00:00Jamaica Kingsmen trounced Barbados Tridents by nine wickets in their Republic Bank CPL Eliminator in Bridgetown.
00:06After restricting the Tridents to 144 for six, the Kingsmen chased it down in under 15 overs, with Mars Sadaqat
00:12smashing a maiden turn.
00:14So how special was the run chase for Captain Robin Powell?
00:17Yeah, it was very special. You know, it's something we sat down as a team and discussed.
00:21You know, if our top two, top three batters can give us a very good start, a very good platform.
00:26Then it allowed myself, Andre, Hassan, and those power eaters with a platform being laid to come out and express
00:32ourselves a little bit more.
00:34Powell commended his bowlers for restricting the opposition to under 150.
00:38Even though the six-wicket partnership was worth 114 runs, the Jamaica skipper had every reason to smile thereafter.
00:45At the halfway stage, we were very, very pleased.
00:47You know, if at the start of the day he had given us 144 to chase, we would have taken
00:52it.
00:52You know, having said that, even though they were four wickets down in the power play, but credit after being
00:57given to Quinney and their captain, Chris Green, you know, I think they batted really well.
01:01It's now on to the next qualifier for the Kingsmen on Friday, with a place in the final at stake.
01:07And Powell wants his troops to keep striving for the top.
01:10I think it's a case of us replicating our performance.
01:13You know, tonight was good.
01:14You know, we didn't feel as well as we wanted.
01:17You know, so that is also something for us to work on.
01:19You know, if we can also as a group improve 10, 15 percent, you know, I'm very big on that.
01:25You know, if we can keep on improving as a group, now is the time for us to rack up
01:28those very good performances.
01:30Barbados Trident skipper Chris Green felt the loss of early wickets hurt his team.
01:35But having said that, he still believed his side had a fighting chance after his unbeaten 57 and Quindon Decox
01:4271.
01:43Look, I think we scrapped and fought to a decent total.
01:46Conditions were tough.
01:47We were blown away a little bit in the power play.
01:49I think we lost four wickets in the power play.
01:51Anytime you do that, it's a tough ask.
01:53So to get to the total we got to, the mid-140s, very happy with our efforts.
01:58We got to something that was defendable.
02:01And unfortunately, the dew factor came in and Mars Sardekat blew us away.
02:05I mean, what an incredible knock to score in 100.
02:08Yeah, I think it's important that the dew doesn't take away how impressive that knock was.
02:13According to Green, losing the toss was somewhat of a disadvantage.
02:17After all, he too would have put the opposition into bat had it gone the other way.
02:21Look, the ball from the get-go there was soaking wet.
02:25I know once Samzie, that first ball, went over the top and came back, I caught it in slip and
02:30it was wet.
02:30So conditions suited them and it's been the case all the way here.
02:34You know, I've won five tosses in a row.
02:35We bowled first and, you know, they had the better of the conditions tonight and they utilized it and they
02:40blew us away.
02:40So, yeah, I don't think we were too far away.
02:44Perhaps we were bowling a little bit too quick as spinners.
02:47But with a wet ball, it's tough to be brave and bowl a little bit slower with it slipping out.
02:52Three more matches remain in the tournament with a final on Sunday bowling off from 7 p.m. local time.
02:58That's the question.
02:59They do it.
02:59Now, I need you to export.
03:00It needs to pitch, Danny Morrison.
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