CPL week six: Sixth time's the charm for Amazon Warriors as Ayub, Tahir, Pretorius take the honours

Allen’s happy jig and Azam’s superb knock also made the headlines in the final week of CPL 2023

Rvel Zahid25-Sep-2023Resurgent Tallawahs continue their upward curveAfter staging a remarkable recovery from a five-game losing streak, Jamaica Tallawahs continued their form and knocked St Lucia Kings out of the competition in a low-scoring Eliminator. Tallawahs suffered a blow when Mohammad Amir pulled out after bowling the third delivery of his first over because of a hamstring niggle. But on a seething Providence track, Fabian Allen stole the show, prising out four batters whereas Chris Green was frugal, finishing with 2 for 19 in four overs.Captain Brandon King (30 off 19) was quick off the blocks in the small chase. There was a slight hiccup when Tallawahs lost 4 for 30 between the fifth and the eighth over, but Raymon Reifer and Imad Wasim steadied the ship. The duo added a 42-run stand for the fifth wicket to all but seal Tallawahs’ Qualifier 2 berth.Allen’s happy feet celebration draws the attentionFabian Allen’s happy jig stole most of the limelight in the final week of the CPL on social media. Not one to shy away, the allrounder brought out a unique wicket-taking celebration during the Eliminator, one which was reminiscent of Happy Feet’s penguin dance. It sure made his team-mates burst into laughter, while the crowd danced along with his moves.

Amazon Warriors falter in Qualifier 1Chadwick Walton waltzed his way to a match-winning unbeaten 57-ball 80 as Trinbago Knight Riders sealed another final berth by getting the better of Amazon Warriors in the first Qualifier. Walton launched his virtuoso explosions to help Knight Riders chase down the 167-target with 11 balls to spare.

Sent into bat, Amazon Warriors could only manage what turned out to be a middling first innings score in Providence. Saim Ayub scored a 39-ball 49 but there were hardly any contributions from the middle order. The power-packed Knight Riders batting line-up found their rhythm in the big game to coast home.Azam Khan turns on beast mode in Qualifier 2Azam Khan was in his element as Amazon Warriors stormed back into form in Qualifier 2 against Jamaica Tallawahs.His 27-ball 54 took Amazon Warriors to 182 for 6, giving them the much-needed impetus in the final overs after Shai Hope and Shimron Hetmyer had laid the platform. Azam got the better of Amir in the death who was clobbered for two sixes and a four in the penultimate over of the innings. The 183-target proved a bridge too far for defending champions Tallawahs who were bowled out for just 101 in 15.2 overs.Dwaine Pretorius took 2 for 21 while Imran Tahir claimed 3 for 7 in 2.2 overs to spearhead an Amazon Warriors victory. Pretorius won the Player-of-the-Match award which he handed over to Azam.

Sixth-time lucky for Amazon WarriorsAmazon Warriors were a finely tuned orchestra in the CPL final, with Tahir establishing his credentials as an inspiring leader and spearheading his side to a maiden title win. At 44, he became the oldest-ever captain to win a men’s T20 final.

It was Pretorius, who wreaked havoc on the Knight Riders batters picking 4 for 26 in four overs before Tahir and Gudakesh Motie joined forces as Knight Riders were skittled for 94. The precocious Ayub continued his excellent run smashing an unbeaten 41-ball 52. He hit the winning runs as the local fans in Providence erupted with joy.Amazon Warriors’ brilliant run can be proved by the fact that they dominated the most runs and most wickets tally by some distance. Ayub finished the competition as the second highest run-scorer with 478 runs in 13 innings at 43.45 and a strike rate of 142.26. Only his team-mate Hope was ahead of him with 481 runs at 53.44 and a strike rate of 140.23. Pretorius was the leading wicket-taker with 20 scalps in 12 innings at 15.45, while Tahir was second on the list with 18 wickets.A visibly teary-eyed emotional Tahir said, “This is one of my greatest achievements. I think this year we were more hungry than ever before, if you want something really badly, it will happen to you”.

