28/08Result
5th Match, Caribbean Premier League at Basseterre, Aug 28 2021
Patriots won by 8 wkts (7b rem)
Player of the Match
Devon Thomas
Devon ThomasSt Kitts and Nevis Patriots
28/08Result
5th Match, Caribbean Premier League at Basseterre, Aug 28 2021
Patriots won by 8 wkts (7b rem)
Player of the Match
Devon Thomas
Devon ThomasSt Kitts and Nevis Patriots

1.45pm: That's it from us for this game. Do stick around for Jamaica Tallawahs vs Barbados Royals that will start very soon. Till then, it's goodbye from Saurabh Somani, on behalf of Himanshu Agrawal and Venkat Raghav.

Dwayne Bravo: Very happy, a great team effort. Guyana is one of the better teams in the tournament, so I give credit to my bowling group to restrict a very experienced batting line-up. That's all we ask as a team, just have that hunger. It is a wicket that offers something for both spin and pace. And if you bat properly and apply yourself you can make runs too, it's a small ground. As long as you play the game smart, you'll get the results. The way they batted in the first six, they literally batted Guyana out of the game.

Nicholas Pooran: Definitely fell short with the bat, 15-20 runs. I think we got the toss wrong. I thought it would spin a little more in the back end. A lot of talented players, we're trying lot of things, hopefully we can get the right combination at the right time. I just want to win games for my team. If you look at the balance of our team, we need a finisher.

Surprising choice for the player of the match. I'd have thought Lewis over Thomas.

Devon Thomas is the Man of the Match: I just tried to restrain myself. Coming off good form, I tried to give Evin Lewis the strike. He took the pressure off me. Dwayne Bravo bet me to score a fifty, so I did.

1.36pm: Great knock by Lewis up top that made this chase an easy one for Patriots. The bowlers had done their bit in the first innings to keep Warriors in check throughout their innings. That meant a chase that never got too taxing, and Lewis's fireworks made it straightforward. Devon Thomas did his bit in the opening partnership, contributing an unbeaten half-century. The Warriors might want to ponder on their batting order. It's a T20 game, you need your best hitters to face more balls.

18.5
4
Nedd to Thomas, FOUR, outside edge goes to the boundary and that'll be it. Threw his bat at another one outside off again, got a very meaty edge that goes fine, and the Patriots have sealed a comfortable chase.
18.4
0
Nedd to Thomas, no run, wanted to finish it with a big hit, goes for the big heave to one tossed up outside off and misses
18.3
1
Nedd to Allen, 1 run, tossed up on off, drills it to long-off
18.2
2
Nedd to Allen, 2 runs, drags it too short, and Fabian rocks back to pull this to deep midwicket. Smart work by Hetmyer to pat it back with one hand while running to his left to keep them to two
18.1
0
Nedd to Allen, no run, flat and faster, outside off, goes to cut and misses

7 needed off the last two overs.

END OF OVER:
18 | 14 Runs 1 Wkt | STKNP: 140/2 (7 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.77, RRR: 3.50)

  • Devon Thomas51 (52b)
  • Fabian Allen1 (1b)
  • Naveen-ul-Haq3-0-28-1
  • Odean Smith3-0-18-0
17.6
4
Naveen-ul-Haq to Thomas, FOUR, moves very far across the stumps and that is a very clever shot. He saw the gap at square leg and targetted it. Moved into position and swept it, raises fifty.
17.5
1
Naveen-ul-Haq to Allen, 1 run, full ball outside off, creams a cover drive first up, but there's a fielder in the deep

Fabian Allen sent up the order. Great move. Easy equation and Allen getting in prime touch will be valuable for Patriots in this tournament.

17.4
W
Naveen-ul-Haq to Rutherford, OUT, and he's top-edged the attempted pull back to the bowler. Props to Naveen for persisting with the length, and this time he got the line spot on too, cramping him up. Rutherford was going for it all over long, but this was not in the space to pull. He goes for it anyway, gets a top edge that plops up and the bowler has to only continue in his follow through to gobble it up.

SE Rutherford c & b Naveen-ul-Haq 14 (23m 17b 1x4 0x6) SR: 82.35

17.3
2
Naveen-ul-Haq to Rutherford, 2 runs, slower ball, back of a length, launches the kitchen sink at it again, but gets it off the bottom half of the bat to deep square leg. Great running to sprint back for two
17.3
1w
Naveen-ul-Haq to Rutherford, 1 wide, too far down legside and that's a wide that is conceded at a particularly inconvenient time
17.2
2
Naveen-ul-Haq to Rutherford, 2 runs, gets the line better this time, outside off, but Rutherford is in the mood to throw his bat at everything, pulls it hard and without timing, to deep midwicket. Hetmyer runs to his right to clean up
17.1
4
Naveen-ul-Haq to Rutherford, FOUR, there's the boundary they needed. Not the best ball from Naveen, short and into him from around the wicket with no fine leg. He pulled it fine and gets the four

From 35 off 42, it's now 21 off 18. Still a comfortable equation, but they might want a couple of boundaries to make it an easy finish

END OF OVER:
17 | 5 Runs | STKNP: 126/1 (21 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.41, RRR: 7.00)

  • Sherfane Rutherford6 (13b)
  • Devon Thomas47 (51b)
  • Odean Smith3-0-18-0
  • Ashmead Nedd2-0-11-0
16.6
1
OF Smith to Rutherford, 1 run, back of a length, goes for a big pull shot, under-edges onto boot and the ball rolls to cover
16.5
1
OF Smith to Thomas, 1 run, wanted to swat that a bit squarer, was too full for that, he cleared his front leg and swung at it, goes to long-on
16.4
1
OF Smith to Rutherford, 1 run, full outside off, full-blooded cover drive carved over cover. Not great timing.

Nedd getting his thumb taped up.

16.3
1
OF Smith to Thomas, 1 run, length ball nipping back, ends up on the pads, and is flicked to fine leg
16.2
0
OF Smith to Thomas, no run, was looking to give himself room but the bowler does well to follow him, he's cramped for room and can only tamely push this to cover

Devon Thomas has been in long enough to get things moving a bit, I'd think.

16.1
1
OF Smith to Rutherford, 1 run, full outside off, fluent drive to long-off from the back foot. Fielder is there to clean up

END OF OVER:
16 | 4 Runs | STKNP: 121/1 (26 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 7.56, RRR: 6.50)

  • Sherfane Rutherford3 (10b)
  • Devon Thomas45 (48b)
  • Ashmead Nedd2-0-11-0
  • Odean Smith2-0-13-0

Nedd going off the field to get treatment on those right hand fingers.

15.6
1
Nedd to Rutherford, 1 run, dropped by the bowler but that was a tough chance. Flighted a bit fuller and Rutherford absolutely drills it back straight, low to Nedd's right. He gets down in time and gets hands to it, but that doesn't stick. It will sting though. Went to long-on off his hand
15.5
1
Nedd to Thomas, 1 run, shorter on off, stays back and punches through cover
15.4
1lb
Nedd to Rutherford, 1 leg bye, goes for the reverse sweep to a fuller one, and can't connect again. Ball goes to short fine leg off the pad
15.3
0
Nedd to Rutherford, no run, tossed up on leg stump, looks to glance it fine, can't get bat on it. Ball hits pad

Patriots 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st113DC ThomasE Lewis
2nd22DC ThomasSE Rutherford
3rd12DC ThomasFA Allen