– Guyana secures top spot thanks to net run rate
Nicholas Pooran’s purple patch with the bat continued as he unleashed a brutal assault on the Guyana Amazon Warriors bowling unit last night, as the Knight Riders triumphed by 74 runs at the Providence National Stadium in the final match of the league stage of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
Pooran, who would go on to make 101 (59 balls), entered the fray in the first over of the innings after Imran Tahir bowled young opener Shaqkere Parris for a duck. The Trinidadians had won the toss earlier and elected to bat, going on to make 211/5 thanks to Pooran’s brilliance and a 152-run 2nd wicket partnership between the left-hander and opener Jason Roy.
Roy and Pooran plundered 75 runs in the powerplay, with the latter doing most of the heavy lifting.