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Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots

6:33pm Time for the coin flip. St Kitts and Nevis Patriots win the toss and they will bowl first.
Fletcher says it is a new pitch and they want to see what it has to offer. Stresses the need to be more responsible with the bat tonight. Two changes for the Patriots - Rutherford comes in for the injured Rossouw, with Louis also in the eleven. Pollard mentions that this is Bravo's last season in the CPL and that they are looking forward to this season in general. Adds that they had a good pre-season camp in Trinidad. Parris and Edward, both of them emerging players, are in the side tonight.

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The CPL also moves to a new venue tonight. It helps that hosts St Kitts and Nevis Patriots arrive having already won, and with plenty of ghosts to vanquish this season, home comfort could be particularly pertinent.


Up against them are the Trinbago Knight Riders. Stacked with stars and firepower from top to bottom. Akin to the Patriots, their 2023 campaign ended in disappointment, although they went all the way to the final. The fact that that still seems a missed opportunity, however, should tell you all you need to know about this franchise and how they will be gunning for more. Starting tonight.

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Trinbago Knight Riders XI: Jason Roy, Sunil Narine, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Kieron Pollard (capt), Keacy Carty, Shaqkere Parris, Nathan Edward, Dwayne Bravo, Josh Little, Waqar Salamkheil, Terrance Hinds


St Kitts and Nevis Patriots XI: Andre Fletcher (c & wk), Evin Lewis, Kyle Mayers, Mikyle Lewis, Tristan Stubbs, Odean Smith, Sherfane Rutherford Dominic Drakes, Ryan John, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi

Pitch Report: 63m and 67m square boundaries and there is a breeze around. Daren Ganga expects bat to dominate the ball. Average first innings score last season here was 184 and he reckons the scores to be similar this time round.

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The last time these sides met at this venue, the Knight Riders hunted down 179 inside 18 overs, powered by Nicholas Pooran's 32-ball 61. Can the Patriots get one over the Knight Riders tonight?

Shout out to Narper Holidaying in T&T...

The umpires make their way out to the middle, followed soon by the players. Narine and Roy will open the batting for the Knight Riders.

end of over 1...5 runs
TKR: 5/0
CRR: 5.00


Sunil Narine
4 (3b 1x4)
Jason Roy
0 (3b)

Kyle Mayers
1-0-4-0


Mayers to Narine, FOUR runs
up and over! Half-volley outside off and Narine makes the most of it. Plants his front foot and lofts it over extra cover!

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Nortje to Narine, FOUR runs
four more! Hard length just outside off. Narine has a swipe across the line without really getting into shape and the ball flies off the outside edge over short third!

end of over 2
6 runs
TKR: 11/0
CRR: 5.50
Sunil Narine
8 (8b 2x4)
Jason Roy
0 (4b)

Anrich Nortje
1-0-5-0
Kyle Mayers
1-0-4-0

How can a batsman contribute to the score yet remain on 0?

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Mayers to Narine, 1 run
2.5
6
Mayers to Narine, SIX runs
clean as a whistle! Back of a length outside off and this sits up nicely for Narine. He stands up tall on the front foot and bashes it over mid off!


2.4
4
Mayers to Narine, FOUR runs
goes high up, and just evades John! Much fuller and wider outside off. Narine throws his hands at it and slices it up in the general direction of mid off. John back-tracks and puts in the dive but cannot quite get there. The ball bobbles into the fence!

end of over 3
12 runs
TKR: 23/0
CRR: 7.66

Sunil Narine
18 (13b 3x4 1x6)
Jason Roy
0 (5b)

Kyle Mayers
2-0-14-0
Anrich Nortje
1-0-5-0

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John to Narine, SIX runs
Narine welcomes John with a maximum!

John to Narine, SIX runs
clears the fence! Slower short ball on the hips. The angle into Narine allows him to get inside the line and just help it over Louis at deep backward square leg!


John to Narine, SIX runs
shot! Goes for the yorker again but errs on the shorter side. Lands in the arc on middle and off, and Narine, nonchalantly, just bunts it over the long off fence. Holds the pose too!


John to Narine, OUT
goes straight up, and John gets rid of Narine!

Sunil Narine c Lewis b John 38 (19b 3x4 4x6) SR: 200

end of over 4
21 runs • 1 wicket
TKR: 44/1
CRR: 11.00

Jason Roy
0 (5b)
Ryan John
1-0-21-1
Kyle Mayers
2-0-14-0

Boi, Sunil was giving them naraa.

Peltar Narine!

