Patriots hold off late Tridents charge

Sat, Jun 27, '15

A fighting 82 from Barbados Tridents captain Kieron Pollard was not enough to dig his side out of a hole from 14 for 3 as the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots held on for a one-run win on Saturday night at Kensington Oval. A scratchy first innings total of 143 for 8 was just enough for the visitors after Navin Stewart only managed a single off the final ball of the match with three needed to win.

Pollard produced a valiant effort, with his score far and away the biggest contribution of the match from either side ahead of team-mate Shoaib Malik's 35. Pollard started the final over on strike with his side needing 19 to win and proceeded to hit a four and six off the second and third balls of the over, bowled by medium pacer Orlando Peters, bringing the equation down to nine off three balls. After a bouncer over head height was signaled a no ball, it became eight off three.