Barbados Royals vs Guyana Amazon Warriors, 20th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Romario Shepherd to Nurse, out Caught by Tahir!! A superb finish from Shepherd and fittingly finishes with a wicket - was the slower ball and Nurse was shaping for the paddle sweep, no pace on it and all he can do is to paddle it towards short fine, Tahir tumbles forward and completes the catch. Three runs and 2 wickets in the 20th over. Nurse c Tahir b Romario Shepherd 1(4)

Romario Shepherd to R Reifer, out Caught by Pooran!! A fine edge and Shepherd has a wicket - fuller length delivery and well wide of off, not quite the yorker this time - Reifer was looking to swing it over mid-wicket, gets a thin little nick and it's a straightforward grab for Pooran. R Reifer c Pooran b Romario Shepherd 10(7) [6s-1]

Motie to R Reifer, byes, FOUR, that has gone right through everyone, but Pooran should have stopped it - pushed through quicker and spinning into the left-hander, Reifer backed away on the pull and missed - Pooran didn't follow the line and can't stop it either

Motie to Holder, out Caught by Shoaib Malik!! This is much better from Motie - pushed one full and wide of off, Holder had to reach out on the drive - no timing as the ball comes off the bottom of the bat, scooped it high and down Malik's bucket-like hands at long-off. A fine cameo from Holder, but his team needed a bit more. Holder c Shoaib Malik b Motie 22(7) [4s-2 6s-2]

Motie to R Reifer, SIX, the runs keep flowing - not sure if this match-up will work, tossed up just outside off, Reifer bends down low and then swipes it high and over mid-wicket, went soaring over the ropes for a maximum

Odean Smith to Holder, FOUR, 22 from the over, expensive from Smith as he stands in a tea-pot style - on a length and just outside off, Holder has free license to swing, he does and the thick edge flies past the keeper

Odean Smith to Holder, SIX, clubbed, turning out to be an expensive over from Smith - was the slower ball and Holder picked it early, cleared his left leg and flat-batted it back past the bowler, went sailing over the ropes for a maximum

Odean Smith to Holder, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Holder - banged in short and at Holder's body, was late on the pull, but he gets enough glove and the ball lobs wide of Pooran and into the ropes

Odean Smith to Holder, SIX, beautifully played, on a good length and well wide of off, Holder gets under it and carves it high and over cover - went very high and has enough to clear the ropes on the full

Odean Smith to R Reifer, 1 run, short of a good length and around off, nudged off the inner half of the bat and the ball rolls wide of the keeper

Odean Smith to Glenn Phillips, out Bowled!! Right through Phillips and the stumps are in disarray - beaten for sheer pace, Phillips - length ball at the stumps, he backed away on the drive through the off-side and missed - the off-stump is knocked out of its groove, the middle-stump is pegged back and Phillips has to go - big wicket for the Warriors, Phillips could have really hurt them in these last few overs. Glenn Phillips b Odean Smith 44(31) [4s-2 6s-4]

Motie to Glenn Phillips, SIX, lovely, too full and sliding into the right-hander, Phillips gets behind the line and then swings it through the line, as clean as a whistle and it went sailing into the stands at long-on

Motie to Smit Patel, out Caught by Hetmyer!! This was coming - Patel was never looking comfortable, the dot ball pressure was telling on him and he holes out to long-on. Might not be a bad bargain for the Royals, this brings in Holder. NIcely tossed up on off, slower and just outside off - Patel got underneath the lofted on-drive, plenty of height and now power behind the shot, Hetmyer ran in from the deep and completed the catch. Smit Patel c Hetmyer b Motie 16(21) [4s-1]

Romario Shepherd to Smit Patel, FOUR, streaky and four. another ill-advised slog from Patel - gets nowhere behind the ball, sends a thick top-edge flying over Tahir at short third man, bounced right in front of the ropes for a boundary

Romario Shepherd to Smit Patel, 2 runs, this has gone high into the night sky - Tahir calls for the catch, running back from short third man, but he never looked like getting under it, the ball kept swirling away from his reach and falls besides him. On a good length and shaping across the right-hander, a blind slog from Patel and the ball caught the top-edge

Hafeez to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, streaky and four - Pooran had no clue about it, lobbed right over his head, the attempted reverse sweep as Hafeez changed angles, catches a big top-edge and runs away fine

Hafeez to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, Phillips is on a roll now, tad too full from Hafeez - Phillips gets down low, rolled his wrists and sweeps it in front of square on the on-side, couple of bounces and over the ropes

Tahir to Glenn Phillips, SIX, back-to-back sixes for Phillips - the wrong 'un from Tahir, Phillips picked it early, rocked back and pummelled the pull over mid-wicket for a maximum. He's off now after a slow start

Tahir to Glenn Phillips, SIX, lovely, too full from Tahir, Phillips gets a good stride forward and then thumps it back over the bowler's head, went high and cleared the roof of the stadium. That ain't coming back either

Hafeez to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, flighted delivery at the stumps, heaved away past square leg for a single

Tahir to Glenn Phillips, SIX, lovely, loopy delivery on middle, Phillips gets a big stride forward and hoists it high and over long-on, went a long way over the ropes