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Сообщение представляет собой набор букв, цифр и символов и выглядит так: G\V3A^A§ #16. Также инсайдер прикрепил ссылку на несуществующую игру, которая тоже является частью загадки: https://store.epicgames.com/p/OlderThanMG9-XXX0X6.

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    England get rowdy in London Borough of Barbados

    Visitors crash the party through dominant knocks from Joe Root and Dan Lawrence

    Cameron Ponsonby16-Mar-2022As you get off the plane in Barbados and walk into arrivals, the first two posters you’re greeted with are of Garry Sobers and Rihanna. Cricket and entertainment. Sounds good.Today, with thousands of England fans in attendance, the two combined as Joe Root and Dan Lawrence’s dominant 164-run stand off 269 balls took over proceedings, much to the joy of those in attendance at the Kensington Oval in the London Borough of Barbados.”He’ll be delighted to be not out overnight following another good hundred last week,” Marcus Trescothick, England’s batting coach, said of Root’s unbeaten 119. “[For him] to do it all again he’ll be delighted. It’s a real pleasure to sit there and watch it unfold and see how he goes about it.Related

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    “To see him batting in the fashion he has, the mental discipline and approach he’s putting into his batting to come back and start fresh every time… it’s an honour to stand there and throw at him and then to sit back and watch him all day.”Trescothick was also glowing in his praise of Lawrence’s performance, who scored a career-best 91 before being at caught cover off what was scheduled to be the penultimate ball of the day’s play.”Absolutely,” Trescothick replied when asked whether England would be focusing on the positives from Lawrence’s innings rather than the pain of narrowly missing out on a maiden Test match hundred. “You always take the positives. And then we try to understand what happened there? Did anything change? Those are the sort of questions we’ll sit down and talk about.”But this was a party that West Indies allowed to happen. Root was caught behind off what seemed like an inside edge on 23, only for it not to be reviewed. He was dropped down the leg side by Josh Da Silva on 34. And on 87, he should’ve been run out by John Campbell. To make matters worse, Lawrence was also dropped on 72, as Alzarri Joseph let a head-high slip catch split his hands and run away to the boundary.As a result, having shared an awkward drink or two with England in a turgid first session and shared a pleasant dinner with them in the second, in the third, West Indies allowed Root and Lawrence to invite themselves back to theirs for afters and watched on as the two raided the drinks cabinet and fridge in equal measure.”Kraigg, you got anything I could eat? Starving.”The runs flowed on the pitch as quickly as the Banks lager and rum punch flowed off it. It was loud. Lawrence’s leg-side flicks were loud. Root’s pulls and reverse sweeps were loud. The England fans. Loud.For the most part, this wasn’t the stereotypical Barmy Army showing that consists solely of the continued dirge of just repeating “Barmy Army!” *dooph dooph* “Barmy Army!” *dooph dooph* – rather 8000 people spending their day with one foot in the land of Sobers and the other in the land of Rihanna, just as they were told to on arrival. It was a party.Of course, as the day came to a close, “Sweet Caroline” got one more play than would otherwise be deemed socially acceptable and the dooph dooph chants made their return. The sun going down at the end of a day at the cricket is like the moment on most evenings out where the lights go up and reveal the mass of destruction, sweat and alcohol that the darkness had previously hidden. If anything, this way around is better.The highlight of the day from an English perspective was the noise that greeted Root’s century as the Greenidge and Haynes Stand morphed into the Kop. The open-air nature of cricket grounds means it is not often you get that visceral echo that is so synonymous with football grounds, but here you did.”It was brilliant, wasn’t it?” Trescothick said. “A real English contingent throughout the island at the moment and great support throughout. We’re lucky that we get great support wherever we go and to see it here, it was pretty much a home game for us so it’s really nice to have.”The Brits were abroad. And they were rowdy. Both off the pitch and on.

