BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Despite falling agonisingly short in their bid to capture their first Caribbean Premier League (CPL) title, captain of the Jamaica Kingsmen Rovman Powell said he is still proud of the team’s performance.
Jamaica Kingsmen captain Rovman Powell (second right) was full of praise for his troops after their loss to the Antigua & Barbuda Falcons in the CPL final.The Kingsmen – the CPL’s newest franchise – went down by eight wickets to the Antigua & Barbuda Falcons in the final at Kensington Oval on Sunday, to give the Falcons their maiden title.
Reflecting on the tournament, Powell said the team had shown resilience to bounce back from losing their first three matches to make the playoffs and the final.
While admitting he was disappointed not to have won the title, he said there were lots of positives to take away.
“It’s a good feeling, to be honest. I think it’s a very hard-fought campaign for us. I’m so proud of the boys. I honestly feel it’s a proud journey for us. We have accomplished a lot of things. We set out to be in the finals, and when we came to the tournament, we wanted to see if we could progress all the way,” Powell said.
“It was a slow start to the competition as we lost our first few games, but we built a little bit of momentum with our home crowd back home in Jamaica, and from there the guys started to believe that we could actually play cricket.
“We went to Trinidad, which is a difficult place to play cricket, and we played a very good game down there. That confidence kept building within the team. We knew that as soon as we squeezed into the last four of the competition how dangerous our team could be, and the guys just kept chipping in.
“Credit has to be given to them throughout the entire competition. They listened to the leadership that myself and the head coach provided, and I am actually proud of the boys,” he added.
