Warriors fall to Patriots in final over nail-biter

The St Kitts & Nevis Patriots beat the Guyana Amazon Warriors by five runs in a match that went right down to the wire at the Providence Stadium when the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) continued Sunday evening.

Naseem Shah delivered an ice veined final over that got the Patriots a much-needed victory off the final ball. With the Warriors needing 11 runs off the last over, Shah nailed his yorkers to first dismiss Keemo Paul then to concede just five runs to stun the packed stadium. The victory sees the Patriots keep their playoff hopes alive.

Imran Tahir won the toss and elected to field first, his side took regular wickets, but the Patriots were able to post a competitive total thanks to a brilliant 85 from 62 deliveries from Mohammad Rizwan who was dismissed in the final over.

The opener was duly named Player of the Match, hit eight fours and three sixes before a mix up in the middle saw him run out with two deliveries to go in the innings.

The Warriors stayed in contention during their whole reply with the bat but without a decisive innings in the manner of Rizwan’s they ultimately fell short in the final over. An all-round tight bowling performance from the Patriots saw wickets shared across the board and a well-deserved victory at the last.

The result sees the Patriots into fifth position in the table with six points from nine games, the Warriors currently in fourth spot with 8 points from seven matches.

An engrossing contest was apt as the CPL hots up and enters its final phase with everything to play for. (cplt20.com)