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Nortje to Roy, OUT
knocks him over with a beauty! Sizzling yorker, honing into middle and leg. Roy looks to work to leg but Nortje's yorker is just too good for him. Brings his bat down late and hears the death rattle soon after. A pumped-up celebration by Nortje, and the Patriots have another!

Jason Roy b Nortje 6 (9b 1x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

Trinbago Knight Riders
(4.4/20 ov) 51/2

...Nortje to Parris, FOUR runs
off the mark in style! Length outside off and Parris cashes in on the width. Does not move his feet much but the hands go through the ball beautifully. Cracks it on the up through cover point and gets his CPL journey up and running!

end of over 5
12 runs • 1 wicket
TKR: 56/2
CRR: 11.20
Shaqkere Parris
4 (2b 1x4)
Nicholas Pooran
0 (0b)

Anrich Nortje
2-0-17-1
Ryan John
1-0-21-1

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Drakes to Pooran, FOUR runs
Pooran off the mark with a boundary too! Half-tracker outside off and it gets the treatment it deserves. Pooran stands up on his toes and hammers it just in front of square!

Drakes to Pooran, SIX runs
the best of the lot! In the slot just outside off and Pooran climbs into it. Springs forward and pumps it into the sightscreen!


5.4
6
Drakes to Pooran, SIX runs
onto the grass banks! Another short ball that sits up nicely for Pooran outside off. He opens up his front hip and belts it over the deep mid wicket fence!

end of over 6
18 runs
TKR: 74/2
CRR: 12.33
Nicholas Pooran
16 (5b 1x4 2x6)
Shaqkere Parris
4 (3b 1x4)

Dominic Drakes
1-0-16-0
Anrich Nortje
2-0-17-1

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Smith to Parris, SIX runs
goes all the way! Plenty of width outside off and Parris throws the kitchen sink at it, slashing it well over the sweeper at third man!

end of over 7
10 runs
TKR: 84/2
CRR: 12.00
Nicholas Pooran
18 (7b 1x4 2x6)

Shaqkere Parris
13 (7b 1x4 1x6)
Odean Smith
1-0-10-0
Dominic Drakes
1-0-17-0

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Shamsi to Pooran, FOUR runs
Pooran pounces! Fuller and slightly on the pads, and that is all Pooran requires. Brings out the sweep and helps it away past short fine leg!

Shamsi to Parris, OUT
straight to long off!

Shaqkere Parris c Mayers b Shamsi 13 (9b 1x4 1x6) SR: 144.44

Trinbago Knight Riders
(7.5/20 ov) 89/3

end of over 8
5 runs • 1 wicket
TKR: 89/3
CRR: 11.12
Keacy Carty
0 (1b)
Nicholas Pooran
23 (10b 2x4 2x6)

Tabraiz Shamsi
1-0-5-1
Odean Smith
1-0-10-0

Shamsi inna deh bamzee!

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Smith to Carty, no run
almost a spectacular catch! Angled in full on the pads. Carty flicks it powerfully but slightly uppishly. Mayers swoops down low to his left but picks it up on the half-volley

end of over 9
6 runs
TKR: 95/3
CRR: 10.55
Keacy Carty
4 (5b)
Nicholas Pooran
25 (12b 2x4 2x6)

Odean Smith
2-0-16-0
Tabraiz Shamsi
1-0-5-1

95/3 after 9 .

I see TNTKR have two of my guys Carty and Edward... Hmmm. SGTD?

In reply to voiceofreason


TKR decided to give them some work...

Shamsi to Pooran, SIX runs
into the stands! Marginally short outside off. Pooran picks the length early, rocks back and pummels it over wide long on!

end of over 10
8 runs
TKR: 103/3
CRR: 10.30
Keacy Carty
5 (8b)
Nicholas Pooran
32 (15b 2x4 3x6)

Tabraiz Shamsi
2-0-13-1
Odean Smith
2-0-16-0

In reply to sgtdjones

103/3 after 10.

In reply to voiceofreason

How many Trini's you have on the REVO?...

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The Knight Riders will be fairly happy with where they are placed. They have firepower in the shed and Pooran has looked in pristine touch. The Patriots, to restrict the Knight Riders to under 200, need to keep picking wickets

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Smith to Pooran, SIX runs
oh my word, that is some stroke! A smidgen short on middle and off, and Pooran takes full toll. Rocks into position, swivels and whacks it over deep mid wicket!

