1.34pm....Oh, what a game that was. Royals had this one in the bag,
but Gudakesh Motie delivered a stunning last over
when he was defending only five runs. And with this win,
Guyana Amazon Warriors have zoomed to the top of the table.
Saim Ayub is the Player of the Match:
But before I go, I want to hand this Man of the Match to Motie
who bowled that final over.
19.6 Motie to Greaves, Slices straight to short third! Motie, you Rockstar!
What an over that is
[size=5][color=blue] He just had five to defend, and he conceded only two runs, picked two wickets and Warriors keep their unbeaten streak intact.
Justin Greaves c Smith b Motie 16 (14b 2x4 0x6) SR: 114.28
[/size] 19.3 Motie to Brathwaite, Another twist in the game as Brathwaite holes out
to deep midwicket. Paul settles himself and takes the catch
Carlos Brathwaite c Paul b Motie 12 (7b 2x4 0x6) SR: 171.42
9.58am Almost close to live action. The umpires stride out to the middle, so do the two Amazon Warriors openers, Saim Ayub and surprise, surprise Gudakesh Motie.
The plan to open Batting with Motie is short-lived. 1.3
Cornwall tosses this up a touch, holds the length back just on off.
Motie eyes another sweep, but is early into his shot. The ball takes the top-edge and balloons straight up for short fine leg to take a simple catch.
Gudakesh Motie c McCoy b Cornwall 7 (8b 0x4 1x6) SR: 87.5
The commentators got together and choose a good team as the CPL team. Five Amazon Warriors players made the team, all of them deserving. But there is no way Motie can be left out. Together with Tahir, he makes a spin pair that not only took the most wickets than any other pair, but they have the best runs per over rate. Motie is more deserving in the side than Jason Holder or Alzarri Joseph, no disrespect to these two good players. But we must start selecting sides base entirely on performances. BaSed on performance, Motie cannot be left out. I only highlight this because these commentators, like the West Indian selectors keep disrespecting our spinners. Motie is the real thing.
The Player of the Match is Gudakesh Motie...
3 for 24 in England's innings:
"I know my ability, the pitch was assisting,
put the ball in the right area.
It was important to hit my length. I've been working on it
over the years and I see it as my strength.
It's my second series, means a lot to me, total team effort."
England vs West Indies, England tour of West Indies, 5th T20I