Akeal Hosein scalped three wickets whereas Lendl Simmons performed an unbeaten knock of 54 runs as Trinbago Knight Riders defeated Jamaica Tallawahs by 9 wickets within the first semi-final of the continuing Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2020 on the Brian Lara Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Now, Trinbago Knight Riders will face the winners of the match between Guyana Amazon Warriors and St Lucia Zouks within the finals of CPL 2020 on Thursday, September 10.
Chasing 108, Trinbago Knight Riders misplaced the wicket of Sunil Narine (4) within the second over of the innings as he was clear bowled by Mujeeb Ur Rahman, decreasing the aspect to 14/1.
Lendl Simmons and Tion Webster then obtained collectively on the crease for Trinbago Knight Riders and the duo placed on 97 runs for the second wicket to maintain the aspect on track for a victory.
In the long run, Simmons and Webster remained unbeaten on 54 and 44 respectively to information Trinbago Knight Riders to a win by 9 wickets with 30 balls to spare.
Earlier, a spirited bowling efficiency helped Trinbago Knight Riders prohibit Jamaica Tallawahs to simply 107/7 within the allotted 20 overs.
Put in to bat first, Jamaica Tallawahs obtained off to a poor because the aspect was diminished to 25/Four inside the primary 5 overs. Jermaine Blackwood (0), Glenn Phillips (2), Mujeeb Ur Rahman (0), and Asif Ali (4) all misplaced their wickets cheaply to place Tallawahs in a spot of trouble.
Nkrumah Bonner and Rovman Powell placed on a short stand of 38 runs to drag the innings again for Tallahwahs, however their partnership was ended within the 12th over as Fawad Ahmed clear bowled Bonner (41), decreasing Tallawahs to 63/5.
Massive-hitting batsman Andre Russell (2) proved actually unfortunate within the 14th over as he was given a shocker by the on-field umpire on the bowling of Sunil Narine and in consequence, he was despatched again to the pavilion. He was given out caught at slip however the replays clearly confirmed that the ball got here straight off the pad.
Within the closing overs, Trinbago Knight Riders had been capable of preserve tight line and size and in consequence, Tallawahs had been restricted to a complete underneath the 110-run mark.
Transient Scores: Trinbago Knight Riders 111/1 (Lendl Simmons 54*, Tion Webster 44*, Mujeeb Ur Rahman 1-18) defeat Jamaica Tallawahs 107/7 (Nkrumah Bonner 41, Rovman Powell 33, Akeal Hosein 3-14) by 9 wickets.
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