Dwayne Bravo becomes 2nd cricketer to play 500 T20 matches

All-rounder Dwayne Bravo became only the second cricketer to feature in 500 T20 matches, after representing St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the final of the recently concluded edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Bravo led his team on to a triumph having finished last in the previous edition. The all-rounder is the second player after Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) captain Kieron Pollard to record the illustrious milestone. Bravo will be next seen in action during the second half of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 where he will be seen representing Chennai Super Kings (CSK).

While St Kitts and Nevis Patriots managed to emerge victorious on the back of a fine performance, the contribution of Dominic Drakes who was named as the Player of the Match emerged as a major factor.

“I just tried to keep my nerve and things worked in my favour”

“I just tried to keep my nerve and things worked in my favour. There was no run there (on refusing the 3rd run in the final over). I think he (father and former cricketer Vasbert Drakes) was more nervous than me. Now I can go home and tell him I won the game. I believe he has played a big part. He was always there (on coach Simon Helmot). Dwayne Bravo gives us a lot of confidence and tells us to go and play freely. Being clear in the back end always helps and holding your nerve is important. Also having faith in your team mates. (gets emotional) I am just happy for the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots as this is their first (CPL) trophy. Everyone played their part (when asked about the biggest influential performance),” said the cricketer as quoted by Cricbuzz.

Coach Simon Helmot expressed his happiness following the triumph, terming it as an “unbelievable effort”.

“I am so proud (of the team), it has been such an unbelievable effort, to get the tournament going, in this Covid atmosphere, a lot has been done to get the tournament running (on the backroom staff who worked hard to deliver the tournament). He’s the future for West Indies cricket (on Dominic Drakes), I love watching him, he’s one of the upcoming talents. We were a batsmen short today, but the way he went out and played, some of his shots and the maturity he showed, it was unbelievable,” he stated.

“Know your strength and don’t rush”

Kings’ all-rounder Roston Chase was named as the Player of the Tournament, following a fine campaign.

“Feeling good that I created history. Thankful for it. My advice to them (youngsters) would be to know your strength and don’t rush, you do have more time than you think in this format of the game as well. Just know your cricket and take your time. For me the camaraderie was good as we had very little time to gel, our power-play batting was good, bowling in the power-play early in the tournament; those are the three things we did well in the tournament,” said Chase.