The return of TKR
A captain’s innings of 26 runs off 9 deliveries gave the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) a second wind by qualifying to play in the semi-final, on Thursday, at the Brian Lara Stadium in Toruba! Sliding downhill at top speed in their previous six games, they managed to swerve away in time before hitting rock bottom.
It was a game full of tense moments on a testing pitch that the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots (SKNP) could only scrape together 125 runs, after the TKR captain, Kieron Pollard, asked them to have first knock after winning the toss.
The challenge at times was too much for the SKNP captain, Carlos Brathwaite, who lost his head after attempting to run out Lendl Simmons when the ball was obviously “dead”.’ He argued with the umpire who had to restrain the agitated Simmons from responding in kind. It was awful to witness such behaviour on a cricket field, especially from the captain of a team. What example is being set for the other players? And, just recently he was the West Indies T20 captain!
It was a game full of tense moments on a testing pitch that the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots (SKNP) could only scrape together 125 runs, after the TKR captain, Kieron Pollard, asked them to have first knock after winning the toss.
The challenge at times was too much for the SKNP captain, Carlos Brathwaite, who lost his head after attempting to run out Lendl Simmons when the ball was obviously “dead”.’ He argued with the umpire who had to restrain the agitated Simmons from responding in kind. It was awful to witness such behaviour on a cricket field, especially from the captain of a team. What example is being set for the other players? And, just recently he was the West Indies T20 captain!
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