Guyana Amazon Warriors continued their winning streak in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2019 by crushing the Barbados Tridents on Saturday to progress to the final at the National Stadium, Providence.
The Warriors, on the strength of a brilliant century from Brandon King, matched their highest score in the ongoing tournament, demoralizing the Tridents with a mammoth 218/3, the highest ever achieved in the CPL playoffs.
SIX! Some huge sixes were hit by Guyana Amazon Warriors tonight! Check them out right here #CPL19 #Biggestpartyinsport #CricketPlayedLouder pic.twitter.com/jAlxLLdam5
— CPL T20 (@CPL) October 6, 2019
The Tridents, who will get another chance to reach the final on Thursday (October 10) against Trinbago Knight Riders, battled bravely but could only muster 188/8.
HOWZAT! Check out some of the wickets from the qualifier game of CPL 2019 #CPL19 #Biggestpartyinsport #CricketPlayedLouder pic.twitter.com/4Pg4ZRwzio
— CPL T20 (@CPL) October 6, 2019
Earlier, Guyana opener King slammed ten fours and 11 massive sixes on his way to a jaw-dropping 132 off 72 deliveries.
King started with some exquisite fours that pierced the field, before changing gears with an aerial assault to race to the top of the CPL scoring chart. Replacing Knight Riders’ Lendl Simmons (423), King took his tournament tally to 453 runs, with one century and three fifties, at an average of 56.62.
All hail the KING! Brandon King takes the Play of the day crown for tonight for his magnificent 100 #CPL19 #Biggestpartyinsport #CricketPlayedLouder pic.twitter.com/Wca0GNhRwz
— CPL T20 (@CPL) October 6, 2019
Shoaib Malik (32 off 19), Chandrapaul Hemraj (27 off 23), and Nicholas Pooran (12 off 3) also punished the opposition bowlers.
Brief Scores:
Guyana Amazon Warriors 218/3 in 20 overs (Brandon King 132*; Hayden Walsh 2-42) beat Barbados Tridents 188/8 in 20 overs (Jonathan Carter 49, Alex Hales 36; Romano Sheperd 3-50, Imran Tahir 2-13) by 30 runs.