Tahir to Azam Khan, out Lbw!! Two wickets in two overs. The Warriors are pulling things back through their experienced players. It was Hafeez in the previous over and now Tahir. Azam never looked comfortable and his promotion up the order hasn't worked out. He picks a very full delivery to sweep and plays all over it, misses and is struck on the back thigh right in front of the stumps. That was crashing into middle-stump. Azam Khan lbw b Tahir 4(8)

Hafeez to Charles, out Caught by Shoaib Malik!! The two Pakistan veterans combine to get rid of Charles. The Warriors desperately needed that wicket as Charles was looking in ominous form. He goes for that slog sweep again and this time he's hitting to the bigger boundary, Malik takes it right on the edge of the fence near deep backward square, tosses the ball up as he goes out of the rope and comes back in to complete the catch. Showed excellent composure to hold on to the catch. Charles c Shoaib Malik b Hafeez 40(21) [4s-6 6s-2]

Motie to Charles, FOUR, another big over, 16 runs. Pooran is not happy with the line. Motie strays down leg, Charles kneels inside the line and helps it along the way with a paddle sweep. No chance for long leg to stop that

Motie to Charles, SIX, taken in the crowd. Charles is not allowing Motie to settle down. He sinks to his knee and slog sweeps it over deep square leg, lost his balance while playing the shot but the connection was clean as the ball cleared the fence comfortably

Motie to Charles, FOUR, in the air and Pooran shouted "catch it, catch it". But the ball was not close to the fielder. This one drifts in with the angle, Charles sweeps it uppishly towards long leg and the fielder does not get around to have a chance

Tahir to Charles, FOUR, edged and four. No slip in place and the ball runs away. Slower and bit of turn, Charles prods forward to defend, the outside edge goes through the vacant slip region and beats a chasing Hafeez

Odean Smith to Charles, leg byes, FOUR, wrong line from Smith. Sprays down leg and though Charles does not connect with the glance, the ball takes a small deviation off the pads and flies past a diving Pooran

Odean Smith to Charles, FOUR, this looks like a belter of a surface. The sprinkling of water has certainly helped to quicken the pitch. Even the slower balls are coming on nicely, Charles waits and cuts it through backward point. No one in the deep to stop that

Odean Smith to Charles, SIX, whoa! That's one of the biggest sixes of the tournament. It goes high and clears the manual scoreboard. Back of a length delivery but right in the slot, Charles has a clean swing of the bat and sends it sailing over the deep mid-wicket fence. The senior members having a chat with Smith now

Odean Smith to Charles, FOUR, smashed! Charles was waiting for something in his arc and this was right up there, he cleared that front leg and swatted it in the air past mid-wicket. Hetmyer dived but the ball was past him before he could complete his move

Romario Shepherd to Mayers, out Caught by Odean Smith!! Shepherd has the last laugh. But Mayers has done his job. He has given Barbados Royals a fast start. Now up to the middle order to capitalize on that. It was the slower off-cutter which held on the surface and deceived Mayers, he was through the loft early and only managed to chip it towards mid-off, Smith backtracks and stretches his right hand up to take the catch. He made it difficult for himself but luckily for the Warriors he held on. Mayers c Odean Smith b Romario Shepherd 36(20) [4s-4 6s-2]

Romario Shepherd to Mayers, SIX, he's peppering that short leg-side boundary. Shepherd banged into the surface and Mayers was ready for it, quickly swivels and nails the pull over deep square leg. There was a fielder in the deep but he was a mere spectator

Romario Shepherd to Mayers, SIX, shot! Mayers is giving the Royals a good start. This was not a bad delivery by any stretch, back of a length and around off, Mayers extends the backfoot punch and nails it all the way over wide long-on. A very difficult shot but he made it look easy

C Hemraj to Charles, FOUR, another good over for the Royals. Hemraj offers width and Charles cashes in, he waits for the ball to arrive and then back cuts it behind square on the off-side - splitting backward point and short third man

C Hemraj to Mayers, FOUR, Mayers immediately makes them pay. Hemraj goes fuller in length and Mayers takes the aerial route, he goes inside out over extra cover and the ball bounces just inside the boundary rope

C Hemraj to Mayers, no run, dropped? Yes. Pooran has shelled one. Darted in on off-stump, Mayers is caught in the crease and he has a poke, the outside edge hits Pooran on the glove and drops to ground. It was a big deflection but you expect a keeper to catch that

Kevin Sinclair to Mayers, FOUR, crunched! That's the best he's played. Once more no flight from Sinclair, Mayers hangs back and punches it through extra cover, the timing and placement were spot on as the ball raced away

Kevin Sinclair to Mayers, FOUR, wrong line from Sinclair. He got away with one early in the over but not this time. Sliding down leg, Mayers stays inside the line and helps it along the way with a neat tickle

C Hemraj to Mayers, FOUR, edged and four. There was a slip for the first two balls but he was removed and the ball goes exactly where he would have been. Throws it fuller and draws Mayers into the drive, he goes hard and the outside edge flies down to third man