The CPL started off with an exciting match that went to the last over. The tournament promises to be an exciting affair. Join us for the next match between St Kitts and Nevis Patriots and Guyana Amazon Warriors tomorrow, as we bring live ball-by-ball coverage to you. Till then, it is a goodbye from Manish Pathak and Aadya Sharma.
Charles: "We have finishers like Hussey and Miller at the end, but I had planned to bat through the innings. (On the favourites tag) We have a strong side this time and would like to take it all the way, but we need to go match by match."
Darren Sammy: "It is difficult to come here and beat the defending champions, but the bowlers did a great job. I thought 160 was a par score, Charles and all chipped in. We knew the conditions will be tough, and Darren Bravo was set. But at the half way stage, we knew the target was not much. Charles is a seasoned campaigner, and I can see Fletcher and Watson winning us games at the top as well".
Dwayne Bravo: "We thought we had a chance to defend the target. Charles batted well in the company of Fletcher, and then Miller and Hussey. At this time, it is a rainy season, so most of the games will have dew. It is the first game, we just need to get better with our skills".
Chasing 163, the duo of Watson and Charles started off confidently. Charles hung on from one end, getting the required rate under check and was assisted well by Fletcher from the other end. Michael Hussey chipped in with a useful cameo, but it was up to Miller, who was struggling in recent months, to steer the chase towards the end, and in the company of Sammy, take the Zouks home.
19.1 Beaton to David Miller, FOUR! Zouks win. Full ball outside off, Miller drives it over covers for the winning boundary. He has shown some good form. Good chase by the Zouks.
18.6 Dwayne Bravo to Sammy, FOUR, full swinging in, Sammy holds shape and smacks it dead straight to the long off boundary. The home crowd is silenced!
18.5 Dwayne Bravo to Sammy, FOUR, full ball on off, Sammy goes for the big booming drive over covers, outside edge taken and the ball flies over short third man!
18.2 Dwayne Bravo to Sammy, 2 runs, short and fast into Sammy who goes for the pull, that ball almost carried to Nikita Miller at square leg and they get a brace.
18.1 Dwayne Bravo to Michael Hussey, OUT! BOWLED, slower ball on middle and leg, Hussey wants to swat it across, but plays the shot too early and the ball beats the bat and rattles the stumps. Out comes the Champion jig!