Looks like Pooran cleared the stadium with that stroke. A change of ball is in order


Smith to Carty, SIX runs
Carty gets enough!

end of over 11
19 runs
TKR: 122/3
CRR: 11.09
Keacy Carty
17 (11b 1x4 1x6)
Nicholas Pooran
39 (18b 2x4 4x6)

Odean Smith
3-0-35-0
Tabraiz Shamsi
2-0-13-1

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Shamsi to Pooran, SIX runs
what a shot that is! Shamsi drags it wide outside off after seeing Pooran advance. Pooran, though, somehow, manages to reach it and from a very low position, shovels it over the bowler's head!

Shamsi to Pooran, SIX runs
another Nicky P bomb that sails out of the ground! Tossed up into the slot outside off. Pooran gets down on one knee early and mousses it a mile over wide long on. Brings up his fifty too, off just 21 balls!

end of over 12
14 runs
TKR: 136/3
CRR: 11.33
Keacy Carty
18 (12b 1x4 1x6)
Nicholas Pooran
52 (23b 2x4 6x6)

Tabraiz Shamsi
3-0-27-1
Odean Smith
3-0-35-0

Fun Facts: the average 6s hit the first 2 games is 16. Will TKR surpass this by themselves.

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Nortje to Carty, 1 run
dropped, oh dear! Off-pace on a full length outside off. Carty does not pick it and is way too early into the stroke. Bottom hand comes off and he chips it tamely towards Smith at mid off, who makes an absolute meal of it


Nortje to Pooran, FOUR runs
Pooran continues on his merry way! In the slot on middle and off. With mid on up in the ring, that is a free hit for Pooran and he obliges, popping it over the fielder comfortably!

Nortje to Carty, FOUR runs
four more! Juicy full toss outside off. Carty sizes it up early enough and smashes it over the bowler's head. Hits the fence despite Stubbs' best efforts from long on!


Pooran brings up 2000 runs in the CPL and becomes the ninth player to do so

6
Nortje to Pooran, SIX runs
six to end the over, and this is a sumptuous stroke!

end of over 13
17 runs
TKR: 153/3
CRR: 11.76
Nicholas Pooran
63 (26b 3x4 7x6)
Keacy Carty
24 (15b 2x4 1x6)

Anrich Nortje
3-0-34-1
Tabraiz Shamsi
3-0-27-1
12.6

In reply to natty_forever

Yo Natty long time no see....

Odean Smhith

Fletch should banish him to long leg.

In reply to WIForever

VOR says he is needed...

....Drakes, whose first over went for 17, back into the attack


Drakes to Carty, FOUR runs
another drop, and the ball races away for four!

Back of a length in the sixth stump channel. Carty goes feeling for it and gets a healthy nick. Fletcher dives to his right but can only parry it into the third man fence with his right glove

Drakes to Carty, FOUR runs
beautiful! Slower delivery on a fullish length outside off. Carty dances down the track having picked the variation, and lifts it elegantly over extra cover!


Drakes to Carty, 1 run
dropped by Odean Smith again - what is happening here?!

end of over 14
14 runs
TKR: 167/3
CRR: 11.92
Nicholas Pooran
65 (28b 3x4 7x6)
Keacy Carty
34 (19b 4x4 1x6)

Dominic Drakes
2-0-31-0
Anrich Nortje
3-0-34-1

250+ score on the cards

Shitbox Odean drop one again

.....John to try his luck again. Around the wicket to Pooran

John to Pooran, FOUR runs
cleverly done! Half-volley outside off. Pooran uses the width and the pace to open his bat face and steer it past backward point!

John to Pooran, FOUR runs
scorched through cover!Another half-volley outside off and Pooran feasts on it. Gets his hands through the ball and cracks it away to the fence!

end of over 15
12 runs
TKR: 179/3
CRR: 11.93
Nicholas Pooran
76 (33b 5x4 7x6)
Keacy Carty
35 (20b 4x4 1x6)

Ryan John
2-0-33-1
Dominic Drakes
2-0-31-0

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Well, this could get really ugly for the Patriots. The Knight Riders already have 179 on the board and if Pooran sticks around, they will hope to get closer to 240 (at least)

In reply to sgtdjones

where are TT supporters? last nite the GAW crowd overwhelmed all!!

In reply to Batbeforepad

Easy two points so we eating doubles in peace...

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Drakes to Pooran, FOUR runs
Odean Smith is having a shocker in the field!


Harsh S.: "Pooran has developed so many strokes to access other parts of the ground in his game along with his belligerent 6 hitting." -- Definitely one of the best T20 batters on the planet currently

Drakes to Pooran, SIX runs
Out. Of. The. Ground.
Right in the slot outside off and guess what happens to those - they go miles! Pooran winds up, swings through the line and smokes it over the bowler's head. Clears the stadium, yet again!

