Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots

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

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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.