The odds were stacked against Tallawahs even before a ball was thrown in the final. Mohammad Amir, who had taken nine wickets in power play this season, was ruled out after suffering a groin injury during the second qualifier. Then his replacement, Migael Pretorius, was awarded 24 points in his two power playovers and was punched in the back when he attempted a catch in the outfield. In the absence of their overseas spearheads, local navigator Gordon performed at death in his first CPL season with figures of 3 for 33.
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<div>The odds were stacked against Tallawahs even before a ball was thrown in the final. Mohammad Amir, who had taken nine wickets in power play this season, was ruled out after suffering a groin injury during the second qualifier. Then his replacement, Migael Pretorius, was awarded 24 points in his two power playovers and was punched in the back when he attempted a catch in the outfield. In the absence of their overseas spearheads, local navigator Gordon performed at death in his first CPL season with figures of 3 for 33.</div><!-- /wp:html -->