Drakes to Pooran, SIX runs
outrageous with a capital O!


15.5
4
Drakes to Pooran, FOUR runs
four more! Slower ball on a full length outside off. Pooran has a big swing at it and even though he loses shape, he is in such good touch that even an outside edge flies over short third!

end of over 16
24 runs
TKR: 203/3
CRR: 12.68
Nicholas Pooran
96 (38b 7x4 9x6)
Keacy Carty
36 (21b 4x4 1x6)

Dominic Drakes
3-0-55-0
Ryan John
2-0-33-1

Odean need obeah.

..Bee: "The average number of 6s per innings in the first two games was 8. Nicky P is on 8 all by himself. " -- Well, he just went up to nine sixes for the night...


John to Carty, FOUR runs
no respite for the Patriots! The only difference is perhaps this has gone for four, rather than six. Anyway, this was a very full delivery outside off. Carty held his shape and drilled it past extra cover!

end of over 17
8 runs
TKR: 211/3
CRR: 12.41
Keacy Carty
43 (26b 5x4 1x6)
Nicholas Pooran
97 (39b 7x4 9x6)
Ryan John
3-0-41-1
Dominic Drakes
3-0-55-0

...To compound the Patriots' woes, a fielding penalty has been applied and they will need to have an extra fielder inside the circle now...

Nortje to Pooran, no run
oh! Searing yorker that hones in like a missile into Pooran's back leg. Pooran cannot get his bat down in time and the ball takes a chunk of his boot before rolling away towards the keeper

Nortje to Pooran, OUT
taken on the fence, and Pooran has to go for 97!

Nicholas Pooran c Drakes b Nortje 97 (43b 7x4 9x6) SR: 225.58. Slot ball outside off, and that is there to be hit. Pooran throws the kitchen sink at it but just slices across it more than he would have wanted. Picks out the sweeper at deep point and he is crestfallen. He falls three runs short of what would have been a splendid century but take nothing away from this knock. This will live long in the memory of those who have witnessed it, and could well prove to be the difference tonight!

Nicholas Pooran c Drakes b Nortje 97 (43b 7x4 9x6) SR: 225.58

Kevin: "That Yorker! Truly knocked him off his feet." -- And perhaps out of his stride too

Trinbago Knight Riders
(17.5/20 ov) 212/4

The firepower keeps on coming. Here's Pollard. Word is that he can clear the fence too

end of over 18
3 runs • 1 wicket
TKR: 214/4
CRR: 11.88
Keacy Carty
44 (27b 5x4 1x6)

Kieron Pollard
1 (1b)
Anrich Nortje
4-0-37-2
Ryan John
3-0-41-1

And Pooran is outfoxed.

...The Patriots continue to be behind the over-rate and they can have just three fielders outside the circle. This is going from bad to worse for the hosts...

Drakes to Carty, FOUR runs
everything is going the Knight Riders' way!


Drakes to Carty, SIX runs

18.5
4
Drakes to Carty, FOUR runs
four more!

18.4
4
Drakes to Carty, FOUR runs
another beautiful drive! Misses the yorker on the shorter side and the width allows Carty to thrash it through extra cover, beating the sweeper comfortably!

end of over 19
22 runs
TKR: 236/4
CRR: 12.42

Keacy Carty
66 (33b 9x4 2x6)
Kieron Pollard
1 (1b)

Dominic Drakes
4-0-77-0
Anrich Nortje
4-0-37-2

Carty picking up from where Nicky P left off! REVO all over the place!

In reply to voiceofreason

....The Patriots now receive the ultimate over-rate penalty. A player has been red-carded and the Patriots will now have only ten players on the park for this over. Only three outside the circle still. John to bowl. Pollard on strike


John to Pollard, (no ball)
nicked and taken but it is a No ball. Just when you thought it could not get any worse for the Patriots....


John to Pollard, FOUR runs
streaky but they all count! In the slot on the pads. Pollard tugs at it and while he does not middle it, he gets enough of an outside edge to beat short third!

John to Carty, SIX runs

This has been an exceptional over, given the circumstances and the carnage that unfolded prior to the over

end of over 20
14 runs
TKR: 250/4
CRR: 12.50
Keacy Carty
73 (35b 9x4 3x6)

Kieron Pollard
7 (6b 1x4)

Ryan John
4-0-55-1
Dominic Drakes
4-0-77-0


Trinbago Knight Riders.....(20 ov) 250/4

Interested in watching Nathan Edward bowl. Another St Maarten cricketer in the big time.

