 Yeah, we're sticking with the biggest party in sport the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League the CPL the St. Lucia Kings book their pace place in the playoffs following a seven-week victory of a host Ghana Amazon Warriors on Thursday night electing to bat at the Providence Stadium the Warriors posted a competitive 167 for five from their 20 overs as I'm Khan and Shea Hope were the most impressive batsman with scores of 40 and 38 respectively but the Kings made light work of the total easing to 173 to win with 15 deliveries to spare the victory was set up by a 132 run second we could stand between Sri Lankan, Banuka, Raja Paksa who made 86 and New Zealand the Colin Monroe who contributed 55 Thursday nights result the first defeat for the Amazon Warriors leaves the table looking like this, Ghana Amazon Warriors, Trinbega Knight Riders, St Lucia Kings already booked for their playoff spots top of the table the Warriors and the Knight Riders both on 13 points and the Kings three points off them on ten Barbados Royals on seven points Jamaica Tallow is five, Senkitsa Nevis Patriots bottom of the table on four points and of course the top four after the ten games in the group stage will qualify for the playoffs so we know Ricardo and Mara three of the four playoff teams at the moment and there's only one spot left the Barbados Royals and the Jamaica Tallow is eyeing for that position yeah I was looking at the table I noticed the Jamaica Tallowers they have two games left I think those will be must win games if they are to qualify Barbados Royals as well they have a really good chance but Lance the thing about it is it comes down now to how these teams execute and matches and we can't say there has been an outright dominant team other than the Ghana Amazon Warriors and their winning streak was ended last night so these teams will of course have to put on a really really good showing I think it's extremely close and that's what makes this CPL so exciting it's so close so it's any teams want to take Ricardo how do you how seriously do you take the Amazon Warriors defeat last night because they are already qualified and they didn't play a bad game I saw Imran Tahir the captain of the team speaking post game and he suggested that the team played well and he didn't look overly bothered obviously he didn't want to lose but he didn't look overly bothered by the result and I wouldn't be overly bothered by the result if I were the Ghana Amazon Warriors in fact maybe I'm a little bit superstitious Lance and Mariah but in tournaments like that I actually don't mind when my team loses a match at a stage that is not crucial for the competition the Amazon Warriors already through to the next round they will finish in the top two already through to the playoffs they will finish in the top two so they will have two bites at the cherry to try and get into the championship match and sometimes you don't want to go into the playoffs and beat them because they've done it before Ghana Amazon Warriors more than any team else they've done that before and the only match they lost was the final Ricardo and I just want to say something because I was in the CPL around the players in Trinidad and Tobago I had the opportunity to talk to some of them about it I will not call names because it was off the record so I will not put any player of course on the sports market zone where everybody could hear but I was speaking to a player from the Jamaica Talos a senior player who was a great repetition and he is really good friends with Imran Tahir from the Ghana Amazon Warriors and I remember him saying the moment that the Ghana Amazon Warriors had an unbeaten streak he called it and he said you need to lose one you know you need to lose one well of course Imran continued and the team continued winning and he got the last laugh yes so that's how I see it as well because I think when you go through a competition like this and as you continue to win and win and you remain unbeaten the pressure builds especially when you get into those knockout situations all the pressure is on you because you are trying to maintain this unbeaten tag and now when you get into the playoffs you pretty much have to maintain that unbeaten tag if you are going to go on and win the title and sometimes I feel as if that pressure can end up being too much so maybe not a bad thing that the Ghana Amazon Warriors lost last night but there are some big matches coming up on the weekend Lance and Mariah especially for the Jamaica Talos well not especially for the Jamaica Talos and the Barbados Royals the Barbados Royals they have one match to play they finish off against the Ghana Amazon Warriors on Sunday night I suspect that Providence will once again be packed for that encounter and the Talos have two morning games they go up against the Kings and they will play at the St. Kitt's and Nevitz Patriots as well they have to win those two games to try and get to nine points which is also what the Barbados Royals can get to so potentially we could have a situation where what head-to-head or net run rate determines which team gets into the playoffs as the fourth and final qualifier in my opinion this is a thrilling end to the preliminary stage of this season's CPL yeah and Pete Russell touched on it earlier on when we were speaking to him that on their best day each team can beat the other that's how good all the teams are I know the Patriots would be disappointed with their poor run in the tournament so far but you know the top flight teams it's hard to differentiate between them with regard to their quality because it's just a matter of how they turn up on the day or in many cases on the night because they are all quality teams I love that, I love that Lance because for some time you could always look at a team on paper and say this is the team that's going to win because they are so dominant and from the onset you could walk away and pick a favorite now it's a bit difficult to pick an outright favorite and I like that about the tournament because you get these different players and I spoke about it at the top of the show players that are young they're