Clattered downtown to complete a comprehensive win. De Kock gets on one knee and heaves it with a cross-bat, over straight long-on. Was a slower one on fifth, waited for nicely.
Falcons vs Royals, 4th Match at North Sound, CPL, Sep 01 2024 - Match Result
RESULT
4th Match, North Sound, September 01, 2024, Caribbean Premier League
145/9
(15.3/20 ov, T:146) 149/1
Royals won by 9 wickets (with 27 balls remaining)
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Antigua and Barbuda Falcons • 145/9(20 overs)
48 (35)
3/31 (4)
20 (16)
2/21 (4)
Barbados Royals • 149/1(15.3 overs)
87* (45)
1/21 (3)
34 (20)
0/27 (4)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
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Rovman Powell, Royals captain: Good to start the CPL campaign the way we did. Bowlers justified the decision at the toss. QDK and Cornwall are great. Guys looked sharp and ready in the first game, which doesn't always happen. It's great. Once we have Quinny in our team, it gets better. Want youngsters to pick his brain.
Chris Green, Falcons captain: We were outplayed in all facets. They took the game away from us. Sometimes you gotta tip your hat and say well played. We've got seven games more, long time left. Gotta up our game and make more impetus with bat. Not panic station, gotta front up and play passionate and aggressive cricket. Parents are loving it, had a hit of golf. They've loved the atmosphere.
Quinton de Kock, POTM: We didn't have a big total, knew it was a good wicket, so wanted to give Jimbo the strike and capitalise myself in one of the overs. Wanted to get the odd boundary, rotate strike and bat normally. (Rahkeem) It's only our first game, bats with a lot of flare and takes the game forward. He can do all the hard work after getting him on strike. Hope that continues.
1:20pm: Hugs between the batters. Falcons suffered close losses in their first two games but get thumped here. McCoy, Holder and Theekshana set it up for Royals. De Kock and Cornwall launched away in the powerplay. James dropped de Kock with the score on 38 for 0, that was the only chance, ended up being very expensive. 76 runs off six overs and there was no coming back for Falcons. There was a minor rain break, during which Curtly Ambrose looked livid. But nothing that the bowlers tried seemed to come off. De Kock and Carty were happy to bide time and secure the win rather than going for an NRR boost. But it has gone up to 2.6 after doing it with 27 balls to spare.
15.3
6
Amir to de Kock, SIX runs
15.2
4
Amir to de Kock, FOUR runs
In de Kock's half, smashed over cover. Just three needed now. This was a pace-on half-volley, driven nicely
15.2
1w
Amir to de Kock, 1 wide
Amir leaps away from the stumps before delivering the full ball angling away. Gets it over the tramline, let go. He cries 'oh' as it's called wide
15.1
1
Amir to Brooks, 1 run
Length on the hips, clipped off the back foot to deep square leg
15.1
1w
Amir to Brooks, 1 wide
Bumper. Brooks ducks under. Looked a marginal call for a wide. Given
end of over 1510 runs
BR: 136/1CRR: 9.06 • RRR: 2.00 • Need 10 from 30b
Quinton de Kock77 (43b 8x4 4x6)
Shamarh Brooks20 (27b)
Imad Wasim 3-0-21-1
Mohammad Amir 3-0-31-0
14.6
4
Imad Wasim to de Kock, FOUR runs
Sits up and gets swatted over midwicket. Not that short, doesn't need to be as it's so slow. Pulled deep into the outfield, de Kock gets to his highest CPL score
14.5
1
Imad Wasim to Brooks, 1 run
Nice late cut to short fine. Brooks laying bat on that from a high back-lift. Gets it off a length from fourth stump
14.4
1
Imad Wasim to de Kock, 1 run
Full on middle and leg, flicked to deep midwicket
14.3
1
Imad Wasim to Brooks, 1 run
Wide on a length, cut to deep point
14.3
1w
Imad Wasim to Brooks, 1 wide
Arm ball speared down leg, 94ks. Brooks was across towards middle to try and flick it fine. Misses
14.2
1
Imad Wasim to de Kock, 1 run
Pulls the length ball from outside off, to long-on
14.1
1
Imad Wasim to Brooks, 1 run
Couldn't have given more air. It's wide and spins away, square driven off the back foot to deep point
Around
end of over 147 runs
BR: 126/1CRR: 9.00 • RRR: 3.33 • Need 20 from 36b
Quinton de Kock71 (40b 7x4 4x6)
Shamarh Brooks17 (24b)
Mohammad Amir 3-0-31-0
Hayden Walsh 3-0-21-0
Albert K gets straight to the heart of the issue -: "ABF can't make runs or take wickets."
13.6
•
Amir to de Kock, no run
Around a yorker length on fifth, 133ks, QDK scythes it nicely but finds point
13.5
•
Amir to de Kock, no run
Slower bumper springs above head. 132ks. Fifth stump, QDK doesn't see the need to play it
13.4
1
Amir to Brooks, 1 run
Length on leg, nudged towards forward square leg
13.3
•
Amir to Brooks, no run
Test ball. Fuller side of length, top of off. 132ks. Defended from the crease, goes off the outer-half of the bat, to backward point
13.2
1
Amir to de Kock, 1 run
Full on leg, whipped to deep-backward square
13.2
1w
Amir to de Kock, 1 wide
Slower bumper is too high. Wide given
13.1
4
Amir to de Kock, FOUR runs
Lazy from Imad Wasim, who trods to the right from deep third. Ball was slowing down but he'd given up. Amir yells in anger. Imad has his hand up in apology. He's brought in to short fine leg.
Partnership on a run-a-ball 39. Will Royals look to accelerate now? Amir returns
end of over 1311 runs
BR: 119/1CRR: 9.15 • RRR: 3.85 • Need 27 from 42b
Quinton de Kock66 (36b 6x4 4x6)
Shamarh Brooks16 (22b)
Hayden Walsh 3-0-21-0
Chris Green 4-0-27-0
12.6
1
Walsh to de Kock, 1 run
Lack of pace has QDK toe a pull. Bottom hand comes off too, but gets it along the ground to long-on. Length ball going away through fifth, likely to have been a googly
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
87 runs (45)
9 fours5 sixes
Productive shot
cover drive
18 runs
4 fours0 six
Control
92%
ABF
48 runs (35)
3 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
flick
12 runs
0 four0 six
Control
75%
Best performances - bowlers
BR
O
4
M
0
R
31
W
3
ECO
7.75
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | 1W | |||
O
4
M
0
R
21
W
2
ECO
5.25
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
Match details
| Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua | |
| Toss | Barbados Royals, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2024 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Match days | 1 September 2024 - day (20-over match) |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | Barbados Royals 2, Antigua and Barbuda Falcons 0 |
Language
English
Win Probability
BR 100%
ABFBR100%50%100%
Over 16 • BR 149/1
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