ST. KITTS & NEVIS, Aug 29: Barbados Royals registered their first win, while St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots won their second match in a row in the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
Barbados Royals got onto the points table with a comfortable 15-run victory over the Jamaica Tallawahs, while St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots notched up a convincing eight-wicket over Guyana Amazon Warriors.
Barbados Royals changed their opening pair to Shai Hope and Johnson Charles, who put on 32 runs in 20 balls.
But once Hope was dismissed, Barbados were reeling at 48 for 3 and they had a slice of luck when Haider Ali dropped Glenn Phillips (56) when the latter was on 2 runs.
Phillips took advantage of the reprieve by hitting a half century from 46 balls and he was assisted by Raymon Reifer in a stand of 79 as they reached 161 for five.
Tallawahs made a disappointing start, losing four wickets inside the PowerPlay.
Despite some late blows from Miguel Pretorius Tallawahs were always struggling and ultimately lost the match.
In another match, Warriors struggled against some tidy bowling from the Patriots after electing to bat first.
Dominic Drakes (3/26) was the star but Sheldon Cottrell and Paul van Meekeren added to the might.
Wickets fell regularly and Warriors were 75 for 5 in the 12th. Nicholas Pooran and Mohammad Hafeez got Warriors to 146 for 8 but that was just not enough.
Devon Thomas (55) and Evin Lewis (62) were in fine form, and they made the Guyana total look under par to put the Patriots in complete control of the chase. (PTI)
