00:00St. Lucia Kings opted to bat in the Republic Bank CPL qualifier against
00:04Ghana Amazon Warriors at the Providence Stadium. Captain Faf Du Plessis and
00:08Johnson Charles opened the batting and gave their team a good start and he'll
00:11pick up a maximum as well. The two set the foundation for their side with a
00:15stand with 124 and 11.4 overs. Charles would go on to top score with
00:2279 of 45 deliveries and Du Plessis was next best
00:29with 57 of 36 balls. Moeen Ali was superb with ball in hand.
00:38He would end with two for 24 from his four overs with
00:45Kimu Paul holding on to the ball on each occasion. Dwayne Pretorius also took two
00:52but went for 51 runs. The Kings ended on a healthy 198 for five from their 20
00:57When the Amazon Warriors replied Ramanula Gurbaz and Kimu Paul put on 22
01:02for the first wicket. Paul was out for 14 and Gurbaz would depart in the 8th
01:07over for 24. Shehu played a cameo getting 27 of 22 balls but it was never
01:17going to be easy for the defending champions who were struggling at 77 for 4.
01:21Shimron Hetmai would play some big shots that sail over the ropes. He would
01:27hit an unbeaten 37 of 18 deliveries with four sixes but with a score on 106 for 4
01:34after 13 overs, rain prevented any further play and Guyana Amazon Warriors
01:39lost by 15 runs on the DLS method. It means they face Barbados Royals in
01:44Friday's virtual semi-final while the St. Lucia Kings go directly into Sunday's
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