Fletcher, Charles hit fifties again as Zouks stay hot

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St Lucia Zouks 194 for 3 (Fletcher 70, Charles 64, Powell 2-45) beat Jamaica Tallawahs 177 for 6 (Gayle 30, Powell 28, Shillingford 2-30) by 17 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details

Andre Fletcher and Johnson Charles struck half-centuries for the second day in a row, and combined for a 104-run opening partnership, to help St Lucia Zouks beat Jamaica Tallawahs by 17 runs. Zouks’ fifth win in their last six games concluded the Lauderhill leg of CPL 2016

Charles kept up his scintillating form with 64 off 35 balls, his third half-century in his last four innings, and took over as the leading run-getter in the tournament with 410 runs at 45.55.

Sunday’s rematch began after a 50-minute delay due to lightning in the area of the Central Broward Regional Park and despite the fact that Zouks posted the highest total of CPL 2016 after being sent in on Saturday, Tallawahs captain Chris Gayle opted to give Zouks first strike 24 hours later. The result was another dominant batting display spearheaded by the openers.

Charles brought up his fifty in 25 balls off Timroy Allen in the ninth over, when he hit a six with the wind over midwicket to the northwest side …

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