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Seales, Mir and Jangoo put Falcons in first-ever CPL playoffs

Antigua & Barbuda Falcons qualified to the playoffs for the first time in Caribbean Premier League history following a tense four-wicket win over Guyana Amazon Warriors at the Providence Stadium.

On a tricky pitch, Falcons' momentous victory was setup by Jayden Seales and Usama Mir, who combined to take seven wickets and restricted a powerful Warriors line-up to their lowest total at home - 99.

The chase still proved to be tricky but Amir Jangoo batted through for a sedate half-century to get the team over the line with four wickets and five balls to spare.

The early tone for the victory push was set by birthday boy Seales after his captain Imad Wasim won the toss and asked the hosts to take first strikes.

After keeping Moeen Ali quiet in the early part of his second over, he pushed one across the left-hander and had him caught at backward point.

Seales picked two more wickets in the final over of the PowerPlay. Ben McDermott, whose attempts at a reprise of a scoop shot he'd hit for four didn't work out and the middle stump was knocked back. Then Shimron Hetmyer fell for a three-ball duck, closing his bat face early and lobbing a simple catch to point.

If the PowerPlay was all about Seales, then the middle overs were Mir's to take over.

Source:Cricbuzz

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