In an exciting encounter on the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown on September 5, 2025, Antigua and Barbuda Falcons pulled off a dramatic four-wicket victory over Barbados Royals in a final ball thriller of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2025. Regardless of Brandon King‘s magnificent unbeaten 98 runs for the Royals, it was Andries Gous‘ anchoring knock of 85* and Salman Irshad’s distinctive bowling efficiency that sealed the victory for the Falcons.
Brandon King’s blazing innings falls simply in need of century in opposition to ABF
King delivered a masterclass in aggressive batting, smashing an unbeaten 98 runs off 65 balls, that includes six boundaries and 7 towering sixes at a strike charge of 150.76. The explosive opener gave the Royals a strong basis regardless of the early battle of his associate Quinton de Kock, who managed simply 27 runs off 28 balls earlier than being run out on account of a mix-up. King’s innings was characterised by his skill to shift gears successfully after a cautious powerplay, significantly throughout overs 7-10 when the Royals scored a flurry of 53 runs.
His partnership with Sherfane Rutherford (29 off 17 balls) added essential momentum to the innings, with the duo placing collectively a quickfire 50-run stand. Nonetheless, King fell agonizingly in need of what would have been a well-deserved century, ending two runs away from the milestone because the Royals posted 187/4 of their 20 overs.
Andries Gous energy falcons to a memorable victory in opposition to Barbados Royals
Gous anchored the chase magnificently with an unbeaten 85 runs off 53 balls, placing 5 boundaries and 4 sixes at a strike charge of 160.37. The South African batter obtained two essential lifelines throughout his innings, being dropped 4 instances by Chris Inexperienced, which finally proved expensive for the Royals. Gous introduced up his fifty off simply 32 balls and remained composed beneath stress, significantly through the dying overs when the Falcons wanted 19 runs from the ultimate 12 balls.
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Earlier, Salman Irshad had arrange the victory with an excellent bowling efficiency, claiming figures of two/13 in his 4 overs with an economic system charge of simply 3.25. The Pakistani quick bowler was distinctive together with his yorkers through the dying overs, conceding solely 8 runs in his final two overs whereas eradicating each Rovman Powell and Rassie van der Dussen in consecutive deliveries. His tight bowling prevented the Royals from reaching the 200-run mark, which might have made the chase considerably more difficult.
The Falcons’ victory was additional aided by priceless contributions from Kevin Wickham (26 runs) and captain Imad Wasim (17 runs), guaranteeing they efficiently chased down the goal of 188 runs to safe their fourth win of the match.
What an exciting match ⚡
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— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) September 6, 2025
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