Trinbago outplay Jamaica, move into Top 4 at Hero CPL
Trinbago Knight Riders chasing a modest 144 for a win, beat Jamaica Tallawahs by seven wickets with almost three overs to spare and moved back into the top four of the 2021 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
St Lucia beat St. Kitts & Nevis for the second time in less than 24 hours n the other match.
Trinbago won the toss and was elected to field. It proved perfect as their bowlers ran through the Tallawahs top order. Tallawahs got off to a poor start with five wickets falling in the powerplay. By the halfway stage of the innings, they had mustered just 34 runs. Once Imad Wasim (42), making his first appearance for the Tallawahs, and Carlos Brathwaite (58) settled, they launched a counter-attack and added 83 from 64 balls. Some late fireworks by Andre Russell (20) gave Jamaica 144 for seven.
While chasing, Trinbago Knight Riders overcame a rain delay. Several fielding lapses also aided them though Sunil Narine was dismissed just before the rains came.
Lendl Simmons returned to form as his 70 showed the way for the Knight Riders. Once the play resumed, Knight Riders easily chased the 145 required as Simmons and Colin Munro put together a 102 run partnership.
Jamaica Tallawahs 144/7 (Brathwaite 58, Imad 42; Hosein 2/12, Rampaul 2/26) lost to Trinbago Knight Riders 145/3 (Simmons 70, Munro 34; Imad 2/19, Pretorius 1/39) by seven wickets.
After being unbeaten in their first five matches, St. Kitts & Nevis have been beaten twice by the same team, the Saint Lucia Kings, in a span of 24 hours in the 2021 Hero CPL. Clashing for the second time in succession, St Lucia beat St Kitts & Nevis Patriots by six wickets.
St Kitts & Nevis, led by stand-in captain Chris Gayle won the toss and bat first. But with spinners Jeavor Royal and Samit Patel in full flow, St. Kitts & Nevis fell for 118.
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots lost their two explosive batsmen, Evin Lewis and Chris Gayle, early. Youngster Jeavor Royal was the stand out bowler with three wickets, while Samit Patel was the most economical. A mix-up saw the dangerous Sherfane Rutherford run out, and Fabian Allen was dismissed in the 19th.
The Kings lost Andre Fletcher to a Fabian Allen delivery off the very first ball of the innings. They rebuilt via Roston Chase to reach their target of 119.
Saint Lucia Kings still had the dangerous Faf du Plessis, who raced to 22 off 14 balls despite losing Fletcher. The in-form Roston Chase saw his side home with superb innings that saw him reach yet another half-century, this time in 36 balls; It was his third fifty in a row at this year’s CPL.
The Kings chased their target in the 16th over as the powerful Tim David helped take them over the line with a rapid 18 runs off 7 balls.
After their third consecutive win, Saint Lucia Kings moved closer to the top spot of the league standings.
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