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Posted: Sunday 17 August, 2014 at 11:26 AM

Anti-climactic end as Tridents win 2014 CPL

By: Loshaun Dixon, SKNVibes.com

    BASSETERRE, St. Kitts - The Barbados Tridents were controversially crowned the 2014 Limacol Caribbean Premier League Champions by eight runs over the Guyana Amazon Warriors on the Duck/Worth Lewis method in an anti-climactic finish at Warner Park on Saturday.

     

    A sold out crowd at the Venue was treated by a unique party atmosphere and competitive cricket as curtains came down on the 2014 CPL.
     
    In a rain affected game the Tridents were asked to bat first and struggled early on in their innings due to the exceptional bowling of Krishmar Santokie who got a wicket each in his first two overs to restrict the Tridents to 9 for 2.
     
    However the pair of Shoib Malik and Dwayne Smith added life to the Tridents innings by adding 88 runs for the third wicket despite having to leave the field twice for rain delays.
     
    The delays however seemed to stunt the Tridents innings as Smith fell for 58 shortly after the second delay to Sunil Narine which then brought Kieron Pollard to the crease who was dismissed by his fellow Trinidadian.

    Malik the continued brilliant knock and was supported by Jevan Mendis as both carried the Tridents innings up to 152.
     
    With 153 needed for victory and a threat of rain the Amazon Warriors needed to remain ahead of the Duckworth/Lewis par score and were heavily reliant of opening pair of Lendl Simmons and Maritin Guptill.

    However they lost Guptill early to Kyle Meyers. Following his departure Mohamed Hafeez and Lendl Simmons found it difficult to score against the Tridents attack.

    Simmons then tried to give the innings a little impetus but fell to Rayad Emrit to leave them 49-2 and behind the eight ball.

    Some fast scoring and big hitting by Jimmy Neesham and Hafeez up the run rate for the Amazon Warriors. However Neesham and Hafeez fell in the same over to leave them reeling at 76-4 off 13 overs.

    Needing 73 runs from another seven overs Christopher Barnwell and Dinesh Ramdin hit a few big sixes to keep their team in the game. The rain had a final say however with the Amazon Warriors needing another 46 runs from four overs
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    The rain lasted for about 15 minutes and despites the covers being removed from the field and action seemed set to resume, an unannounced delay had fans wondering what was the reason for the delay.  

    Then the announcement came that the Barbados Tridents had won the Final on the Duckworth/Lewis method which sparked jubilation from Tridents players and supporters and dismay amongst those with Amazon Warriors interest.

    Fans were however disappointed not to see the final overs being bowled with such an evenly poised game.

    Match referee Denavon Hayles explained to the media there were only four overs left, but unfortunately there was not enough time to get them bowled.

    He explained that the rules that govern the game stated that they have 160 minutes to complete the entire game with only an extra hour in case of delays.

    Hayles revealed the game could not be completed and the Duckworth/Lewis method had to be used.

    Tridents captain Pollard expressed his pleasure of winning the tournament and stated that he even happier that his team will get an opportunity to play in the Champions League next month.

    “I am so pleased for the guys, we have had some hiccups as a squad along the way, but we were able to rally the team for the final matches. We just tried to concentrate on the cricket as that is all that matters. 150 is a tough score to get in any final and we backed our bowlers to put in a performance when it mattered, and they did! 

    “We kept the pressure on and I am very proud of the team. We play a lot of cricket and we know the rules and regulations – we all have to follow them – it is the way it is and has been the same throughout the tournament. We now get to play in the Champions League and that will be so great for the players.”

    Guyana Amazon Warriors player, Lendl Simmons, was named Man of the Tournament and will take home the prize of an exclusive piece of land in Beaumont Park, St. Kitts worth over US$400,000.
     
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