    IPL star Priyansh Arya sets sights on Ranji Trophy

    From local tournaments to the IPL, Arya has climbed steadily. His focus now is on making his Ranji debut

    Daya Sagar22-Aug-2025Priyansh Arya, IPL 2025’s breakout star, has had a busy few months. There’s been no time to dwell on the “what ifs.”A day after losing the IPL final to Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Ahmedabad, he was back in action in a local tournament in Delhi. Just two weeks later, he scored a century in the final, leading his team to the title at the DDCA Hot Weather Tournament.Now, at the Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2025, Arya has already notched up a century, tallying 267 runs in seven innings at a strike rate of 171.It was at this very tournament last year that his life changed in ways he couldn’t have imagined. His six sixes in an over and a chart-topping season caught the attention of multiple IPL franchises, leading to a INR 3.8 crore deal with Punjab Kings (PBKS).Related

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    “Money beyond imagination for the son of two government school teachers,” he told ESPNcricinfo recently.Arya had a stunning debut IPL season – his 475 runs, the most by an uncapped batter in a debut season (surpassing Devdutt Padikkal’s 473 in 2020), came at a blistering strike rate of 179.24. His 43-ball 102 against Chennai Super Kings was the third-fastest century by an Indian in IPL history.But even as his white-ball stock continues to rise, Arya’s eyes are on the red ball. His next big goal? A Ranji Trophy debut.”I wanted to play red-ball cricket, but my debut couldn’t happen then,” he says. “I hope it will happen this year. I really want to play Ranji – I’ve said this before. I’m excited for the upcoming domestic season and I’m working on a few things… which I can’t tell you right now (laughs).”Upon his return to the DPL a year after setting the inaugural edition alight, Arya has gone from rookie to poster boy of the league. At DPL and team events, amid many big names, it’s Arya who often draws the most attention. But he remains modest about the spotlight.”See, changes have come,” he admits. “Now, wherever I go, people recognise me and want to click pictures. It feels good. But I’m not someone who roams around a lot – I like to stay by myself.”After playing in the IPL, I haven’t changed my technique, playing style, or mindset. But yes, I expect a lot more from myself now. For example, my DPL performance hasn’t been as good as I wanted it to be.

    “I wanted to play red-ball cricket, but my debut couldn’t happen then. I hope it will happen this year”Arya eyes Ranji Trophy debut

    “Still, I never let that overpower me. I always stay positive and keep faith in myself. I try not to let negative thoughts enter my mind – I just keep trying to improve. Like, I’ve gotten out early in a few matches. I feel I need to take more time at the crease.”This self-awareness and introspection stem from having worked alongside top professionals, including PBKS head coach Ricky Ponting. When Arya was signed, his spot in the XI wasn’t guaranteed. But standout performances in practice games and the pre-season camp forced the team’s hand. He ended the season playing every single match.”I understand my game very well,” he says. “When PBKS held their camp, Ponting sir clearly told me the practice matches had to be taken seriously, there were many talented players around.”In the beginning, the management found it tough to decide who to pick. But I scored runs in those matches and almost sealed my place. Even then, I wasn’t directly told I would definitely play – but you get hints.”On debut against Gujarat Titans, Arya smashed 47 off 23 balls against international stars like Mohammed Siraj, Kagiso Rabada, and Rashid Khan – proof that his DPL success was no fluke. In his fourth match, he brought up his maiden IPL century, hitting three consecutive sixes off Matheesha Pathirana. He didn’t spare R Ashwin either.Priyansh Arya attributed PBKS coach Ricky Ponting to his game awareness•Punjab Kings”In the IPL, I never found it difficult to face any bowler,” he says matter-of-factly. “I felt I could play all of them. The same bowlers who play in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy also play in the IPL.”Most are domestic players. A few international bowlers are there too, but even in Mushtaq Ali, India’s international bowlers play. So, I didn’t feel much difference. Anyway, cricket is the same everywhere.”Arya lights up when asked about his most memorable IPL moment. It wasn’t one of his many sixes, it was a six off Jasprit Bumrah.”Over fine leg,” he chuckles. “It was an important match for us to make the top two. MI had given us a target of 185. When I was going out to bat in the second innings, Shreyas (Iyer) came up to me and said, ‘If you want to be known as a big-match player, score in this match and show it.'”Arya made 62 off 35 to turbocharge PBKS’ chase and take them into the Qualifier 1. Though he seems to have moved on from PBKS’ loss the final, he still wonders if he could’ve done more.”We had reached the final after 11 years, and this was my very first IPL,” he says. “I could’ve contributed a little more to the team, but I couldn’t. That regret will stay until we win the final next time.”Arya understands that the fame and attention he enjoys today come on the back of his IPL success. He’s well aware of how, not too long ago, he was a struggling middle-order batter in Under-19s, unable to break into the Under-23 side because of stiff competition.So he pivoted to opening – just to find a spot – and ended up making that role his own, first for Delhi’s T20 team and now for PBKS.From DPL to IPL, he’s shown he can rise to the occasion by adapting, evolving, and delivering when it mattered. Now, with a Ranji Trophy debut in sight, he’s ready for a new challenge that demands the same quiet belief that’s carried him this far.

