The Jamaica Tallawahs turned in a powerful all-round performance today while pummeling the St Lucia Kings by 120 runs in the third match of the 2021 Hero CPL at Warner Park yesterday

It was the largest victory in CPL history.

Kennar Lewis, 48, Chadwick Walton, 47, and scores of 45 and 38 from Haider Ali and Rovman Powell, respectively, provided the perfect platform for Andre Russell who feasted heartily smashing 50 from just 14 balls, the fastest 50 ever scored in the CPL.

The Tallawahs were given a lightning start thanks to Lewis whose made his runs from just 22 balls in an innings that include five massive sixes that soared out of Warner Park. He was well supported by Chadwick Walton who was measured while his opening partner was scoring so freely.

However, he opened his shoulders soon after Lewis was dismissed by Roston Chase. The Tallawahs eventually lost Walton but that did not slow them down with fast runs coming from Haider Ali and Rovman Powell.

The finishing touches to a fantastic Jamaica batting performance come from Russell who scored at a strike rate of 357.14. The power with which Russell struck the ball was nothing short of remarkable with the Kings bowlers unable to find any answer to his brutal hitting.

When the Kings innings got underway there were some lusty blows from Rahkeem Cornwall but then wickets began to fall regularly.

The Kings lost Cornwall and Faf du Plessis in the first over and by the end of the PowerPlay they were 66-6 and all chances of an improbable win were gone.

It was Hero CPL debutant Migael Pretorius who was the star with the ball for the Tallawahs, returning figures of 4-32.

The only standout batsman was the in-form Tim David who made 56 from 28. He was sadly lacking for support as the Kings stumbled to 135 all out.

Scores: Jamaica Tallawahs 255-5 (Russell, 50*, Lewis 48:  Pretorius 4-32, Khan 3-7) beat Saint Lucia Kings 135 all out (David 56, Riaz 26; McCoy 3-52, Chase 2-33) by 120 runs.