Rain spoils Shakib’s 200th T20 match

Rain played a spoilsport in Shakib Al Hasan’s 200th T20 match, a milestone in which he reached as the first Bangladeshi player. The feat came when his side Jamaica Tallawahs’ faced off Barbados Tridents in Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) on Monday at the Kensington Oval.
Shakib didn’t have the opportunity to bat or bowl in the match. The premier all-rounder of the world batted in 182 innings and scored 3165 runs with the highest of 86 that came against Pakistan in a T20 International. He claimed 232 wickets with the best figure of six for six in CPL two years back.
The CPL press release said, in the end there was only 10 overs of play possible, sadly not enough cricket for there to be a result. The highlight in proceedings was the batting of Chris Gayle who gave the patient Bridgetown crowd some real entertainment.
Ahead of the game, a moment’s reflection was paid by the strong crowd to the recently departed and much-loved broadcaster, and a favourite son of Barbados, Tony Cozier.
Once the on again, off again rigmarole with the covers at the start of the game was done the game was reduced to 12 overs a side. In a shortened match it is so important to get off to a good start, and the Tallawahs struggled to get going. Some excellent bowling from Wayne Parnell and Ravi Rampaul saw the Tallawahs manage only 21 runs in the first three overs.
The fourth and final over of the reduced PowerPlay was where the Jamaican side kicked on. Thirteen runs came from Rampaul’s second over, including a massive straight six from Chris Gayle as that sluggish start was quickly forgotten.
A 47 run opening stand between Gayle and Chadwick Walton got the Tallawahs laid a good platform but the introduction of Shoaib Malik into the attack brought the partnership to an end. Walton attempted to smash Shoaib over long off but only succeeded in finding the ever dependable hands of AB de Villiers.
The fall of Walton’s wicket brought together Kumar Sangakkara and Chris Gayle and the two cricketing legends put together a brilliant stand of 59 from just 23 balls. Gayle was brutal on anything that was pitched up on his way to 47 (20).
Sangakkara fell for 25 when he attempted to give himself room and smash to ball over extra cover; he was deceived by a Rampaul slower ball that crashed into his stumps. A brief cameo from Rovman Powell saw him hit a big six but it was that man Gayle who was the star of the show as he went at a strike rate of 235 in an innings that contained five Hero Maximums.

Rain spoils Shakibs 200th T20 match

Rain played a spoilsport in Shakib Al Hasans 200th T20 match, a milestone in which he reached as the first Bangladeshi player. The feat came when his side Jamaica Tallawahs faced off Barbados Tridents in Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) on Monday at the Kensington Oval. Shakib didnt have the opportunity to bat or bowl in the match. The premier all-rounder of the world batted in 182 innings and scored 3165 runs with the highest of 86 that came against Pakistan in a T20 International. He claimed 232 wickets with the best figure of six for six in CPL two years back. The CPL press release said, in the end there was only 10 overs of play possible, sadly not enough cricket for there to be a result. The highlight in proceedings was the batting of Chris Gayle who gave the patient Bridgetown crowd some real entertainment. Ahead of the game, a moments reflection was paid by the strong crowd to the recently departed and much-loved broadcaster, and a favourite son of Barbados, Tony Cozier. Once the on again, off again rigmarole with the covers at the start of the game was done the game was reduced to 12 overs a side. In a shortened match it is so important to get off to a good start, and the Tallawahs struggled to get going. Some excellent bowling from Wayne Parnell and Ravi Rampaul saw the Tallawahs manage only 21 runs in the first three overs. The fourth and final over of the reduced PowerPlay was where the Jamaican side kicked on. Thirteen runs came from Rampauls second over, including a massive straight six from Chris Gayle as that sluggish start was quickly forgotten. A 47 run opening stand between Gayle and Chadwick Walton got the Tallawahs laid a good platform but the introduction of Shoaib Malik into the attack brought the partnership to an end. Walton attempted to smash Shoaib over long off but only succeeded in finding the ever dependable hands of AB de Villiers. The fall of Waltons wicket brought together Kumar Sangakkara and Chris Gayle and the two cricketing legends put together a brilliant stand of 59 from just 23 balls. Gayle was brutal on anything that was pitched up on his way to 47 (20). Sangakkara fell for 25 when he attempted to give himself room and smash to ball over extra cover; he was deceived by a Rampaul slower ball that crashed into his stumps. A brief cameo from Rovman Powell saw him hit a big six but it was that man Gayle who was the star of the show as he went at a strike rate of 235 in an innings that contained five Hero Maximums.