    England's bowlers need to ditch containment for attack

    Ben Stokes needs to focus on his line-up’s wicket-taking capability

    Ian Chappell05-Jun-2022Finally someone in the England set-up has vocalised one of the team’s biggest failings. When their new coach, former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum, emphasised to his bowlers, “Don’t focus too much on economy rates, I want wickets,” he was applying Test cricket common sense. To sum up Test cricket simply: a team’s batters need to score sensibly in order to give their bowlers as long as possible to take the 20 wickets required for victory.England’s better bowlers often place containment above the more important priority of taking wickets. In plain language, I’ve never seen a batter – no matter how good – who scores runs that appear in a scorebook while he’s sitting in the pavilion having been dismissed. Top-class batters can’t be contained out in the middle; eventually they find a way to score at an acceptable rate. That’s one reason why they’re rated as dangerous players.Related

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    As good as they are, Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad have both been guilty, especially overseas, of focusing too much on the economy rate. That’s why Ben Stokes needs to concentrate on their meritorious wicket-taking capability more than listening to quick-response talk of containment.While Stokes is at it, he should also ignore any of former captain Joe Root’s theories on polishing off the opposition tail. Root was not a good captain, and one of the England hierarchy’s first jobs is to recalibrate how they deal with dismissing the bottom part of the order.Another problem for England – which was evident at Lord’s – is they have a very good seam attack, well suited to home conditions, but they desperately require workable plans against the better sides when a pitch is flat. This is where it helps to have a balanced attack with a mixture of swing and spin but definitely containing at least one good genuine fast bowler. England have been seriously unlucky with injuries to fast bowlers in the recent past.What they need from Stokes is captaincy that encourages a thoughtful approach when matters are looking bleak. A team can gain a dubious reputation among opponents and currently England are known as a side that can be forced on the defensive by counterattacking lower-order batters. Stokes has to alter this perception.

    I’ve always believed that if you bestow a sensibly aggressive captain with a team of competitors and they want to play for him, the result will be more victories than losses

    This requires courage, and despite the risk of injury, he would be well advised to seek an England bowler with genuine pace. This move would result in splitting Anderson and Broad, which will cause an uproar but it’s the right move. England’s attack needs to get younger.Anderson is generally the better bowler, and if fit, he should remain the first-choice player when playing in England. This is an area where England become emotional and consequently fail to select their best combinations.Almost immediately at Lord’s, England felt the pain of requiring a substitute when Jack Leach was ruled out of the game with concussion. Rather than lament the situation, England should look upon it as a lucky break: it’s time to move forward rather than look backwards to resolve the lack of good spinners.If this is a county-cricket problem, it is the concern of others. What the Stokes-McCullum combination has to do is ensure they choose the likely winning players and then provide them with the confidence to think positively. This is a mammoth task in itself and it won’t happen overnight but it will require the forthright thinking and talking for which both are renowned.I’ve always believed that if you bestow a sensibly aggressive captain with a team of competitors and they want to play for him, the result will be more victories than losses. England have chosen the right captain in Stokes. They’ve given him a good lieutenant in McCullum, and the pair have made a good start. However, the hard part is continuing to do a good job and this is where England have to show that what happened in the past is unacceptable and won’t be tolerated in future.

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