Shimron Hetmyer gave it back to Alzarri Joseph and smashed him for a six in the league stage match of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) after the RCB star's on-field act. The incident took place during the league stage match between the St Lucia Kings and Guyana Amazon Warriors last week.
A frustrated Alzarri threw the ball at the stumps despite Hetmyer standing well inside his crease. The left-handed batsman struck back and hit him for a six. He scored the winning run on the final delivery of the 10th over to complete the chase of 101 in just 10 overs.
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Asked to bat first, the Kings only managed a total of 100 on the board. Captain Faf du Plessis departed early and only managed a score off 6 off as many balls. Barring Matthew Forde, none of the other batters could manage to breach the 20-run mark. Gudakesh Motie and Imran Tahir shone with the ball and scalped 3 wickets each. Keemo Paul struck twice.
Guyana were off to a quick start and the opening pair of Tim Robinson and Rahmanullah Gurbaz added 61 runs for the first wicket in just 5.2 overs. They completed the chase in just 10 overs.
CPL 2024 points table
With 4 wins from 5 matches, Barbados Royals sit at the top spot in the points table. They are followed by Guyana, who have 3 wins from 4 matches. Third-placed Trinbago Knight Riders and fourth-placed Saint Lucia Kings also have 3 wins each.
CPL playoffs fixtures
The eliminator of CPL will take place on October 1. The first qualifier will take place on October 2 while the second qualifier will be played on October 4. The final of the CPL 2024 will be held on October 7 from 4:30 AM IST. All playoff matches will be played at Providence Stadium in Guyana.