Knight Riders advance with 5-wkt victory over Zouks
Trinbago Knight Riders defeated St. Lucia Zouks by five wickets with nine balls to spare to advance to second qualifier when the Caribbean Premier League T20 continued last night in St. Kitts.
Zouks got up to 164-8 after they were inserted at Warner Park before Knight Riders led by an unbeaten 49 from Brendon Mc Cullum responded with 165-5 in 18.3 overs. Andre Fletcher and Johnson Charles added 62 for the opening stand to lay the platform for a decent total before Charles who hit three fours and two sixes in scoring 31 off 22 balls was removed by Kevon Cooper who also sent back Shane Watson for four.
Mike Hussey was then run out without scoring while David Miller was caught at the wicket off Nikita Miller for 13 as St. Lucia Zouks slipped to 86-4 in 12 overs. Fletcher slammed three fours and one six before he was bowled by the impressive Ronsford Beaton for 41 off 43 balls.