Twitter Reactions: Sherfane Rutherford, Fabian Allen extend St Kitts and Nevis Patriots’ unbeaten run

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots have looked ominous in the ongoing edition of the CPL. The Dwayne Bravo-lead team has won four games in a row to carry their stupendous form. In their fourth game, they defeated the Jamaica Tallawahs by six wickets at the Warner Park in St Kitts.

Bravo steals the show for the Patriots

After being put in to bat first, the Tallawahs managed only 166 for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs. Chadwick Walton and Kennar Lewis’ 41-run stand off 22 balls set the tone for the innings. The Tallawahs’ innings was mostly about short, but useful contributions from all their batsmen.

Walton’s 26, Rovman Powell’s 24, and Carlos Brathwaite’s 27 helped the team reach the competitive score. Migael Pretorius’ five-ball 15 also propelled Jamaica’s score. For the Patriots, Dwayne Bravo picked up three wickets. Dominic Drakes and Paul van Meekeren got two wickets each.

Rutherford scores his third fifty 

In the run-chase, Devon Thomas strained, but Evin Lewis’ 27-ball 39 with two fours and four sixes gave the Patriots momentum. Asif Ali and Ravi Bopara couldn’t make much of an impact. In the last 34 balls, the team needed some big hits as they were required to score at around 10 runs per over.

From there on, Sherfane Rutherford came to the party.  The southpaw scored 50 off 26 with two fours and four sixes. The left-hander got the apt support from Fabian Allen, who made an unbeaten 12-ball 30 with two fours and three sixes. The Patriots chased the target down with 14 balls left.

Bravo is a special person: Sherfane Rutherford

After the Patriots’ win, Rutherford talked about his responsibility to the team. He also lauded Bravo for allowing him to play with a free mind in the tournament.

“Coming into this tournament, I felt I owe some responsibility. I was given a chance to bat in the top order and have given myself time to score runs. There were a lot of weaknesses in my batting. I went to the drawing board and tried to improve my game.

“The journey has been a good one coming into this game. Bravo is a special person. He asked me to play with a free mind. There is no pressure and the freedom I get from him is wonderful,” Rutherford was quoted as saying.

Here’s how the netizens reacted to the Patriots’ win

Sherfane Rutherford in CPL 2021:

53(43)
14(17)
59*(34)
50*(26)

The best thing happened to Rutherford was moving from Guyana and at St Kitts he is getting time to prove his worth & talent.

— 🇮🇳 Sumer veera Viratian (@SumerViratian) September 2, 2021

Sherfane Rutherford in #CPL21 so far

50* (today)
58*
14
53

🔥🔥

— 🏏CʀɪᴄMᴏᴠɪᴇs📹 (@Cric_Movies04) September 2, 2021

If SRH needs to leverage their performance in the second half of the tournament they need to buy Sherfane Rutherford! #IPL2021 #CPL21 #Stkitts

— Sameer Kochhar (@IPL14fever) September 2, 2021

Jamaica Tallawahs : 166/8 (20 ov)
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots : 169/4 (17.4 ov)
Patriots won by 6 wickets
Player of the match : Sherfane Rutherford (St Kitts and Nevis Patriots)#CPL21 🏏 pic.twitter.com/ydYqQpxlwv

— Ishara Isuru 🏏⚽️🏉 (@Ishisuru1) September 2, 2021

Sherfane Rutherford doesn't even look like a batsman until he tons you for back to back maximums. What a tournament he's having!! #CPL21

— OYUGI BERYL (@Oyugi06) September 2, 2021

Incredible hitting by Sherfane Rutherford and Fabien Allen in the @CPL.
As much as we're all excited to see the old guns – Pollard, Gayle, Russell, Bravo at the World cup!
Waiting to see these youngsters get a chance and do well at the highest level too! #CPL2021

— Sriram Madhavan (@sriram_madhavan) September 2, 2021

Sherfane Rutherford 🔥🔥🔥😍😍
Watta calm & destructive finisher 😍😍😍🤩🙌🙌🙌 #cpl

— kaushik (@BeingUk7) September 2, 2021

Sherfane Rutherford has made his case for the T20CWC. It's as much for the 3 half centuries as for the manner in which he made them, and the responsibility of his approach. @CPL

— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) September 2, 2021

Sherfane Rutherford is unstoppable at the moment. Third 50 of the tournament. #CPL21

— Ri Fingal (@RiFingal) September 2, 2021