Twitter Reactions: Barbados Tridents kick off the tournament with a victory
Steve Smith decided to walk off the field even before the umpire raised his finger.
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The Guyana Amazon Warriors were up against the Barbados Tridents after a close shave against St Lucia Stars in their previous encounter. All the attention ahead of this battle was on Steve Smith, who was making his debut in the tournament. Although he fared decently well, all the limelight was stolen by Shai Hope and Raymond Reifer.
These two players performed unbelievably well and helped their team bag an important win. The Barbados Tridents won this match by 30 runs. With a massive win in this encounter, the Tridents are now second on the points table while Guyana Amazon Warriors continue to be at the top.
Shai Hope stuns one and all with some great hitting
The Barbados Tridents were put into bat first by the Warriors at their home ground. The visitors were struck with a severe blow early on in the innings as both their openers were dismissed within two overs. While Dwayne Smith scored 6 runs, Martin Guptill got out for a duck. The side was in a state of trouble as Shai Hope and Steve Smith walked out into the middle.
These two men played some great cricket and put the innings back on track. They added 105 runs together before Smith was trapped in front of the stumps by Imran Tahir. Shai Hope got out after he scored 88 off 45 balls. Wicket-keeper Nicholas Pooran scored 45 off 27 balls towards the end as the Barbados Tridents put on 185 runs on the board.
Raymond Reifer dents the Warriors’ chances with a 5-wicket haul
Just like the Barbados Tridents, Warriors also lost their openers for low scores. Luke Ronchi failed to deliver as he just scored 10 runs in the match. The local hero Shimron Hetmyer continued to bat at the No 3 position and went hard at the bowlers early on. He scored 22 off 9 balls. But, he played one shot too many as he was dismissed by Reifer.
The chances of Warriors getting close to the target looked good as long as Shoaib Malik was in the middle. But, once he was dismissed after scoring 38 runs, it looked as if they were never going to get over the line. The team only managed to score 155 runs in 20 overs and lost the game by 30 runs. Raymond Reifer was terrific with the ball.
Twitterati was glad to see Steve Smith back on the field. They also praised Reifer and Hope for their performances in the match.
Here is how Twitterati reacted:
After David Warner was given out lbw last night when the ball didn't hit the pad, Steve Smith this evening walked for an lbw.#CPL18
— John Etheridge (@JohnSunCricket) August 12, 2018
Tridents get off to a winning start to #CPL18 #GAWvBT
REPORT – https://t.co/p4cIXZtGJ7 pic.twitter.com/iWvrNP90YL
— CPL T20 (@CPL) August 13, 2018
Here's how the table is looking! Tridents can now look forward to their next game on Friday in St Lucia against the @StLuciaStars #LetsGoTridents #CPL18 pic.twitter.com/shXRE8VX9n
— Barbados Tridents (@BIMTridents) August 13, 2018
Smith obviously keen to prove he’s a decent bloke, I can’t remember the last time I saw someone walk for an LBW #CPL18
— Alex McCarrick (@AlexMacca1) August 12, 2018
Good to see Steve Smith back at CPL
And he ain't playing for money#CPL18— 💕Liverpool प्रेमी💕 (@KeyRun60576608) August 13, 2018
Shai Hope + Steve Smith = 🔥‼️. Let’s go Tridents!! 🔵🔵💥🔱 #BimTridents #Tridents #CPLT20 #CPL
— Stef Khan (@StefanTariq) August 12, 2018
Dawggg I watching Shai & Steve Smith bat
— Andrew (@ALClarkus) August 12, 2018
Steve smith outshined warner in Canada t20 tournament and looks like he’s gonna do it here in CPL too
— jos tha boss (@llapskywalker) August 12, 2018
May seem strange but I’m almost pleased Steve Smith is playing the #CPL He’s suffered enough and time to move on from #sandpapergate.
— Neal Foulds (@fouldsy147) August 12, 2018
This #cpl will be very important for Steve smith to get back in the Rajasthan royals , Ik RR management said they will retain him back for his original price of 12CR but still he needs a good performance here to make that happen
— jos tha boss (@llapskywalker) August 12, 2018
Wonderful shot to get off the Mark in CPL Steve Smith. #CPL2018
— Adnan🇦🇺 (@iamadnan935) August 12, 2018
Shoaib Malik becomes only the 4th player in t20 cricket history to score 8,000 runs, congrats Malik Sahb 🙌 So proud of you @realshoaibmalik #CPL18
— کاشف🇵🇰 (@Apassionateguy) August 13, 2018
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