St Lucia Stars (Fletcher 45, Pollard 41, Permaul 2-20) beat Guyana Amazon Warriors (Delport 25, McCoy 2-23) by six wickets
Captain Kieron Pollard ensured St Lucia Stars’ playoff hopes aren’t snuffed out as the Stars bounced back from Tuesday night’s abysmal effort of 69 all-out to trip up CPL table-toppers Guyana Amazon Warriors by six wickets with 11 balls to spare.
Chasing a target of 141, Stars were two runs ahead on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern par score when rain stopped play at 71 for 2 after 11 overs. The Stars batting went through a mild stutter when play resumed as David Warner and Qais Ahmad fell in quick succession to the legspin duo of Imran Tahir and Devendra Bishoo. After Stars slumped to 97 for 4, it looked as if the match was headed for a deja vu finish of the first showdown between these sides in Guyana. Stars, in that instance, had lost by three runs chasing a target of 142. On Friday, though, with 31 to win off the final three overs, Pollard smashed 30 off Bishoo in the 18th to quell any doubts over a repeat ending.
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Source: ESPN Crickinfo