The Shemaine Campbelle-led Guyana Amazon Warriors were up against the Trinbago Knight Riders led by skipper Deandra Dottin in the 4th match of the ongoing 4th edition of the Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) in Guyana.
Jess Jonassen’s fifty, Deandra Dottin, powers the Knight to a competitive total
Opting to bat first on winning the toss, Deandra Dottin’s Knight Riders lost both their openers inside the powerplay. Zaida James joined Jess Jonassen at the crease, and the duo led some sort of a recovery with a much-needed 28-run partnership for the 3rd wicket. Laura Harris broke the stand, by sending Zaida James (15 off 24 balls) back to the pavilion in the 8th over of the innings to provide the 3rd breakthrough for the Guyana Amazon Warriors.
Skipper Deandra Dottin joined Jess Jonassen at the crease, while the Knight Riders’ skipper was struggling to find the gaps regularly. A well-set Jess Jonassen ensured the scoreboard kept ticking with her calculated risk, en route to their encouraging 77-run partnership for the 4th wicket. Jess Jonassen completed her brisk half-century (51 off 45 balls) and the Knight Riders eventually posted a competitive total of 123/7 in their quota of 20 overs.
Despite all the struggles, skipper Deandra Dottin chipped in with a crucial contribution of 31 (33 balls) with the bat for her side. For the Amazon Warriors, their last-minute singing in the form of Molly Penfold (4-0-17-4) was the star of the show with the ball for the Warriors, while Karishma Ramharack (4-0-15-1) kept things tight in her impressive spell with the ball for her side. Stafanie Taylor (4-0-24-1) was economical on her return to bowling for the Warriors.
Stafanie Taylor shines with the bat as the Warriors seal a comfortable victory
Chasing a tricky total of 124, the home side got over the line comfortably on the back of a substantial partnership of 45 runs for the 2nd wicket between Stafanie Taylor and the young Irish wicket-keeper batter Amy Hunter (27 off 31 balls), steadying the ship after losing the wicket of their opening batter Realeanna Grimond inside the powerplay. Another crucial 26-run partnership for the 3rd wicket between skipper Shemaine Campbelle (8 off 14 balls) and Stafanie Taylor kept them on track in the chase.
Before another vital 27-run partnership for the 5th wicket between Dane van Niekerk (12* off 12 balls) and Stafanie Taylor (39 off 44 balls) almost sealed the deal for Warriors as they eventually got over the line with 5 wickets in hand and seven balls to spare. The Knight Riders lost the grip on the contest courtesy of a plethora of extras (28). Laura Harris (10 off 5 balls) chipped in with a crucial contribution with the bat for the Guyana Amazon Warriors.
The Indian duo of Shikha Pandey (3.5-0-23-2) and Salonee Dangore (4-0-27-2) were the lone performers with the ball for the Trinbago Knight Riders. While Jess Jonassen (4-0-16-0) was super economical with the ball, with no wickets to show for her accuracy and consistency in her spell, which eventually dragged the game deep for her side.
Stafanie Taylor was awarded the Player of the Match courtesy of her impressive all-round show, returning with impressive match figures of 4-0-24-1 with the ball for her side and scoring a crucial and a composed knock of 39 off 44 balls with the bat, playing a crucial role in helping her side return to winning ways in the ongoing 4th edition of the tournament.
