Barbados Royals defeated Guyana Amazon Warriors to seal their place in the playoffs of the Caribbean Premier League 2022 (CPL 2022). Team won by 29 runs by Duckworth-Lewis method. Amazon Warriors won the toss and opted to bowl first and the decision proved to be correct.
Taking wickets at regular intervals, Amazon Warriors pushed the Royals on the back foot. After this the pair of Jason Holder and Mujeeb Ur Rahman batted well. Rain overs were cut. Royals scored 107/6 in 16 overs. Holder, who played for KL Rahul-led Lucknow Supergiants (LSG) in IPL, scored an unbeaten 40 off 33 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 1 four. Mujeeb played an unbeaten 19 off 9 balls.
Superb bowling by Royals under the leadership of Mujeeb and Rakim Cornwall
Holder and Mujeeb shared a 16-ball 39-run partnership for the Royals. In reply to 108 runs, the team of Amazon Warriors could only manage 81 runs for 9 wickets in 16 overs. Under the leadership of Mujeeb and Rakim Cornwall, the Royals bowled brilliantly. Mujeeb took 1 wicket for just 4 runs in 4 overs. At the same time, Hold took 1 wicket for 8 runs in 2 overs. Apart from this, Rakhim Cornwall, Obed McCoy and Ramon Symonds took 2-2 wickets.
