END OF OVER:
19 | 12 Runs 1 Wkt | JT: 176/4 | RR: 9.26

  • Kumar Sangakkara74 (45b)
  • Mahmudullah1 (1b)
  • Kyle Mayers2-0-20-1
  • Obed McCoy3-0-29-0

That's all we have for you. Thanks for your company and hopefully you'll join us again as the tournament rolls on.

11.45 pm Sanga's the Man of the Match. He's firmed up the Tallawahs' third place, taking them to 10 points, six clear of the fourth placed Guyana Amazon Warriors.

"Just trying to keep my focus on the present, taking it ball by ball," he says. "I thought Phillips did well for us, Simmons did well up top. But Andree McCarthy has been outstanding for us, showing a lot of poise. Made it easy for me. But it was about breaking the game down, and keeping the run-rate under 10. I didn't want to leave the chase till late, but we got here because of our bowlers. We made it harder with dropped catches, but I thought Mathurin was brilliant. So was Cornwall, he turned the ball big

"Mathurin bowled a really good spell, and the key was getting Watson out. He was taking the game away from us with his fifty. The cathcing has been well below par, we've missed a lot of catches, a lot of teams have missed a lot of catches and the key is to keep focus and not let the mind wander. You can't think about the crowd, as a bowler, when you're not bowling, you have to think about the ball coming to you, and not about the next over"

"It was a good score on that wicket, it was a little slow and holding up a little bit," says Shane Watson. "Some positives for us though. McCoy was really good, his slower balls are brilliant. So was Cornwall, he's a great talent. Kyle Mayers is a quality allrounder and he's a super fielder too. A lot of catching doesn't come down to skill, it's about being alert. There's no question that the lighting is an issue, the lights are a little low so when the ball goes high it kind of pops out of nowhere"

11.40 pm So the Stars remain winless, and they only have themselves to blame, dropping so many catches. With such favours being doled out, Kumar Sangakkara secured yet another half-century - 74 off 45 balls at a strike-rate of 164. But this innings wasn't about brute force. It was about how he only allowed 13 of the deliveries he faced to be dots. It was about how he pre-empted the bowlers' plans, like when he walked across the crease to be in the perfect place to send back of a length slower balls over short fine leg. It was an innings that screamed out his experience. And against that, the Stars faded.

Special mention to the pitch at Kingston. It was fast. It offered seam movement early on, then later grip to the spinners and slower balls. It fostered a contest and that's the best we can hope for. At the end of it, another fine innings today, Shane Watson's first half-century in 25 innings, 80 off 45 balls with seven sixes and three fours, ends up on the losing side.

18.6
4
Mayers to Sangakkara, FOUR, legcutter, smashes it over midwicket! That's a fine knock, and it leads a fine chase to completion
18.5
1
Mayers to Mahmudullah, 1 run, drives a full delivery to deep cover

Mahmudullah, the Bangladeshi batsman, on CPL debut.

18.4
W
Mayers to Powell, OUT, he slogs so hard, and so clumsily that the bat slips out of his hands and demolishes the stumps. Meanwhile, the ball, a slower one outside off, almost seems like a photobomber in the picture

R Powell hit wicket b Mayers 9 (5b 0x4 1x6) SR: 180.00

18.3
1
Mayers to Sangakkara, 1 run, pulls the slower short ball out to deep square leg
18.2
0
Mayers to Sangakkara, no run, nearly plays on as he tries to cut a quicker ball, just outside off. Not enough room for such shenanigans
18.1
6
Mayers to Sangakkara, SIX, there's no one at deep square leg and he gets a length ball on the pads. Boy, oh boy, Stars you are fading. Sanga heaves it away and indulges in some glove love with his partner

Tallawahs need nine off 12 balls with Sanga still in. He's controlled this chase as cleverly as it needed to be. Fifty-seven runs off the last five overs, at the cost of only one wicket. Here's Mayers to see if the Stars can pull off a miracle

Ash: "No wonder the current W.I team in England dropped so much catches today as well, There are way too much catching errors in the domestic league"

END OF OVER:
18 | 14 Runs | JT: 164/3 (9 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.11, RRR: 4.50)

  • Kumar Sangakkara63 (41b)
  • Rovman Powell9 (4b)
  • Obed McCoy3-0-29-0
  • Shane Watson3-0-24-1
17.6
1
McCoy to Sangakkara, 1 run, length ball outside off, swings it out to deep square leg
17.5
1
McCoy to Powell, 1 run, full on off stump, Powell drills it to long-on
17.4
6
McCoy to Powell, SIX, gets the length to get under and smashes it over deep midwicket. Ferocious hit. Breaks the game does the man who has been compared to Andre Russell. Tallawahs need only 11 off 14 now
17.3
1lb
McCoy to Sangakkara, 1 leg bye, looks for the yorker on leg stump, Sanga tries a flick, doesn't connect, so he has to settle for a leg bye to short fine leg
17.2
4
McCoy to Sangakkara, FOUR, fine leg is inside the circle and the young left-arm quick strays onto the old pro's pads. Guess what happens next? A swivel pull off the front foot to the long leg boundary
17.1
1
McCoy to Powell, 1 run, pulls a full pace short ball to deep square leg

