Sports Reporter :
An all-round performance by Shakib Al Hasan powered Guyana Amazon Warriors to beat Trinbago Knight Riders by 37 runs in their match of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) at Providence Stadium in West Indies on Saturday.
Sent into bat first, Guyana Amazon Warriors piled up a fighting total of 173 for the loss of six wickets in the allotted 20 overs and then, bundled out Trinbago Knight Riders to 136 off 20 overs.
Shakib Al Hasan hit a fine 35 from 25 balls featuring four fours and a sixer. Later, Shakib Al Hasan captured three wickets for 20 runs. Shakib Al Hasan was adjudged the Man of the Match for his all-round performance.
Opener Rahmatullah Gurbaz of Guyana top-scored with 60 runs using 42 deliveries.
Alvin Sinclair and Imran Tahir bagged two wickets each instead of 26 and 31 runs respectively.
Earlier, Shakib Al Hasan failed to show notable performance in his recently concluded two CPL matches.
After winning the match, Shakib Al Hasan said, ” I am happy to contribute for the winning of my team. I could not perform well in my first two matches. This night was for me.”
