Jamaica Tallawahs’s batsman Andre Russell’s fifty taken after by Migael Pretorius’s four-wicket haul helped their side beat Saint Lucia Kings by 120 runs within the third match of the CPL 2021 here at the Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts on Friday.
Chasing a huge total of 256, Migael took two wickets in the first over to dent SLK’s run chase. He ended with the figures of 4/32. Chris Green and Man of the Match Russell picked 1 wicket each as well.
However, SLK Tim David scored 56 runs in just 28 balls with the help of eight boundaries and three sixes. He played with a strike rate of 200. It was his debut match within the CPL 2021. Chasing a tremendous add up to 256, David’s fifty went in unsuccessful but this will allow him a part of certainty ahead of his IPL make a big appearance afterward this year. Wahab Riaz too played a small show within the end but it was not sufficient.
Andre Russell
Prior, Jamaica Tallawahs’s all-rounder Andre Russell scored the fastest fifty inside the history of CPL to assist his side post a mammoth and include up to 255/5 against Saint Lucia Kings here at the Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts inside the third facilitate of CPL 2021. Russell crushed four sixes in an over of the Wahab Riaz.
JAM’s openers Chadwick Walton and Kennar Lewis express their side as strong start by scoring 81 run insides the powerplay. Walton scored 47 runs through Lewis hit 48 runs. In this manner, Pakistan’s Haider Ali additionally scored 45 runs taken after by captain Rovman Powell who scored 38 runs.
Batting at number five, Russell did not squander any time as he began crushing bowlers all over the stop from the word go. He scored 50 runs in fair 14 balls with the help of six sixes and three fours. He played with a strike rate of 357.14.
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