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Scorer: Binoy George | Commentator: Rvel Zahid
That's all from us at ESPNcricinfo. See you tomorrow. Till then, on behalf of Binoy George, this is Rvel Zahid signing off
Imran Tahir:: I feel proud; the batters did a fantastic job. Everybody executed well, so I am very happy for the boys. Overs are very crucial in the middle; we have four all-rounders, so we knew we could bring them in anytime; we had that luxury. (Motie) bowled really well in the conditions; it was wet. I am the kind of guy who looks to play positive cricket, and we have got the guys to play in that way. If we have a good start, we try to go as hard as possible. Hetmyer and Hope know their roles, and the way they batted was really nice to see.
Evin Lewis: We were feeling positive with the batters we have but it didn't come off today...could not get a good start. The crowd has always been good here and hopefully we can put up a better show next time. The guys have to step up and it's as simple as that.
Amazon Warriors register a domineering victory over the Patriots. After setting an imposing total of 197/7, their bowlers responded equally well, taking wickets at regular intervals. Shai Hope batted beautifully and laid a solid platform for the lower-order batters to push the score above 190. In response, Fletcher fell early in the piece, but Evin Lewis led from the front, scoring 48 runs off just 24 deliveries. However, once he was dismissed, the other batters offered little resistance as Motie and Tahir spun a web and shared six wickets between them
Izharulhaq Naveed c Hetmyer b Pretorius 2 (7m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33
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