END OF OVER:20 | 7 Runs 2 Wkts | JT: 146/9 (16 runs required, RR: 7.30)
- Veerasammy Permaul2 (3b)
- Imran Khan0 (0b)
- Thisara Perera2-0-17-2
- Raymon Reifer4-0-31-3
6.13 pm Royals finally get their first points of the season. Reifer with a crucial double-wicket over to claim Brathwaite and Russell sandwiched around a slew of wides. Not the cleanest game you'll ever see with plenty of drops on both sides interspersed with some very good moments too from Walsh Jr in particular.
Raymon Reifer is the Player of the Match: "My mindset wasn't so much on who was to come, but was just about executing one ball at a time and hitting my yorkers."
That's it from us today. Come back for more CPL doubleheader action tomorrow. Take care!
19.6
1
Perera to Permaul, 1 run, length ball on fifth stump, tries to slap this over cover and connects for one for a sedate end to the chase.
19.5
0
Perera to Permaul, no run, legcutter lands short on fourth stump, misses a heave to the leg side way out in front of it.
19.4
W
Perera to Green, OUT, another slower length ball skied over long-off. This time no fumbles from Mayers coming in off the rope as he settles under this 10 yards in from the boundary to pouch it at head height.
CJ Green c Mayers b Perera 9 (18m 8b 1x4 0x6) SR: 112.50
19.3
1
Perera to Permaul, 1 run, slower ball lands full on the legs, scuffs a slog behind square along the turf for one.
19.2
W
Perera to Brooks, OUT, half-volley again on fourth stump, this time no fortune for Brooks as he tries to heave this to Nevis and instead feathers an edge through to Hope.
SSJ Brooks c †Hope b Perera 47 (83m 45b 6x4 0x6) SR: 104.44
19.1
4
Perera to Brooks, FOUR, dropped! Half-volley on sixth stump, shovels this to Mayers at long-off who comes in slightly off the rope misjudging it before backpedaling and reaching above his head, it bursts through his hands and then falls over the rope. Third umpire is checking if it fell over before or after a bounce. Crucial two runs here go in favor of Royals as it is deemed four.
19.1
1w
Perera to Brooks, 1 wide, sprays one down leg to start.
Thisara Pereira is bowling the final over with 23 to win.
END OF OVER:19 | 6 Runs | JT: 139/7 (23 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.31, RRR: 23.00)
- Shamarh Brooks43 (43b)
- Chris Green9 (7b)
- Raymon Reifer4-0-31-3
- Oshane Thomas4-0-34-0
18.6
1
Reifer to Brooks, 1 run, full and wide, driven off the toe into the off side.
