The players made record after record but still this team lost, the taxi driver’s son did wonders all by himself

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|22-09-2024

In CPL 2024, Guyana Amazon Warriors and Antigua and Barbuda Falcons teams were face to face on 21 September. In this match, the players of Antigua and Barbuda Falcons made record after record. But, in the end, Guyana Amazon Warriors got the victory. He won this match by 27 runs. The contribution of the taxi driver's son was the biggest in his victory, who single-handedly wrote the script of defeat for Antigua and Barbuda Falcons with both bat and ball. After this defeat, the condition of Antigua and Barbuda Falcons team became even worse.

Moeen Ali scored the most runs

Guyana Amazon Warriors batted first in the match and scored 135 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. Moeen Ali scored the highest 42 runs with 3 fours and 3 sixes for Guyana Amazon Warriors. Apart from him, Azam Khan was the second top scorer of the team with 29 runs.

The team made record after record but still lost

Now the target was 136 runs, while chasing which the players of Antigua and Barbuda Falcons created some records but could not make the team win. Kofi James made 2 records for Antigua and Barbuda Falcons who was also the top scorer of the team in the match. Apart from him, Fabian Allen, who came to bat at number 8, also made a record.

Kofi James and Fabian Allen set a record

Kofi James scored 27 runs in 23 balls with the help of 3 fours and 1 six. During this, he made the record of hitting the most sixes for Antigua and Barbuda Falcons. He hit the 7th six overall for this team and thus surpassed Fakhar Zaman's earlier record of 6 sixes. Kofi James also made the record of catching the most 7 catches for Antigua and Barbuda Falcons during fielding. Earlier this record was in the name of Chris Green with 5 catches.

Fabian Allen has made the record of being the batsman of Antigua and Barbuda Falcons who has been out on zero the most number of times. He has failed to open his account twice so far. Earlier this record was in the name of Hamilton.

Moeen Ali wreaked havoc with the ball as well

As far as chasing the target of 136 runs is concerned, Antigua and Barbuda Falcons could not even play the full 20 overs and were all out after scoring just 108 runs in 18.5 overs. Moeen Ali, who became a star with the bat for Guyana Amazon Warriors, also worked his magic with the ball, taking 3 wickets for 9 runs in 4 overs against Antigua and Barbuda Falcons.

Moeen Ali's father is a taxi driver

Pakistani-origin Moeen Ali, whose father was a taxi driver, was chosen as the Player of the Match for his all-round performance. Born in Sparkhill, Birmingham, Moeen Ali is a fan of football apart from playing cricket. He is a huge fan of Liverpool Football Club.

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