Odean Smith is a wasted of selection… can’t bowl, can’t catch, can’t bat…

Looks like fewer people in the stands here than at the Viv Richards Stadium games.

Lewis
Fletcher
Stubbs
Rutherford
Odean

fireworks expected

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8:45pm Wow. Just wow. An amazing and astonishing display of stroke-making, headlined by Nicholas Pooran and supported ably by Keacy Carty. The pair, from the moment they got together, did not miss a beat and smashed the ball to all parts, making the Patriots scratch their heads for answers. Narine was not bad either at the start and his cameo set the Knight Riders on their way inside the powerplay.


Not much to celebrate from a bowling POV. The Patriots were all over the shop and could not contain a powerful batting unit, often allowing them to score on both sides of the wicket. Their fielding was also incredibly sub-par and their decision to not bowl out Shamsi seemed odd, given Drakes, who bowled his full quota, went for 77. They have a mountain to climb now but they do have firepower of their own. If that will be enough, well, we will find out in a bit!

Keacy Carty: It is pretty good for batting but a bit slow when it is on a length. As a batter, you pick your areas, back your skill and try to execute. I was trying to hit the ball through extra cover, square of the wicket. Shamsi was basically their main factor, so tried to keep him out of the game by not giving him wickets. (On batting with Pooran) It is like watching a highlights package live. (On the TKR dressing room atmosphere) There are a lot of experienced and great players, so it makes the job very clear and less complicated. They make it clear the roles they want you to play. (On what could work with the ball) Hard length, just outside off - that is a strong option on this pitch.

In reply to doosra
TNT has a better bowling attack and sure cannot field worse than these Patriots.

In reply to voiceofreason

But,but Patriots have some fire power..

Lewis and Fletcher can make this total on their own...

In reply to sgtdjones

You have taken the words right outta my mind,If Lewis do what we all know what he is capable of, things could get real spicy.

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9pm Right. We are back. Plenty to get for the Patriots but this opening pair of Fletcher and Lewis can cause a fair bit of damage, if they get going.

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Edwards to Lewis, FOUR runs
boundary to start off! Full just outside off, shaping away from Lewis. He has a nibble at it and squirts it off the inside half of the bat. Fine leg is too square to cut it off!


Edwards to Lewis, SIX runs
does not matter to Lewis, though! In the slot outside off and Lewis decides it is time. Frees his arms fully and demolishes it over wide long off!

end of over 1
12 runs
STKNP: 12/0
CRR: 12.00 • RRR: 12.57 • Need 239 from 114b

Evin Lewis
12 (6b 1x4 1x6)
Andre Fletcher
0 (0b)

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Little to Fletcher, OUT
edged and taken this time! Little is over the moon! Hard length just outside off. Rears up off the surface and bounces extra, getting big on Fletcher. He tries to ride the bounce but all he manages is a glove through to Pooran. Fairly simple catch, and that is just what the Patriots would not have wanted!

Andre Fletcher c †Pooran b Little 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots..(1.2/20 ov, T:251) 12/1

Little to Mayers, SIX runs
oh, hello! Right in the slot on the pads, and Mayers does not hang about. Snaps his wrists into action and whips it into the giant screen over deep backward square leg!


Little to Mayers, OUT
Mayers bites the dust now!

Kyle Mayers c Parris b Little 6 (3b 0x4 1x6) SR: 200

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots..(1.5/20 ov, T:251) 18/2

Afeef: "If STKNP are to have any chance of chasing this down, they'll need Evin Lewis to fire on all cylinders." -- More so now with Mayers and Fletcher back in the shed. Edward back for his second

end of over 2
6 runs • 2 wickets
STKNP: 18/2
CRR: 9.00 • RRR: 12.94 • Need 233 from 108b
Mikyle Louis
0 (1b)
Evin Lewis
12 (6b 1x4 1x6)

Josh Little
1-0-6-2
Nathan Edward
1-0-12-0

In reply to voiceofreason

What happened to Fletcheral there?

Edwards to Lewis, SIX runs
watch that ball fly! Slot ball outside off and Lewis climbs into it. Transfers his weight forward, goes through the line and bangs it into the sightscreen!


2.2
4
Edwards to Lewis, FOUR runs
edged and four! Slower ball bowled full outside off. Swerves away from Lewis and that causes the miscue. Skews off the outside edge of Lewis' swish and evades short third!

