, so stay tuned for more juicy highlights and weekly updates on your favorites teams.

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Sources include- https://www.espncricinfo.com, https://www.caribbeanlifenews.com, https://guyanachronicle.com, https://www.icc-cricket.com

 

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