Caribbean Premier League 2019 witnessed one of the most thrilling T20 matches on Wednesday when St Kitts and Nevis Patriots chased down the second-highest T20 target. During St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs Jamaica Tallawahs game in CPL 2019, the former emerged victorious after successfully reaching the 242-run target. Evin Lewis played a swashbuckling knock of 53 runs off 18 balls as Patriots won the match with 4 wickets remaining. Twitter was flooded with reactions of cricket fans from all around the world. This was the second-highest victory chase in T20 cricket. Earlier, Australia v New Zealand T20I game in February 2018 at Auckland saw the Aussies chasing the 243-run target with 5 wickets remaining.

Cricket fans and enthusiasts were overjoyed to witness the nail-biting T20 game. The match became a trending topic on Twitter with #CPL2019 among the top searches on the social media platform. Have a look at some of the Twitter reactions over the match. St Kitts and Nevis Patriots Scripts History Against Jamaica Tallawahs in CPL 2019, Chased the Second-Highest Total in T20 Cricket. 

What a Game!

Insane!

Crazy Cricket Vibes!

Hard Luck!

What a Chase!

Incredible!

Chris Gayle’s 116-run knock and Chadwick Walton’s 73-run knock went in vain as Jamaica Tallawahs’s bowlers completely failed to defend their huge total. Lewis also registered the fastest-ever fifty in CPL history. He was named man of the match for his quickfire. Other than Lewis, Patriots opener Devon Thomas also hit 71 runs off 40 balls. Laurie Evans (41) and Fabian Allen (37*) also played helpful knocks to bring victory for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots. Dwayne Bravo Ruled Out of CPL 2019 Due to Injury, Kieron Pollard Appointed Captain of Trinbago Knight Riders. 

The match also equalled the record for the highest number of sixes in a T20 game. A total of 37 sixes were smashed during the match. Earlier in 2018, Afghanistan Premier League also saw the same number of sixes during 37- Balkh Legends vs Kabul Zwanan match at Sharjah.

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