LAUDERHILL – Half-centuries from the dominant opening pair of Andre Fletcher and Johnson Charles powered St Lucia Zouks to a comfortable 17-run win over Jamaica Tallawahs in the final preliminary game of the Caribbean Premier League on Sunday night.
Fletcher hammered a top score of 70 and Charles, 64, as Zouks maintained their recent impressive form by racing to 194 for three off 20 overs, after they were sent in at the Central Broward Regional Park.
Man of the Match Shane Watson slammed an unbeaten 42 off a mere 17 deliveries to provide further momentum towards the back-end of the innings.
In reply, captain Chris Gayle struck 30 and Rovman Powell, 28, but Tallawahs came up short with 177 for six, to hand Zouks their fifth victory in their last six outings. (CMC)
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STANDINGS
Teams Mat Won Lost Tied N/R Pts Net RR
Guyana Amazon Warriors (Q) 10 7 3 0 0 14 +0.120
Jamaica Tallawahs (Q) 10 6 3 0 1 13 +0.704
St Lucia Zouks (Q) 10 6 4 0 0 12 +0.336
Trinbago Knight Riders (Q) 10 5 5 0 0 10 -0.065
Tridents Pride of Barbados 10 3 6 0 1 7 -0.267
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 10 2 8 0 0 4 -0.772
Upcoming matches
Playoff 1
Tomorrow: Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Jamaica Tallawahs at Warner Park – 7 p.m. (winner goes to the final)
Playoff 2
Thursday: St Lucia Zouks vs Trinbago Knight Riders at Warner Park – 7 p.m. (loser eliminated)