Caribbean Premier League 2023
WATCH: Shai Hope’s magnificent century guides Amazon Warriors to great win by 88 runs against Barbados Royals in CPL 2023
West Indies star cricketer Shai Hope’s magnificent century guided the Amazon Warriors to a great win by 88 runs against the Barbados Royals during the 30th match of the CPL 2023 on September 17 at Providence Stadium. Notably, the middle-order batter hammered 106 runs from just 44 balls, featuring nine boundaries and eight sixes with a solid strike rate of 240, to post a massive total of 226/7 in the given 20 overs.
Later, while chasing, the Barbados Royals had a terrible start as openers Cornwall and Greaves just departed for 6 and 16 runs, respectively. Following them, the middle order also faltered. However, towards the end, Clarke remained unbeaten with a score of 54 runs from 43 balls but couldn’t help his side get into the winning position and lost the match by 88 runs.
I always believe that I can score runs in any format I play: Shai Hope
Meanwhile, West Indies star cricketer Shai Hope expressed his happiness after receiving the Player of the Match award for his stunning century. The 29-year-old cricketer revealed that he decided to express himself in the match, which allowed him to score a century. In addition, the right-handed batter also praises his team members while calling a deep batting lineup. The wicketkeeper-batsman is quite confident ahead of the playoffs. Notably, the Barbados-born batter feels that he can score runs in any format of the game.
“Today I decided to express myself and it just clicked. It was my matchup and we had a very solid start and we had a lot of depth in our batting. Rahkeem had to take the punch but it was one of those days. Gives great confidence going into the playoffs. [on not fielding] Just a bit of cramps. [on Kevlon Anderson] I’m happy to see that he had a great day. I always believe that I can score runs in any format I play. Good pitch and I capitalized,” Shai Hope said during the post-match presentation.
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RIDICULOUS SCENES!!! Shai Hope hits Rahkeem Cornwall for 32 in the over to reach his first CPL 💯 🙌 – A clear winner for Republic Bank Play of the Day#CPL23 #GAWvBR#CricketPlayedLouder #BiggestPartyInSport #RepublicBank pic.twitter.com/NCYi5OZerX
— CPL T20 (@CPL) September 18, 2023
