Ben Dunk smashes consecutive sixes to propel St Kitts and Nevis Patriots to maiden CPL 2020 win

Dixit Bhargav | 25/08/2020
Ben Dunk smashes consecutive sixes to propel St Kitts and Nevis Patriots to maiden CPL 2020 win

Ben Dunk smashes consecutive sixes: Patriots’ batsman made his experience count when it mattered the most today.

During the 11th match of the ongoing eighth season of the Caribbean Premier League between St Kitts and Nevis Patriots and Barbados Tridents in Port of Spain, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots batsman Ben Dunk smashed two consecutive sixes to propel his team to their maiden victory in the tournament.

Chasing a 152-run target, Patriots required 13 runs to win in the last over being bowled by debutant pacer Nyeem Young. Having missed a delivery after a wide ball, 33-year old Dunk put on display his experience of playing in T20 leagues around the world against a rookie bowler to register victory by hitting two back-to-back sixes.

Dunk might not have scored many runs but him scoring 22 (11) inclusive of one four and two sixes was enough for his team who were put in a winning position by opening batsman Evin Lewis’ 30th T20 half-century.

Opening the batting with Chris Lynn (16), Lewis ended up scoring 89 (60) with the help of two fours and nine sixes to single-handedly turn the tables despite Lynn getting out cheaply.

After Patriots captain Ryad Emrit won the toss and chose to field, Tridents scored a mediocre 151/7 in 20 overs. It was batsman Corey Anderson who scored 31 (19) with the help of three sixes towards the end to post a competitive total. With bowling figures of 4-0-17-2, Patriots’ Jon-Russ Jaggesar was the pick of their bowlers.

Ben Dunk smashes consecutive sixes

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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