CPL: Trinbago Knight Riders Edge past Saint Lucia Kings with 18 runs

Gros islet [Saint Lucia]August 24 (Ani): In an exciting match in the ongoing Caribbean Premier League (CPL), Trinbago Knight Riders on Sunday won a loud victory over Saint Lucia Kings with 18 runs. Both sides had a quiet start to this year’s competition, with just one win in the early stages in the evening’s game at Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in Gros Islet, according to the CPL website. David Wiese won the Kings and chose the field, which enabled Colin Munro and Alex Hales to use the wicket for the first time and the Knight Riders opening pair again made an impression with an opening of 47 runs. Wiese then put Hales in the bag after Tabraiz Shamsi sniffed a big wave in a short third place. Munro was smooth again, and hit six boundaries to 43 out of 30 balls before going to the middle of the middle to give Shamsi his first wicket and the opportunity to call his shoe-based telephone celebration. Knight Riders Captain Nicholas Pooran compiled a quiet 34 out of 30 balls, while the player of the match Kieron Pollard caused the right damage and cleared the ropes for six sixes and four fours to see how Knight Riders achieved a competitive total of 183/7. After managing to stay in the hunt with the bat, Kings needed an unlikely 29 of the final. The hope was raised from an unlikely victory against the chance when Ackeeem Auguste was properly launched for Andre Russell’s first delivery for six for six, but the bowler had the last laugh, and another four runs from the other hand and picked up the wicket of Delano Potgieter in the process. The knight riders pulled off the victory in Kings’ own backyard to go to third position in the CPL table, while the home team suffered their first loss of the competition to deal with their deserted first game, which they saw one place above Barbados Royals at the foot of the table. (Ani)