CPL: Warriors pull off last ball win to eliminate Hawksbills

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Sunday, August 18, 2013 | 8:48 AM

NORTH SOUND, Antigua (CMC) — Mohammad Hafeez produced some scintillating strokeplay to steer Guyana Amazon Warriors to a nail biting five wicket win off the last ball of their match against the Antigua Hawksbills at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium Saturday night.Chasing 167 for victory, Hafeez hit a six off the last ball of the match over long on after hitting him for a four and a six earlier in that same final over.The Warriors by then needed one run off the last ball, having started the final over needing 16. Hafeez ended on 50 not out off a mere 23 balls with two fours and four sixes.Martin Guptill and Lendl Simmons started briskly for the Warriors but Guptill had to retire hurt while on 19, struck on the hand by a thunderbolt from Sheldon Cotterell having already struck three boundaries. The first wicket however went down with the score on 58, Trevon Griffith caught by Ben Rohrer off the bowling of Gavin Tonge for 15. Simmons went at the same score caught by Cotterell, also off Tonge for 23.James Franklin and Hafeez then put on 48 for the fourth wicket before Franklin was run out by a direct hit from Ricky Ponting. Franklin’s contribution of 25 came off just 16 balls and he struck one boundary and two sixes. Christopher Barnwell chipped in with a useful 16 as the Warriors rattled up 114 off the last 10 overs. Tonge finished with figures of three for 24 from four overs.Hawksbills won the toss and decided to bat and came up with their best score of the tournament 166-5 off 20 overs. Kieran Powell with 47 from 45 balls was aggressive from the start hitting four fours and one six. He put on 71 for the second with Marlon Samuels who blazed  43 off 30 balls.Samuels held out at long on to James Franklin off Christopher Barnwell after hitting two fours and three sixes. Devon Thomas had the dubious distinction of being given out obstructing the field after scorching three sixes in a knock of 30 and Ben Rohrer’s undefeated  25 came off 17 deliveries.The outcome meant the Hawksbills, joined the Saint Lucia Zouks as the two teams that have missed out on places in the semi-finals, both with four points at the end of their seven matches.Guyana Amazon Warriors moved to the top of the table with 10 points from their seven games

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CPL: Warriors pull off last ball win to eliminate Hawksbills

Jamaica Tallawahs overpower Hawksbills by seven wickets

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Sunday, August 04, 2013 | 8:57 PM

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — An unbeaten fourth wicket stand of 69 between Andre Russell and Danza Hyatt steered Jamaica Tallawahs to a seven wicket victory over Antigua Hawksbills in their Caribbean Premier League (CPL) match at the Providence Stadium Sunday.Russell powered his way to 42 not out off 23 balls with four fours and three sixes while Hyatt made 25 not out, as the Tallawahs, needing 118 for victory reached 120 for three off 16 overs and five balls. Russell brought up victory with a six off the orthodox left arm spinner Dave Mohammed.Tallawahs had previously lost Ahmed Shehzad, caught by Justin Kemp off Kemar Roach for one, lobbing to mid on while attempting to beat mid-wicket. Nkrumah Bonner was bowled by Marlon Samuels for 21. They also lost a subdued Chris Gayle caught and bowled by Rahkeem Cornwall for 11.The Hawksbills, who won the toss and batted, struggled throughout their innings. Opener Kieran Powell was the only batsman to score freely but when he was the fifth wicket to fall Hawksbill were 88 for five in 14.3 overs.He lost opening partner Johnson Charles who cut powerfully to Ahmed Shezhad off Vernon Philander for nine. Ricky Ponting looked to get on top of the bowling but held out to Ahmed Shehzad off the bowling of Gayle for 19.Muttiah Muralitharan struck two crucial blows in one over, sending back Marlon Samuels and Devon Thomas both leg before for eight and two runs respectively, Hawlksbills losing wickets at 3-74 and 4-76.Player of the match Vernon Philander then sent back Rahkeem Cornwall leg before for nine and induced Justin Kemp (19) into a false shot. Kemp’s attempt to launch a low full toss found an outside edge leaving Gayle to complete a simple catch.Philander ended with three for 16, Muralitharan two for 18 and Gayle, two for 22. The victory was the first for the Tallawahs in the inaugural CPL while the Hawksbills were having their second straight loss.Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/jamaicaobserverFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamaicaObserver

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Jamaica Tallawahs overpower Hawksbills by seven wickets