Shakib's Barbados march to CPL title

Bangladesh Test and T20Is skipper Shakib Al Hasan ended his this year's Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) stint on a high as his team Barbados Tridents won the title for the second time beating Guyana Amazon Warriors in the final by 27 runs at the Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad on Saturday night.However, Shakib was poor in the final as he posted only 15 with the bat and conceded 18 runs in two overs without any wicket.

Barbados Tridents won the toss and opted to bat first. They put up 171 for six in 20 overs with the help of Jonathan Carter's 27-ball 50. Carter took the field as number seven batsman and returned a quick fifty that helped Tridents to put up a challenging total. Besides him, Jhonson Charles and Alex Hales hit 39 and 28 respectively.


For Guyana Imran Tahir, Ben Laughlin, Romario Shepherd and Keemo Paul bagged one wicket each. In reply, Guyana tumbled for 144 for nine in 20 overs and lost the game by 27 runs. None of their batsmen came up with the required batting approach. Brandon King hit 43 but his lone effort was not enough for Guyana to seal the game.

Besides him, Nicholas Pooran and Paul hit 24 and 25 respectively. But it just reduced the margin of their defeat. For Tridents, Raymon Reifer bagged four wickets conceding 24 runs in four overs while Harry Gurney and Ashley Nurse took two wickets each. It was Tridents' second title of CPL as they won their first back in 2014 beating the same opponent- Guyana Amazon Warriors.