Barbados Royals stormed into the ultimate of the Caribbean Premier League, making an announcement of intent with an 87-run drubbing of Guyana Amazon Warriors within the first qualifier of the playoffs on Tuesday.
Rahkeem Cornwall belted a fearsome 91 from 54 deliveries as Royals marched to an imposing 195 for 5 off their 20 overs, after being despatched in on the Guyana Nationwide Stadium.
And 20-year-old left-arm pacer Ramon Simmons then produced an outstanding spell of three for 17 from three overs to ship the hosts crashing to 108 all out within the 18th over, solely captain Shimron Hetmyer displaying any resistance with 37 from 29 balls.
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Whereas the outcome put Royals – who dominated the group stage to complete high of the standings – into the title match on Friday night time, it left Amazon Warriors awaiting the winner of Tuesday’s eliminator between Jamaica Tallawahs and final 12 months’s dropping finalists, St Lucia Kings, for an additional shot on the ultimate.
Man-of-the-Match Cornwall supplied Royals with the perfect begin, posting 56 for the primary wicket with Kyle Mayers who struck a 4 and three sixes in scoring 26 from 20 deliveries.
All advised, Cornwall clobbered two fours and 11 sixes, reaching his half-century within the thirteenth over off 39 balls by clearing the ropes at deep mid-wicket with quick bowler Odean Smith.
Mayers and Harry Tector (0) fell in fast succession however Cornwall saved flexing his muscle, including an additional 90 for the fourth wicket with Azam Khan whose 52 got here from 35 balls and included three fours and 4 sixes.
Cornwall lastly perished within the seventeenth over with three figures in sight, choosing out lengthy on with left-arm spinner Shakib-al-Hasan.
Confronted with a close to 10-runs per over chase, Amazon Warriors buckled beneath the strain and slumped to 32 for 4 within the sixth over.
Simmonds harm them within the power-play, bowling Shai Hope for 16 with an absolute magnificence within the fifth over earlier than sending again Shakib two balls later for one, lbw to a full-length supply.
The left-handed Hetmyer, who counted three fours and a six, tried to rebuild the innings in a 29-run fifth wicket stand with Keemo Paul (13) however Cornwall surfaced once more to dent these hopes.
In an important tenth over, the off-spinner acquired Paul to smash a protracted hop into Jason Holder’s lap within the deep after which had the harmful Romario Shepherd skying to cowl for one, as Amazon Warriors misplaced 4 wickets for 11 runs in a disastrous 41-ball interval.
There was to be no restoration, Hetmyer changing into the penultimate casualty within the fifteenth over at 88 for 9, miscuing Simmonds to cowl.
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