Patriots vs Falcons, 11th Match at North Sound, CPL, Aug 24 2025 - Ball by Ball Commentary

2.55pm Imad Wasim thanks the home support as he signs off, as the players also do a lap of the stadium to thank the home support one last time. Falcons have delivered a good win today and will look to build. That's all the action from today. On behalf of Venkat and everyone else at ESPNcricinfo, it's Abhimanyu signing off.

Falcons skipper Imad Wasim: "It was a fantastic effort. Everyone was chipping in which was nice to see. Today was Shakib Al Hasan day. Excellent with the ball. Delivers whenever I call upon him. He's a fantastic cricketer. [On Karima Gore] Whoever is in form, I would like for them to just keep it going. What we want is to keep momentum in the later part of the tournament. We have tough games coming up as we'll be playing away games. We'll have to adapt as quickly as we can."

Jason Holder: "Yeah 133 wasn't enough. We had a mishap with Evin having to go off and come back so that broke our momentum. We've got a few niggles in the camp but it's just about how we manage them. You never know what can happen, we're still in the tournament. We just need to play better cricket. We have scraped through in a few games but we have to put on better overall performances."

Meanwhile, our statistician Namooh Shah has done a deep dive into Shakib's career with the ball in T20s, in honour of him joining the 500 club.

Shakib Al Hasan, the Player of the Match: "Obviously feels great when you contribute for the team, especially when you help the team win. It gives you confidence so hopefully I can carry that on. Important stage of the tournament coming up. Cricket is changing every day. It's a lot faster than it used to be ten years back so they need to keep improving and working on their mindset."

So, Shakib's 44th POTM in T20s takes him level with Dre Russ and now just four others sit above him on that list.

2.40pm Antigua and Barbuda Falcons complete their home leg of CPL 2025 with a convincing victory. At the heart of it all was Shakib Al Hasan, with a three-wicket haul and a quickfire 25 to boot. But it was a team effort, with almost everyone chipping in. After a great bowling effort, the openers got them off to a good start. Cornwall hit a few boundaries off Naseem Shah before falling to Ashmead Nedd but Jewel Andrew and Karima Gore kept them steady. Andrew played some fabulous shots before being tied down and eventually dismissed by Salamkheil. But, it was a very impressive knock from the youngster nonetheless. Then, Shakib ensured Falcons didn't come under pressure with a quick cameo. Gore went on to finish the job as he continues his fine batting form this season. And with that, Falcons extend their lead on the top of the table!

Holder to bowl the final over

Bidaisee pulls out of his run-up last second. He'll go again

Seven runs needed off the last two overs

Sarath: "Salamkheil has longer run up some of pacers "

Fahim Mahi: "I've noticed that over the last 1.5 years, Shakib has performed well in day matches, but in night matches he has struggled. I'm not sure what the reason behind this is." -- wish we could run this filter in Statsguru!

Salamkheil to bowl out. Last roll of the dice from Patriots

Rifat Emil : "If Shakib becomes the Player of the Match today, it will be his 44th such award in T20 cricket. Ahead of him are Alex Hales (45), Kieron Pollard (47), Glenn Maxwell (48), and Chris Gayle (60)."