Wicket in the over, but Sanga's offset that with a super boundary. Tallawahs need 23 off 18 balls - that's nearly run-a-ball. Mayers to bowl, toweling it off furiously. Oh wait, he's taken his cap and moved away. Stars making rapid, last-minute decisions. And we are back with McCoy and his back of the hand slowies

END OF OVER:
17 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | JT: 150/3 (23 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.82, RRR: 7.66)

  • Kumar Sangakkara58 (38b)
  • Rovman Powell1 (1b)
  • Shane Watson3-0-24-1
  • Obed McCoy2-0-16-0

Geetha: "Mathew: The problem is that they are not fined for bowling the no-ball, but the next one. They have already been punished with the extra run and the free hit, so double jeopardy already. And then when they get it right... "

16.6
0
Watson to Sangakkara, no run, full and outside off, taps it to point
16.5
6
Watson to Sangakkara, SIX, fine leg is up, so he walks across outside off, near the tram lines, which means though Watson follows him, Sanga still has the room he needs to lift it over short fine leg. Outstanding cricket. Not so bright from the bowler. Should have looked for a fuller length
16.4
2
Watson to Sangakkara, 2 runs, full and outside off, spears it through point, and the throw from Taylor is so wayward it lobs the keeper and goes to square leg! Mayers mops up with a direct hit at the bowlers' end, but Powell is well home
16.3
1
Watson to Powell, 1 run, back of a length on leg stump, Powell taps it towards midwicket

Matthew: "Geetha: It's not unfair. Bowlers should learn to not bowl no balls in the first place!"

16.2
1
Watson to Sangakkara, 1 run, gets to fifty, off 35 balls, with a controlled pull to deep square leg. His first of the tournament, and a valuable one too. His is the wicket Stars want. But he is not going to give it away

We've got a twist. We've got a game. And we've got Rovman Powell at the wicket. Eye-catching celebrations earlier tonight, leaping up and clicking his heels together. Can he give himself the chance to do it again. For now, its Sanga on strike, with the batsmen crossing

16.1
W
Watson to McCarthy, OUT, taken at cover! Excellent work from the star allrounder, and he's all smiles as he takes in some high-fives. Cramps McCarthy with a shortish delivery on middle and leg, the batsman swings anyway and only top-edges to his doom

AM McCarthy c Samuels b Watson 36 (32b 1x4 3x6) SR: 112.50

Tallawahs need 33 off 24. The Stars need one little over to work. Watson takes on the job himself

END OF OVER:
16 | 7 Runs | JT: 140/2 (33 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 8.75, RRR: 8.25)

  • Kumar Sangakkara49 (34b)
  • Andre McCarthy36 (31b)
  • Obed McCoy2-0-16-0
  • Jerome Taylor3-0-40-1
15.6
0
McCoy to Sangakkara, no run, back of a length, back of the hand slower ball. Sanga picks this early, waits ages, and then pulls intending to beat short fine leg, the only man in the vicinity, but he can't
15.5
0
McCoy to Sangakkara, no run, does him with the back-of-a-length slower ball as Sanga doesn't take his own advice, running down the pitch and losing his shape. He might have intended to hit this too straight, but the lack of pace makes him panic into a slog
15.4
6
McCoy to Sangakkara, SIX, comes down the track, and launches it over long-off. Sanga plays percentages so well. And a hit straight over the bowler's head is absolutely riskless
15.3
1
McCoy to McCarthy, 1 run, another slower ball, off the back of the hand, and McCarthy doesn't read it. He's into the pull shot so early and the ball takes a diversion off his gloves to square leg

Chat between Sanga and McCarthy, perhaps about not losing the shape.

Geetha: "Free hit ricocheting off the stumps to the boundary sounds a tad unfair! At least this rule should changes? If the ball hits the stump, it should be declared a dead ball?"

15.2
0
McCoy to McCarthy, no run, another slower ball, on a good length outside off, McCarthy looks to smash it away, but he's beaten by the back-of-the-hand beauty
15.1
0
McCoy to McCarthy, no run, sticks in the pitch and kicks up to startle McCoy. Blocks it by his feet nonetheless.

Tallawahs need 40 off 30 balls. Starting to become easy now. Chang in bowling as McCoy comes on. Gets last minute info from Sammy...

END OF OVER:
15 | 18 Runs | JT: 133/2 (40 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 8.86, RRR: 8.00)

  • Kumar Sangakkara43 (31b)
  • Andre McCarthy35 (28b)
  • Jerome Taylor3-0-40-1
  • Kyle Mayers1-0-8-0
14.6
4
Taylor to Sangakkara, FOUR, goes for the scoop, knowing full well Taylor would be going for the yorker outside off. Gets a full toss for all the super computer stuff and he clips it straight onto his stumps. But it doesn't matter. It's a free hit and would you believe it, it ricochets away to the boundary too! If ever there was a sign this isn't the Stars' night...

Free hit now. Field can change since the batsman changed

Tallawahs 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st27LMP SimmonsGD Phillips
2nd42KC SangakkaraGD Phillips
3rd71KC SangakkaraAM McCarthy
4th31KC SangakkaraR Powell
5th5KC SangakkaraMahmudullah