A false start because someone was moving behind the bowler's arm. Edward actually released it but Lewis was steadfast in wanting to bail out, even though the ball zoned in and hit his bat

Edwards to Lewis, FOUR runs
four more!

end of over 3
16 runs
STKNP: 34/2
CRR: 11.33 • RRR: 12.76 • Need 217 from 102b
Evin Lewis
28 (12b 3x4 2x6)
Mikyle Louis
0 (1b)

Nathan Edward
2-0-28-0
Josh Little
1-0-6-2

Louis 4, 4,4 SK Homeboy!

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Little to Louis, FOUR runs
Louis is up and running too! Marginally short on middle and leg. Louis picks up the length early and smashes it over mid wicket!

Little to Louis, FOUR runs
back to back boundaries! Short again, this time on middle and off. Louis, though, seems very comfortable against it. Uses his height to get on top of it and pounds it between deep mid wicket and deep square leg!


Little to Louis, FOUR runs
top shot! Hard length outside off but Louis is onto this too. Stands up tall on the front foot and cracks it over extra cover!


Little to Louis, SIX runs
dispatched!

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
(4/20 ov, T:251) 54/2

end of over 4
20 runs
STKNP: 54/2
CRR: 13.50 • RRR: 12.31 • Need 197 from 96b
Mikyle Louis
20 (7b 3x4 1x6)
Evin Lewis
28 (12b 3x4 2x6)

3Josh Little
2-0-26-2
Nathan Edward
2-0-28-0

In reply to Drapsey

Fletchial on the decline. Might be good for a decent 50 here and there but beyond his prime.

Louis on fyahhhhhhhhhhhh

small ground

just hit it

In reply to sgtdjones
Where were these pull shots in the Test series! Good start. Patriots showing pride here. They fighting! Lot of firepower still to come but need a big PSHIP.

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Hinds to Lewis, FOUR runs
the Knight Riders are bleeding runs! Slot ball outside off. Lewis plants his front foot and carves it over extra cover for another boundary!

end of over 5
11 runs
STKNP: 65/2
CRR: 13.00 • RRR: 12.40 • Need 186 from 90b
Mikyle Louis
24 (8b 4x4 1x6)
Evin Lewis
35 (17b 4x4 2x6)

Terrance Hinds
1-0-11-0
Josh Little
2-0-26-2

Patriots need 186 runs in 89 balls.

I like this Louis guy. He's really looking good.

In reply to doosra

seriously though...

This match is sain else!!!

To see Pooran dominate like a boss... ( truly sucked he didnt get the fastest ton)...now to see the response...

This wicket may be sweet but the fact that the lads are batting like bosses...is a good thing

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end of over 6
1 run
STKNP: 66/2
CRR: 11.00 • RRR: 13.21 • Need 185 from 84b
Mikyle Louis
24 (11b 4x4 1x6)
Evin Lewis
36 (20b 4x4 2x6)

Sunil Narine
1-0-1-0
Terrance Hinds
1-0-11-0

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The Patriots ransacked 66 in the powerplay but that was still below what is required. Tells you the enormity of their task. Salamkheil into the attack now

Waqar to Lewis, OUT
cleans him all ends up! Plenty of revs on this wrong'un, and this drifts away beautifully before pitching just outside off and spinning into Lewis, who looks to smash it into next week. Loses track of it and because he did not pick the variation, he only connects with fresh air. The ball crashes into the stumps, and that is a big moment in the game!

Evin Lewis b Waqar Salamkheil 39 (23b 4x4 2x6) SR: 169.56

end of over 7
6 runs • 1 wicket
STKNP: 72/3
CRR: 10.28 • RRR: 13.76 • Need 179 from 78b
Mikyle Louis
27 (14b 4x4 1x6)

Waqar Salamkheil
1-0-6-1
Sunil Narine
1-0-1-0

end of over 8
4 runs
STKNP: 76/3
CRR: 9.50 • RRR: 14.58 • Need 175 from 72b
Tristan Stubbs
2 (2b)
Mikyle Louis
29 (18b 4x4 1x6)

Sunil Narine
2-0-5-0
Waqar Salamkheil
1-0-6-1

..

Hinds to Stubbs, SIX runs
audacious and amazing! Full outside off. Stubbs knows that line is coming and shapes up for the reverse lap. Keeps his eyes on the ball all the way and uses the pace to nail it over the third man fence!

end of over 9
9 runs
STKNP: 85/3
CRR: 9.44 • RRR: 15.09 • Need 166 from 66b
Tristan Stubbs
9 (6b 1x6)
Mikyle Louis
30 (20b 4x4 1x6)

Terrance Hinds
2-0-20-0
Sunil Narine
2-0-5-0

..

