Jamaica Talwah defeated the Barbados Royals 151 for 81 (Lewis 89, Brooks 47 *, Bishop 3-20) by 151 to 81 (Prime 50, Pretorius 4-45) by six wickets.
A powerful display with career best 89 by Kenner Lewis which is the highest score of the CPL season so far. With the decisive partnership leading to a strong victory against the Barbados Royals, the Jamaican Talwahs lost the top-order opening wickets of both teams with Shamar Brooks.
Royals fell to 30 for 4 inside the power play. Earlier, Joshua Bishop recovered from a 71-run stand between Glenn Phillips and top scorer Azam Khan shortly before his departure.
Bishop performed his first match of the season with his left-arm spin. When he removed Chadwick Walton, Haider Ali and Roman Powell in his four overs. Which included a first and 13 dots. The third wicket was taken by Powell with a superb catch from Jason Holder's arm at long off.
From 50 to 3, however, Talwah rebuilt. He then took charge through Lewis and Brooks. Lewis was lucky in the second over when his helmet fell off. When the holder's short delivery hit him in the chest and almost dropped him on the stump. However, by the end of the power play, he had 30 runs out of 38 on the board. After 10 overs, the asking rate had gone above nine overs. But Brooks began to look for a boundary. Mohammad Amir took advantage of a brief opportunity before the next delivery was given before Lewis went for fifty off 35 balls.
Royal's troubles intensified at this time. When Aamir came out of the attack with a green injury on two balls in his third over. His replacement, Kyle Myers, sent his first two balls to Lewis for six. Bishop also became a casualty late in the match. When he hit his head while trying to stop in the outfield. Once again, league spinner Hayden Walsh was given just one over. The Royals were already set. When Fidel Edwards hit two balls to remove Shy Hope and Myers. Johnson became the first of four wickets for Charles Miguel Pretoria. Holder made a brilliant delivery to Andre Russell on the second ball.
Azam was given life at 34. When Lewis missed a simple opportunity on the long run. When he and Phillips scored 18 runs in the next over from Pretoria, Talao needed to reorganize. That's what the Pretorians did to Phillips on the last ball of the over. On three balls in the next over, Powell caught a superb catch, his own bowling to end his top edge, Azam's innings, which meant that both sets were gone better. Pretoria took two wickets in their last over. He should have taken five wickets, but Virasmi Permool dropped Bishop to the ground.
