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Cpl 2021 Slk Vs Jt All Round Show Hands Jamaica Tallawahs Another Comfortable Win

CPL 2021 | SLK vs JT: All round show hands Jamaica Tallawahs another comfortable win

Jamaica Tallawahs continued the momentum to hand themselves another comprehensive win against Saint Lucia Kings on Friday after defending a target of 212 runs.

The Kings were bundled out for 156 in the 19th over after Imad Wasim returned with a three-wicket haul for the Tallawahs while Andre Russell and Carlos Brathwaite scalped a couple of wickets during the course.

Saint Lucia lost a couple of early wickets after a quick start with the likes of captain Faf du Plessis and Andre Fletcher back in the hut. But Mark Deyal and ROston Chase then tried to steady the ship for the side as the two batters stitched a stand of 66 runs for the third wicket before Deyal departed for a 17-ball 33.

Deyal’s dismissal broke the shackles and the Kings lost wickets at regular intervals to get reduced to 136/7 and get bowled out eventually. Chase also chipped in with 30 runs off 17 balls.

Earlier, the Jamaica side rode on some fine batting performance from the unit to post 211 in 20 overs. Opener Kennar Lewis notched up a half-century while Wasim struck a 10-ball 27`in the later stage of the innings to anchor the side to a big total.

Kadeem Alleyne picked up three wickets for Saint Lucia but was hit for 53 runs in his allotted 4 overs. With this win, the Tallawahs have now moved up to the third spot in the points table with four wins and as many defeats under their belt.

Kings on the other side, also have the same number of wins from the eight matches that they have played but are placed at number four position because of a lesser net run rate.

Faf expressed his disappointment at the defeat and admitted that a target of over 200 is always difficult and also pointed out that dropping catches proved costly. “We didn't start well. There was some incredible hitting but we didn't hit our lengths. When someone gets 200 plus, it was always going to be tough. Good cricketing wicket though. Lot of catches being dropped surprises me and it I guess boils down to skills,” he said after the game.

Saint Lucia Kings will now play Barbados Royals on Saturday in St Kitts while Jamaica Tallawahs will take on Guyana Amazon Warriors on Sunday at the same venue.

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