The 19th game of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2020 witnessed a low-scoring thriller between Barbados Tridents (BT) and St Lucia Zouks (SLZ).

BT skipper Jason Holder won the toss and elected to field first. It was the ball which dominated the bat throughout the game as spinners capitalized on the juicy conditions on offer.

Zouks kept losing wickets at regular intervals as Hayden Walsh redeemed himself after the thrashing received last evening at the hands of Kieron Pollard.

WALSH is back in the Wickets! #CPL20 #CricketPlayedLouder #BTvSLZ pic.twitter.com/WqwieF3jEN

— CPL T20 (@CPL) August 30, 2020

Walsh picked up three prized scalps and conceded only 19 in his four-over spell at the economy of 4.8.

Raymon Reifer bagged a couple of wickets in the only over he bowled in the innings. The other bowlers also chipped in wickets at crucial stages.

Zouks crawled towards a total of 92 before getting bundled out in the 18th over.

It looked like an easy couple of points for the Tridents, who desperately needed a win at the start. As it turned out, the Tridents made a meal of an easy run chase and lost the encounter by three runs.

Zouks never lost hope and broke through with wickets at important stages. The Darren Sammy led side constantly applied pressure on the Tridents�batsmen and made the small target look enormous.

Some early wickets! Let's keep the momentum going boys #CPL20 #ZouksSaChaud #BTvSLZ pic.twitter.com/fJBUZEmmTl

— Saint Lucia Kings (@SaintLuciaKings) August 30, 2020

Kesrick Williams (2/12) and Javelle Glenn (2/11) picked up a couple of wickets each, while spinners Mohammad Nabi, Roston Chase and Zahir Khan shared three wickets amongst themselves.

TURNING POINT! Glenn strikes and removes Khan. #ZouksOnFire #ZouksSaChaud #CPL20 #CricketPlayedLouder #BTvSLZ pic.twitter.com/VfGtQy9mdN

— Saint Lucia Kings (@SaintLuciaKings) August 30, 2020

In the end, the Tridents batsmen consumed way too many deliveries, played out their entire quota of 20 overs and still ended three short of the required target.

Zouks stand firm at the second place on the table with 10 points as the Tridents lost their fifth game of the tournament. Meanwhile, Glenn was adjudged as the ‘Player of the Match�for his fine spell of bowling.

Magnificent bowling by the St Lucia Zouks as they defend the lowest total of CPL 2020. #CPL20 #BTvSLZ #CricketPlayedLouder #GooglyMagicMoment pic.twitter.com/KkRbTfgUxC

— CPL T20 (@CPL) August 30, 2020

What a win! What a game! Congratulations @Zouksonfire #CPL20 #CricketPlayedLouder #BTvSLZ pic.twitter.com/wmWbNpnNow

— CPL T20 (@CPL) August 30, 2020

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The West Indies announced their 15-member One-Day International (ODI) squad for the upcoming three-match series against Sri Lanka on Monday. The board left out power-hitter Shimron Hetmyer and opener Evin Lewis on fitness grounds.

Left-handed-batsman Darren Bravo has been recalled into the squad along with Rovman Powell and Fabian Allen.

“Evin Lewis and Shimron Hetmyer missed out due to the fact that they came up short in the fitness test. They will be missed; Lewis was the team’s best batsman in the recent Colonial Medical Insurance ODI Series against Ireland where he batted with great composure and proved the bedrock for the team’s series win. Hetmyer appeared to be getting his act together and was an integral part of the team’s batting group,” Roger Harper, CWI’s Lead Selector, said as quoted by Cricbuzz.

Harper said that they are looking forward to the Sri Lanka series as their side seems quite promising. They had a good time in India and grabbed lots of learning experiences from there, which will eventually help the team.

“Sri Lanka are a very good team in their own conditions. I do not expect it to be easy but our team has shown that it is very capable. These are the series we will have to win in order to move up the rankings,” added Harper.

About the inclusion of Bravo and Powell, Harper said that their recent performances in the domestic tournaments is the reason the duo has been picked for Sri Lanka ODIs.

“Darren Bravo and Rovman Powell owe their recall to their outstanding performance in the recent Colonial Medical Super50 tournament. Bravo brings good form, a renewed appetite for runs, and lots of experience, which will benefit the team tremendously. Powell, who is back from injury, will add batting firepower to the lineup, increase the team’s bowling options and strengthen the fielding unit,” Harper added further.

The opening game of the three-match series will begin from February 22 at Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo. The second contest will take place on February 26 in Hambantota, followed by the final match on March 01 in Pallekele.

West Indies squad for the Sri Lanka ODI series:

Kieron Pollard (c), Fabian Allen, Sunil Ambris, Darren Bravo, Roston Chase, Sheldon Cottrell, Jason Holder, Shai Hope (wk), Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Keemo Paul, Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd, Hayden Walsh Jnr.

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