JP Duminy slammed a 15-ball half-century – the fastest in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) – as Barbados Tridents defeated defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders by 63 runs on Thursday (September 26).
Duminy was all over the Kensingꩵton Oval in Bridgetown. His 20-ball 65, comprising six fours and seven sixes, made for an exceptional strike-rate of 325 and helped Tridents post 192/5, with Johnson Charles (58 off 39) and Jonathan Carter (51 off 46) both scoring half-centuries as well.
Knight Riders were then bundled out for 129 in 17.4 overs, thanks to Hayden Walsh, who ret💖urned with incredible bowling figure🔥s of 5/19, including the big wickets of Denesh Ramdin, Kieron Pollard, and Jimmy Neesham.
SIX!🌌 Check out some amazing sixes from match 23 of CPL 2019
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Duminy also played a significant role in the second innings. He first took a stunning catch to help Raymon Reifer dismiss Colin Munro, and then returned 2/24 in 2.4 overs, including the final wicket of Ali Khan that secured Tridents’ first win at home this season.
JP Duminy with his amazing performance takes the crown for play of the day for match 🐬23
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Brief Scores:
Barbados Tridents 192 for 5 (Duminy 65, Charles 58, Carter 51, Pierre 2-24) b꧂eat Trinbago Knight Riders 129 (Bravo𓂃 28, Walsh 5-19, Duminy 2-24) by 63 runs.