new to the competition they're coming out and shining like superstars and I think dreams are made here in the CPL because this is where other players get the opportunity to showcase their talent and who knows what opportunity opens up for them you know what and Pete Russell mentioned the Rakeem Cornwall 100 on the night at Kensington Oval in Barbados twice when we spoke to him and I think that the impact of that moment tells the story and quite frankly I cannot remember any moment in CPL cricket since its inception that is as indelibly printed in my mind as that moment in fact beyond the CPL that is one of the most memorable and moment defining events I've ever seen in sport and you've done a lot it was tremendous Lance vertical I'm serious I'm serious and you're going to tell me about Karsten Warholman so on the Tokyo Olympics no no no no no I was going to say I never took you as the person who would be overcome by recency bias no but it's not a recency bias it is not a recency bias let me see if I got what you said correctly did you say you can't recall another moment in the CPL CPL for sure equivalent to what happened with Rakeem Cornwall with Rakeem Cornwall century I can't another moment that I cherish I could think of a few is a no look six that the Spice Man hit was it Sheldon Cottrell a beautiful suit I remember it it was a mid weekend and he didn't look at the ball he just did this it was another class moment give me a moment so don't get me wrong Lance and Mariah the Rakeem Cornwall moment was clearly special I want to see what he talks this way for so many reasons but I have an issue with you saying I find equivalent moments but let me try and see if I can come up with a few Chris Gale yes being bowled at Sabina Park by O'Shaen Thomas oh that was tremendous yeah that I will never forget that's one that's a big moment yeah I don't know why his name is slipping me Wicked Keeper batsman opener Jamaican he's played for the Ghana Amazon Shadwick Walton who always writes ballers into his book being sent back to the Pavilion and written up into a book can I ask you before you even continue can I ask you those are good moments for real and I accept that but would you put those moments over the Rakeem Cornwall moment above because that's what we are discussing I would not put it above but the way you said it Lance it was almost to suggest that there is nothing that can match it I think you could have a debate about several moments that could match it and maybe you would find as well that there are many individuals who would have moments that supersede the Rakeem Cornwall there was a cat that took on the boundary I think it matches in Florida I think it was in Florida it was stunning one of the best catches I have seen in all of cricket but the Rakeem Cornwall moment was not just about the hundred it was about what he has been through and the dropping of the bat I have never seen a cricket that do that I have seen Bolas knock over Chris Gale's Thomas before so I know that Ocean Thomas moment was big because it was Sabina Park and Chris Gale was playing for the nature we have seen many catches too so the story there was special as well because Chris Gale had just left the Jamaica Tally was he had come back to Kingston to play Ocean Thomas was the new kid on the block and here is Chris Gale the master the T20 Superstar the legend of T20 Cricket facing up to this quick upstart everyone wants to see this battle and bam leave alone I think it was LBW was it bold or was it LBW I think he was bold it may have caught up his path or somewhere he was bold his thumb sort of shattered but I have seen Chris Gale's thumb shattered before the story behind it the story behind his legs and dropped the bat in the way that Rakeem Cornwall I've never seen that and because of his personality too what we've seen from him I think it was out of character let me be clear I don't know that it was out of character I think that is very much Rakeem Cornwall's character I think that's the type of individual he is what indicator did you have before then that it was I've listened to his interviews over time Lance because you don't survive the type of criticism and critique that Rakeem Cornwall has still performed at a high level if you don't have that little special thing about you as an individual so it wasn't a major surprise for me that he did that because I get the feeling he is that type of an individual well I would say this Ricardo I respect your rebuttal I respect the moments that you have given to contradict or to match Rakeem Cornwall's moment but I'm still sticking to my position he hasn't changed his mind so I'm not trying to change your mind right I actually have no issue if you say that Rakeem Cornwall's moment is the most compelling moment that you have witnessed in the CPL the issue I was having when you said it initially which is why I took you up on it is because it was almost you were suggesting that nothing else nothing else can come close to this that was the issue I was having so the reason why it sounded that way of yours is because I was sure of what I was saying not to say that there were other moments that were brilliant as well but I was sure in my mind that for me but you did say it with Rakeem Cornwall's flair I thought he was about to drop yourself too the suggestion was that there is no other moment that could come close and I am suggesting that there are many other moments that could come close even if you still end up picking the Rakeem Cornwall moment I'm just going to put it I'm just sure that it would be number one if those moments that you have mentioned are a close second I'm fine with that but Rakeem Cornwall's moment is number one number one for last week to go as we would say when we were kids number one no bow to doubting alright the sportsman zone is giving away tickets for the games in Guyana answer the following question let's do that again 1-8-7-6-5-6-4-7-6-6-1 the person with the first correct answer wins the question name the years that Jamaica tell us won the CPL very very easy question Mariah and Lance know the answer so do I but we can't tell you we have to go to a break