At Providence Stadium, the Guyana Amazon Warriors vs. Trinbago Knight Riders CPL match became heated as Kieron Pollard and Shamar Joseph got into a furious verbal altercation in the middle of the game.
Pollard seemed to have blocked Joseph, and the pacer was upset with his fellow countryman. Joseph became enraged and gave Pollard a clear “shut it” signal, but Pollard continued to chirp. Joseph turned around and gave Pollard the “keep blabbering” motion as he returned to the run-up.
At one point in the innings, Pollard seemed to obstruct Joseph, and the pacer reacted with obvious rage. Joseph gave Pollard a clear “shut it” signal, but Pollard continued to chirp. Joseph turned around and gave Pollard a “keep blabbering” sign as he walked back to his target.
The next ball was rewarded right away. Veerasammy Permaul made an incredible one-handed leaping catch at full stretch on the boundary lines, as Da Silva top-edged a delivery into the outfield. The verbal altercation between the two players was far from over, and Joseph’s celebration was electrifying.
In the 19th over, Pollard faced Dwayne Pretorius as the Knight Riders were in danger at 115 for seven. He used a huge swing to attempt the entire toss, but his connection was not clear enough.
Pollard was left stranded on precisely 14,999 T20 runs as Shimron Hetmyer at deep made a comfortable catch. He was just one run away from becoming the first guy to ever reach 15,000 in men’s T20 cricket. Joseph was so happy that he ran straight into Pollard’s path and celebrated in front of him.
Although the commentators said they had “really not seen him this animated on a cricket pitch,” nobody was overly shocked considering the build-up. In the 19th over, Pollard faced Dwayne Pretorius as the Knight Riders were in serious danger at 115 for seven.
He used a huge swing to attempt the entire toss, but his connection was not clear enough. Pollard was left stranded on precisely 14,999 T20 runs as Shimron Hetmyer at deep made a comfortable catch. He was just one run away from becoming the first guy to ever reach 15,000 in men’s T20 cricket. The outcome marked the Warriors’ 100th victory in CPL history and their eighth out of nine games.