Waqar to Louis, FOUR runs
Louis gets his mojo back too! Angled across on a full length outside off. Louis advances and belts it enough to long off's left!

end of over 10
6 runs
STKNP: 91/3
CRR: 9.10 • RRR: 16.00 • Need 160 from 60b
Mikyle Louis
35 (25b 5x4 1x6)
Tristan Stubbs
10 (7b 1x6)

Waqar Salamkheil
2-0-12-1
Terrance Hinds
2-0-20-0

...

The Patriots are well behind in the game and will need something truly extraordinary to turn it around from here. To put it into numbers, they need 160 off 60 at 16 runs per over...

..Dwayne Bravo to Stubbs, FOUR runs
and Bravo gets dispatched first ball! Attempted yorker that goes wrong and lands in the slot outside off. Stubbs winds up and thumps it back past the bowler!


Dwayne Bravo to Stubbs, FOUR runs
shot! Slower delivery on a full length wide outside off. Stubbs gives it the lot and pulverizes it over extra cover!


end of over 11
12 runs
STKNP: 103/3
CRR: 9.36 • RRR: 16.44 • Need 148 from 54b
Mikyle Louis
36 (27b 5x4 1x6)
Tristan Stubbs
20 (11b 2x4 1x6)

Dwayne Bravo
1-0-12-0
Waqar Salamkheil
2-0-12-1

...

Waqar to Stubbs, SIX runs
Stubbs goes big! Marginally short on middle and off. Stubbs picks the length (and the googly), and rocks back to pound it over wide long on!

Waqar to Stubbs, FOUR runs
four more! Too short from Salamkheil and he pays the price. Stubbs uses the depth of the crease and bisects deep mid wicket and deep square leg!

Waqar to Stubbs, SIX runs
Stubbs is tearing into Salamkheil! Floated up into the slot just outside leg. Stubbs gives himself ample swinging room and launches it over the sightscreen!

Waqar to Stubbs, 1 run
miscued, and put down at deep mid wicket! Slowed up further and bowled slightly shorter just outside leg. Stubbs has a swipe across the line and skews it high up. Carty settles under it at deep mid wicket but grasses it

end of over 12
18 runs
STKNP: 121/3
CRR: 10.08 • RRR: 16.25 • Need 130 from 48b
Mikyle Louis
37 (28b 5x4 1x6)
Tristan Stubbs
37 (16b 3x4 3x6)

Waqar Salamkheil
3-0-30-1
Dwayne Bravo
1-0-12-0

Odean floored another dolly catch.

Oops, sorry. Odean is on the batting side.

end of over 13
7 runs
STKNP: 128/3
CRR: 9.84 • RRR: 17.57 • Need 123 from 42b
Mikyle Louis
43 (33b 6x4 1x6)
Tristan Stubbs
38 (17b 3x4 3x6)

Dwayne Bravo
2-0-19-0
Waqar Salamkheil
3-0-30-1

Narine to Louis, SIX runs
that has gone a long way! Slower and shorter on middle and leg. Louis gives Narine the charge and despite not being to the pitch of the ball, goes through with the stroke. The bottom hand comes off but it does not matter in the grander scheme of things, with the ball flying a mile over long on!


13.1
2
Narine to Louis, 2 runs
and almost gets among the wickets! Darted in on a length on middle and leg. Louis has a slog at it and mistimes it a touch. Carty runs around to his right, dives forward but cannot get there

Narine to Louis, FOUR runs
four more! In the slot outside off. Louis gets his front foot out of the way and blasts it back past the bowler!


Narine to Louis, OUT
Narine gets Louis!

Mikyle Louis c Roy b Narine 56 (38b 7x4 2x6) SR: 147.36

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
(14/20 ov, T:251) 142/4
Patriots need 109 runs in 36 balls.

end of over 14
14 runs • 1 wicket
STKNP: 142/4
CRR: 10.14 • RRR: 18.16 • Need 109 from 36b
Tristan Stubbs
39 (18b 3x4 3x6)

Sunil Narine
3-0-19-1
Dwayne Bravo
2-0-19-0

....

Hinds to Stubbs, OUT
two in two for the Knight Riders! Dug in short outside off and Stubbs' eyes light up. He wants to smash this into the stands and while he absolutely laces it, he cannot generate the elevation he wants. Hits it straight down Roy's throat at deep mid wicket, and the Patriots sink further into trouble!

Tristan Stubbs c Roy b Hinds 39 (19b 3x4 3x6) SR: 205.26

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots

...(14.2/20 ov, T:251) 142/5
Patriots need 109 runs in 34 balls.

end of over 15
8 runs • 1 wicket
STKNP: 150/5
CRR: 10.00 • RRR: 20.20 • Need 101 from 30b
Sherfane Rutherford
1 (1b)
Odean Smith
7 (4b 1x6)

Terrance Hinds
3-0-28-1
Sunil Narine
3-0-19-1

...


