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Best performances - Batsmen

RRS Cornwall
RRS Cornwall
49(16) 3x4 - 6x6
Control %62%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 14 runs
  • 2x4 - 1x6
0 0 0 0 14 12 11 12
E Lewis
E Lewis
23(13) 2x4 - 2x6
Control %84%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 14 runs
  • 2x4 - 1x6
0 0 0 6 0 0 1 16

Best performances - Bowlers

Sufyan Moqim
O4
M0
R13
W4
Eco3.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
Shadab Khan
Shadab Khan
O4
M0
R16
W4
Eco4
RHB
OFFLEG
3W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Match Details

Toss

Antigua and Barbuda Falcons , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Series result

Antigua and Barbuda Falcons advanced

Season

Hours of play (local time)

20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50-23.20

Match days

17 September 2026 - night match (20-over match)

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Scorer: Chetan Kumar | Commentator: Rvel Zahid

And that is all from our coverage of this brief Qualifier. From Rashad, Chetan and myself, it's goodnight and goodbye!

Moeen Ali, Antigua and Barbuda Falcons Captain: I'm obviously very happy that we've made it to the final. With that sort of performance, we were amazing tonight. I was a bit apprehensive, obviously, because we hadn't played for seven or eight days, and you're not sure exactly what you're going to get from the guys, but we were amazing tonight.

I thought the bowlers, Alzarri and Fabian up top, did an amazing job on what we felt was actually a good wicket. And then the spinners in the middle just ripped through them and did an amazing job.

I think it was just about being a bit brave with the field. Sometimes having a midwicket in and making them try not to just give easy singles. And once I think we did that a little bit with Shadey, and Sufiyan got wickets, I think they just got a bit surprised with the way we bowled.

But I still feel that eight of them were googlies, or seven were googlies, and it was just the line they bowled. It was amazing. They came out of the hand really well. But I thought there was a bit of poor batting in between, I have to say. I do feel that it was a great performance by our bowlers.

I think, learning-wise, I've learned a lot about the players. Having so many options is not always easy to deal with, and keeping guys happy as well. Sometimes that's the hardest thing.

Jayden bowled amazingly well. He's been brilliant for us, and today he missed out, and it's such a big game. Alzarri missed one before, so it's just being good with the players.

I guess I missed the first two games, and I played that other game where we were only defending 50, and I saw incredible fight from the guys. I thought, as a leader, if I can try and use that and use the fight and the passion the guys have, and we've prepared really well, then it will help my game and I can help them.

With the bat, tonight is probably the first time we had to fly in the powerplay with the bat. We haven't really done that much because our game plan has been just to play and not lose those wickets and then cash in at the end, because we do have a good bowling attack.

But it's just really doing the basics well. The reason we're in this position, why we're here, is just really reiterating that and not getting too confident, because it is one game.

I've been in many finals, and I feel like I've lost a lot and I've won a few, so I know what the feeling is like even when you're playing well. Just being humble and being quietly confident, not too overconfident, because it can bite you.

Yeah, he's (Cornwall) honestly, I think, an amazing cricketer. He's got a brilliant mind. I go to him a lot as a captain. The shots he played today, the power he has, and he's very smart. And he bowls really well

Imran Tahir, Guyana Amazon Warriors Captain: Look, this is not the first time we crumble like this, and I think this is something we need to seriously think about. Unfortunately, we don't have time. I guess it's less than 24 hours, and we just need to come back strongly, leave that behind, and that's the only thing I can ask from the boys.

I think it's a patience thing. I think, you know, you're not going to win a game, and the opposition's not going to dish it out there for you to just come and win anything. You know, if the pitch is obviously playing a different role, we have to adjust with that. I mean, we have all been playing all over the world, so there's no excuse. For me, like I said, you know, we need to seriously think about how we're going to fight. I think we didn't fight enough tonight, and, I mean, you know, I take the blame, obviously, on behalf of the team. We should be more responsible.

