00:00This was the Limacol women's CPL final with TKR winning the toss and choosing to bat against
00:05Guyana Amazon Warriors at Kensington Oval.
00:08It was a bad start for the Knight Riders as Laura Harris was bowled by Shabnam Ismail
00:13for a duck.
00:14Captain Deandra Doughton also failed to make an impact, falling to Shamilia Connell for
00:1910.
00:20But keeper batter Sushma Verma played a major role with Willow in hand.
00:26She top scored with 39, comprising two fours and two sixes.
00:34Marisan Kapp was also among the runs, making a useful 25 for the TNT franchise.
00:39And Shikha Pandey provided some fireworks lower down the order.
00:46Pandey made 27 of 17 deliveries to give her side something to work with.
00:53She was dismissed by Ismail who finished with two scalps.
00:57TKR closed on 145 for six from 20 overs.
01:01When the Amazon Warriors responded, Ebony Brathwaite was bowled by Shikha Pandey for five.
01:07But her opening partner Tasman Brits went on to get 22.
01:13Brits was castled by Brianna Haricharan and it became 52 for three.
01:17When Karishma Ramharach took her second scalp, half the side was out for 55.
01:22Make that 71 for six with Deandra Doughton also kicking two wickets.
01:30But captain Chloe Tryon came to the rescue with 32 of 18 balls.
01:36The Knight Riders were trying to fight back with Pandey also grabbing two, 129 for eight.
01:42With nine required from the final over, Shadeen Nation delivered for her side.
01:50She won it in style to be unbeaten on 39 as Guyana Amazon Warriors reached 149 for eight
01:56with three balls to spare.
01:58And then came the unbridled celebrations.
02:01In so doing, they won the Women's Caribbean Premier League for the first time ever.
02:06I know it was now on YouTube.
02:07It was sports!
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