That was the chase of a very in-form team. It could have got tight around the rain break, but Malik and Pooran have finished it off expertly, with Pooran playing a superb innings.
And it all means this is the line-up for the next two matches:
Guyana v Barbados Tridents in the first Qualifier
Patriots v TKR in first eliminator
Will this be the year that Guyana break their CPL duck? They are certainly played some excellent cricket at the moment, but how will they handle the pressure of the final stages?
We'll be back to bring you all the action from the qualifiers but, for now, from Gnasher and Peter it's goodbye and thanks for joining us
18.4
4
Ali Khan to Pooran, FOUR runs
and there's the win! Short of a length outside off, flayed over backward point and Guyana have gone 10/10 in the group stage
18.3
4
Ali Khan to Pooran, FOUR runs
what a shot! It wasn't far off the yorker, but Pooran has drilled a lofted drive straight down the ground to reach a brilliant fifty
18.2
1
Ali Khan to Malik, 1 run
full at off stump, driven to long-off
18.2
1w
Ali Khan to Malik, 1 wide
full, speared down the leg side
18.1
1lb
Ali Khan to Pooran, 1 leg bye
full at leg stump, Pooran misses his swing and it takes the pad, rebounding to short third man...Pooran would have been out with a hit
end of over 1812 runs
GAW: 133/3CRR: 7.38• RRR: 5.50 • Need 11 runs from 12b
Shoaib Malik27 (28)
Nicholas Pooran46 (32)
Chris Jordan3-0-24-0
James Neesham4-0-35-1
17.6
•
Jordan to Malik, no run
takes the bottom edge into the pitch and bounces back to the keeper
17.5
1
Jordan to Pooran, 1 run
gets the yorker in but it's driven down the ground to long-off
17.4
6
Jordan to Pooran, SIX runs
just has enough to clear the rope! A length ball, Pooran flicks it high into the air and it carries over deep midwicket. He's some player
17.3
•
Jordan to Pooran, no run
a yorker outside off, Pooran plays over the top of it
17.2
1
Jordan to Malik, 1 run
short again, straighter this time, pulled to deep square leg
17.1
4
Jordan to Malik, FOUR runs
finds the gap! It's a short-of-a-length slower ball, Malik picks it up cleanly and swings it between deep midwicket and deep square
Just 23 needed off three now to complete 10 out of 10. Can Chris Jordan pull it out of the bag?
end of over 1719 runs
GAW: 121/3CRR: 7.11• RRR: 7.67 • Need 23 runs from 18b
Nicholas Pooran39 (29)
Shoaib Malik22 (25)
James Neesham4-0-35-1
Ali Khan3-0-17-1
And that feels like the over that has decided the match
16.6
4
Neesham to Pooran, FOUR runs
hammered! That's a cracker of a shot, short of a length outside off, he stands tall and drives it through the covers wide of long-off. That was very classy
16.6
1w
Neesham to Pooran, 1 wide
a slower-ball bouncer which is far too short, loops over Pooran's head so that's another extra ball in the over
16.5
1
Neesham to Malik, 1 run
moves outside leg and Neesham follows him, shoveled off the pads to deep midwicket
16.4
1
Neesham to Pooran, 1 run
another slower ball, length outside off, driven into point
16.3
•
Neesham to Pooran, no run
a slower ball, wide outside off, left alone hoping for the wide call but gets away with it
16.2
4
Neesham to Pooran, FOUR runs
a low full toss this time, outside off, and it's square driven behind point...more problems with the ball for Neesham
That eases the pressure. Might need a new ball
16.1
6
Neesham to Pooran, SIX runs
makes the most of it by heaving a length delivery into the stands over deep midwicket
Free hit
16.1
2nb
Neesham to Malik, (no ball) 1 run
oops, that's a big full toss, angled down to third man and called no ball for height
That was the chase of a very in-form team. It could have got tight around the rain break, but Malik and Pooran have finished it off expertly, with Pooran playing a superb innings.
And it all means this is the line-up for the next two matches:
Guyana v Barbados Tridents in the first Qualifier
Patriots v TKR in first eliminator
Will this be the year that Guyana break their CPL duck? They are certainly played some excellent cricket at the moment, but how will they handle the pressure of the final stages?
We'll be back to bring you all the action from the qualifiers but, for now, from Gnasher and Peter it's goodbye and thanks for joining us
and there's the win! Short of a length outside off, flayed over backward point and Guyana have gone 10/10 in the group stage
what a shot! It wasn't far off the yorker, but Pooran has drilled a lofted drive straight down the ground to reach a brilliant fifty
full at off stump, driven to long-off
full, speared down the leg side
full at leg stump, Pooran misses his swing and it takes the pad, rebounding to short third man...Pooran would have been out with a hit
takes the bottom edge into the pitch and bounces back to the keeper
gets the yorker in but it's driven down the ground to long-off
just has enough to clear the rope! A length ball, Pooran flicks it high into the air and it carries over deep midwicket. He's some player
a yorker outside off, Pooran plays over the top of it
short again, straighter this time, pulled to deep square leg
finds the gap! It's a short-of-a-length slower ball, Malik picks it up cleanly and swings it between deep midwicket and deep square
Just 23 needed off three now to complete 10 out of 10. Can Chris Jordan pull it out of the bag?
And that feels like the over that has decided the match
hammered! That's a cracker of a shot, short of a length outside off, he stands tall and drives it through the covers wide of long-off. That was very classy
a slower-ball bouncer which is far too short, loops over Pooran's head so that's another extra ball in the over
moves outside leg and Neesham follows him, shoveled off the pads to deep midwicket
another slower ball, length outside off, driven into point
a slower ball, wide outside off, left alone hoping for the wide call but gets away with it
a low full toss this time, outside off, and it's square driven behind point...more problems with the ball for Neesham
That eases the pressure. Might need a new ball
makes the most of it by heaving a length delivery into the stands over deep midwicket
Free hit
oops, that's a big full toss, angled down to third man and called no ball for height
Neesham with his last