Yeah, look, I mean, you know, we deserve to be where we are because we played really good in the whole campaign, but it doesn't matter what you did. That's past, and, you know, the more important thing is these two games. You know, we really want to obviously achieve what we want to achieve, and that could be a CPL winner. And if we need to do that, I don't think that we're going to fight what we did today. You know, we need to be better than that, and I'm pretty sure that we have to come back very strong tomorrow.

Yeah, look, I mean, I never thought I was going to go before that, but I just thought I might kill some spin overs, and that's where we were struggling. And unfortunately, I also played a bad shot.

But the thing is that, I mean Sheppy, he's very dangerous in the last four to six overs. So, I mean, that's his position, and we're just trying to save him, really, so he can go there and explore himself like he always does. He's been fantastic for us.

So, we're putting too much pressure on him, and I think this is not something we want to do with him because he's always been a great performer. So we need to be more responsible and give him less opportunity.

I think only promise that we're going to come back tomorrow and we won't let them (fans) down. And I'm just really sorry, you know, they come in massive numbers, you know, from the U.S. and Guyana. So we have to put a very big performance for them tomorrow night.

Shadab Khan, Player of the Match: This is the first one. Obviously, I'm so happy because a hat-trick is that type of milestone you want as a player in your career, and I did it in a playoff game, so it's always good. And the team won. That's the most important as well. I think, obviously, when you're in a good rhythm, when you're in good form, everything is happening on a good rise. And another thing, I think I'm making the simple stuff. Like, I know some players pick my wrong one, some players pick my right leg-spinner as well, but still I'm trying to hit the stumps in a good area, and that's what I'm doing, and make it simple because sometimes when you try to complicate stuff, cricket is a very hard game. So I try to make it simple and try to bowl on a good end to the stumps. Yeah, we were doing our practice very well, and we have a very good preparation as well. We did amazing stuff. So obviously, throughout the tournament, rhythm was good, so try to make it that type of a mindset before the game, and when you do the practice as well, make it that type of a mindset. I think role clarity is very important. I think the role is given to all of the players, me as well. So I think it's simple, like I know what type of a role I'm playing, and I try to go and I make a mindset that way as well. So when you're clear, you know your role, and you make it a plan, and you think like that as well.

That was a mismatch of epic proportions and it was fun while it lasted! It's a colossal nine-wicket win, set up by Shadab and Moqim, who ran rampant and tore through the top and middle order with a sensational exhibition of spin bowling. They picked up eight wickets between them, and not to mention, Shadab picked up a hat-trick as well. It didn't even take the whole powerplay to hunt the total down. Cornwall went crazy with the bat, pummeling the ball into all nooks and corners with a 49-run knock off just 16. It was so imperious, and he stamped his authority in no uncertain terms right from the get-go. Lewis scored 23, and that's all they needed to chase down this paltry score of 77!

5.2
2
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Lewis, 2 runs, Looped up on a full-length at middle, springs down the track and gets a leading edge that balloons up and falls away from the fielder at sweeper cover; that should do it. Antigua and Barbuda Falcons win it at a canter! They romp to the final with an utterly commanding win!
5.1
0
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Lewis, no run, Around the wicket, floated up from around the wicket on middle, covers his stumps and defends it back to the bowler

END OF OVER:
5 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | ABF: 75/1 (2 runs required from 15 overs, RR: 15.00, RRR: 0.13)

  • Amir Jangoo4 (4b)
  • Evin Lewis21 (11b)
  • Imran Tahir2-0-20-1
  • Shamar Joseph1-0-21-0
4.6
0
Imran Tahir to Jangoo, no run, Legbreak and he taps it away to cover
4.5
0
Imran Tahir to Jangoo, no run, Goes deep in the crease and meets the legbreak on middle with a punch to cover
4.4
4
Imran Tahir to Jangoo, FOUR, Bowls it full and just outside off, creams a cover-drive into the gap at extra cover. That poise and class personified!
4.3
0
Imran Tahir to Jangoo, no run,