00:00The Trinbago Knight Riders women batted first in this encounter.
00:03Deandra Dutton was dismissed by her opposite number Haley Matthews for six.
00:08Jemima Rodrigues would be denied of playing the role of hero this time as
00:12well. There was a stand of 43 for the third wicket between Glasgow and Panday
00:18but frequent wickets by Aaliyah Alleyne turned the match in the favor of the
00:22defending champions. Alleyne removed Glasgow in the 12th over with Joseph
00:27dismissing Jonasson. At 63-4 TKR women were up against it. The 29-year-old
00:34Alleyne was on target frequently clean bowling the batters. A laid fire from a
00:40wicked keeper batter Kisia Knight who hit 17 helped TKR to 93 from their 20
00:45overs. Shikha Panday hitting a top score of 28. In reply the Royals got a great
00:52start from Haley Matthews as Barbados looked to be cruising to victory.
00:56Matthews and Sri Lankan batter Chamari Atapatu who hit 39 not out got them to
01:0148. 16-year-old spinner Samara Ramnath got the big wickets of Matthews for 13
01:09and Kiana Joseph for 14 but was it too late? TKR women were clearly fighting
01:15back. Royals slipped from 48 without loss to 87 for 6. Panic stepping in
01:33despite several overs remaining. Atapatu got the winning run in the 15th
01:43over to see the Royals home with five overs to spare as the Barbados Royals
01:49recapture the women's CPL title. Matthews walking away with a play of the
01:54tournament award after scoring 147 runs and taking 11 wickets. Sergio Dufort
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