How the CPL 2013 was won

Aug 26, 2013

So the carnival boiled down to just four teams, with the first semi-final contested by Guyana Amazon Warriors and Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel. T&T batted first, and were under the cosh straight away through some disciplined bowling. Tillakaratne Dilshan chipped in with two vital wickets•Getty Images

Dwayne Bravo provided some fight with his 26, but was unable to arrest the trend, as T&T stumbled to 103•Getty Images

...And Barbados didn't disappoint, with Raymon Reifer (36) and Shoaib Malik (49) pushing Barbados to a competitive 148 for 6•Getty Images

Andre Russell came in at No. 5 and smashed 29 in just six deliveries to seal the game and put Jamaica into the final •Getty Images

Denesh Ramdin supported him in his innings of 29, to help Guyana reach 128 for 5•Getty Images

Lasith Malinga also got into the action, uprooting Fidel Edwards' stumps, as he claimed two•Getty Images

In the chase, Dilshan played an influential role, stroking a 29-ball 39 to help Guyana to a comfortable seven-wicket win inside of 17 overs•Getty Images

After Gayle exited early in the piece for just 3, it was left to the other opener, Chadwick Walton, to lend impetus to Jamaica's innings•Getty Images

So it was Guyana v Jamaica for the much-anticipated final, with the fans out in scores. Even the devil himself made an appearance•Getty Images

Chris Gayle played a rather circumspect innings by his standards, with an unbeaten 47 off 48 balls•Getty Images

The next semi-final, between Jamaica Tallawahs and Barbados Tridents, promised much fireworks... •Getty Images

Kumar Sangakkara played the anchor role with a sublime 50 off 38 balls, as the pair put on 71 in eight overs•Getty Images

Guyana batted first, with Lendl Simmons providing an ideal platform with 40 off 44 balls•Getty Images

With Jamaica three down for 67 at the 12-over mark, Andre Russell reprised his role from the previous night, belting 33 off 18 balls to hand Jamaica a seven-wicket win, and become the inaugural winners of the CPL•Getty Images