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Mar 01, 2022 Sports
By Sean Devers
Kaieteur News – A magnificent unbeaten 83 decorated with 15 fours and two sixes from Hero-of-the-Match Brandon King and an attractive 47 with six fours and two sixes from Shamarh Brooks along with three-wicket hauls from Fabion Allen and Nicholson Gordon powered Jamaica Tallawahs to an emphatic eight-wicket win over Barbados Royals at Providence last night to lift their third Hero CPL tittle.
King finished with 422 runs (the only batter with 400 runs in the tournament) and was one of three batters to score a century; all made against the Warriors.
The majority of a crowd of over 10,000 fans which included President Dr Irfaan Ali and Machel Manteno were supporting Jamaica and lustily waved Jamaican flags as they danced to pulsating music in the biggest party in Sports.
Barbados Royals, arguable the strongest team in the tournament were restricted 167-7 as 24-year-old Azam Khan struck four fours and three sixes in a 40-ball 51 to reach his ninth 50 and third at Providence.
But only Rakeem Cornwall, with 36 from 21 balls with two fours and fours sixes and Kyle Mayers who hit six fours in a 19-ball 28 reached 20.
The pair had galloped to a 63 run opening stand in just 36 balls before left-arm spinner Fabian Allen (3-24) and Nicholson Gordon (3-33) restricted the Royals to just 61 in the last 7.3 overs.
King led the chase and shared in fifty stands with Brooks and Roman Powell to lead their team to 162-2 with 23 balls to spare.
Barbados Royals, who won the last of their two titles in 2016, won the toss and batted on a good pitch and lightning fast outfield, burly Antiguan Cornwall and Mayers provided Barbados with a royal start as the as Cornwall was the butcher and Mayers the surgeon.
The pugnacious Cornwall clobbered four massive sixes while the left-hander Mayers stroked South African Migael Pretorius for an imperious drive to the extra cover boundary…it was arguable the shot of night…especially in the T20 format.
The 50 was brought up in 26 balls with Cornwall, who smashed Imad Wasim over the Red Stand, doing the bulk of the scoring with 36 while Mayers was content to play the supporting role on 18.
But with the score on 63 Cornwall was removed by Allen and at the end of the first six-over power-play, the Royals were 63-1 as eight four and four sixes were hit.
Mayers was soon bowled as Allen who struck in the eighth over at 69-2 after which Khan and Jason Holder joined forces. After 10 overs the score was 82-2.
The 100 was posted when Khan deposited Ramon Reifer for a massive six in the 13th over.
Holder (17) struck a couple of boundaries before he fell to Wasim at 117-3 to give him his 17th wicket (Most in the tournament).
Khan, the son of former Pakistan Keeper Moin Khan, kept going big but Najibullah Zadran (6) did not last long, falling to Gordon at 140-4.
The 150 came up off 19.1 overs when Devon Thomas pulled Gordon for six before Khan pulled Allen for four to reach his 50 from 39 balls, but walked past one that turned away from him next ball, and was stumped at 146-5 in the 19th over.
Gordon stuck twice more; removing Thomas (7) and trapping Corbin Bosch (7) lbw six off the last ball of the innings.
At the halfway stage, Barbados, in their fourth final, had been restricted from a rollicking start to what was felt by many to be under Par total.
The Tallawahs, in the third final, started badly when Kenner Lewis was bowled by Mayers for a duck at 1-1 but Brooks and King joined forces and played an array of audacious shots to bring up the 50 in 7.2 overs and the 50 partnership was posted from 40 balls with Brooks on 29 and King on 17.
With the score on 87 in the 11th over, Brooks, who made an unbeaten 109 in the last match against the Warriors, was removed by Holder.
Rovman Powell joined the elegant King, who also got a century against the Warriors and the 50-run third wicket stand was posted in 30 balls as King flayed the bowling to reach his 50 from 39 balls with nine fours.
King closed off the match with a six off Skipper Mayers and the celebrations began.
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