Narine to Rutherford, OUT
bamboozled, and outta here!Length ball on middle and off that pitches and nips back into Rutherford. Rutherford wanted to smash that into the ocean anyway and lost shape. The ball snuck past his wild swing and thudded into middle stump. Narine doing the job for the Knight Riders again!

Sherfane Rutherford b Narine 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
(15.2/20 ov, T:251) 150/6

Narine to Smith, FOUR runs
sliced for four!

end of over 16
5 runs • 1 wicket
STKNP: 155/6
CRR: 9.68 • RRR: 24.00 • Need 96 from 24b
Odean Smith
11 (7b 1x4 1x6)
Dominic Drakes
1 (2b)
Sunil Narine
4-0-24-2
Terrance Hinds
3-0-28-1
15.6

....

Waqar to Drakes, SIX runs
six for Drakes! A tad short outside off and Drakes latches onto it. Opens up his front hip and smears it flat over the wide long on fence!


Waqar to Smith, OUT
gone this time! Dangles the carrot on middle and leg, and Smith bites. Looks to mousse it over long on but does not get the contact he wants. Cloths it badly and offers the simplest of catches to Bravo. Odean Smith's dreadful day is finally over!

Odean Smith c Bravo b Waqar Salamkheil 13 (9b 1x4 1x6) SR: 144.44

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots..(16.6/20 ov, T:251) 166/7
Patriots need 85 runs in 18 balls.

...


Hinds to John, FOUR runs
hard length on off. John hacks it away behind square and picks up his first boundary. Did not seem to middle it but got enough!
Hinds to Drakes, FOUR runs

end of over 18
14 runs
STKNP: 180/7
CRR: 10.00 • RRR: 35.50 • Need 71 from 12b
Dominic Drakes
12 (8b 1x4 1x6)
Ryan John
6 (4b 1x4)

Terrance Hinds
4-0-42-1
Waqar Salamkheil
4-0-41-2

....Hinds' exploits means that the over-rate penalty has now been imposed and the Knight Riders need to have one extra fielder inside the ring

Edwards to John, FOUR runs
back to back boundaries! Full toss wide outside off. John uses the pace and the width to glide it neatly over backward point!


18.3
4
Edwards to John, FOUR runs
four more for John! Plenty of width on offer. John swishes at it with all he has and gets a thick outside edge that flies over short third!

Edwards to Drakes, OUT
holes out to deep mid wicket!

Dominic Drakes c Carty b Edward 12 (10b 1x4 1x6) SR: 120

end of over 19
11 runs • 1 wicket
STKNP: 191/8
CRR: 10.05 • RRR: 60.00 • Need 60 from 6b
Ryan John
15 (8b 3x4)
Nathan Edward
3-0-37-1
Terrance Hinds
4-0-42-1

...

the Knight Riders win, and they do it rather comfortably! Dug into the track on middle and leg. John is hurried into the pull and plonks it towards deep mid wicket. An anti-climactic end to a high-scoring game, but there is no doubt who the better side was tonight!
A fairly convincing victory for last year's finalists. The Knight Riders took the game well beyond the Patriots with the bat, and the hosts could not muster enough of an effort in the second innings. There were brief patches of promise, most notably when Lewis and Louis were blazing away in the powerplay but the dawn of the middle overs and the introduction of Narine, put paid to their hopes of a remarkable run-chase.


Speaking of Narine, he was sensational as usual, going at six runs per over in a game where more than 450 runs were scored. He also bagged a couple of wickets. Salamkheil also did his bit in the middle overs, with Bravo also bowling tidily. Hinds and Edward also gave good accounts of themselves, although the former might want to cut down on the wides he bowls moving forward.

...

Nicholas Pooran, Player of the Match: It was definitely a good innings. Good pitch, small boundaries, it was important for us to get to that sort of total. St Kitts have a dangerous batting line-up and as we crossed that 200-mark, it was important to get as many more (as possible). As a batter, coming here, it is favourable and all about being clear. Sunil gave us the perfect start. Really happy that Keacy and I got to form a partnership and take it as deep as we did. I have been playing T20 cricket for a long time and have gained a lot of experience. I am growing nicely, understanding who I want to be as a player. Comes with a lot of responsibility and sacrifice. At the end of the day, I want to win matches and tournaments. I want to win the CPL and if I want to do that, I need to keep doing my job.