Eliminator.. ..TKR vs Royals 7pm...TKR will bat first

In reply to sgtdjones

TKR gats this one in de bag

In reply to Narper

In a paper bag on a rainy day

In reply to Narper

Good to see you Narps ...

How is your Holiday going...

Did you watch Poooo bat in the last game?

In reply to sgtdjones

Do you think people read those long ass posts yuh make?

In reply to ray

The ones that are not fast food junkies do...

They have the ability to absorb...

You may not qualify...sorry

In reply to ray

Most of the content is catching up for people who’ve lived under a rock for the past few weeks.

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Jordan and Narine have been included in the team, while Parris and Edward have been left out


Danny Morrison is lying on the pitch and shares the ground dimensions: 75 meters down the ground and 66 meters on the leg and off sides. He says the surface as flat, hard, and very dry, suggesting that batters will love batting on it and smashing the ball to all parts

In reply to sgtdjones

Where’s the crowd?

Rovman Powell: That experience (Guyana leg) isn't a pleasant one but tonight provides an opportunity to change that. It's for us to keep winning those key moments. Before we came to Guyana, we won those moments. Since we came to Guyana, we have been a little bit unlucky. We bring back Cornwall, Maharaj misses out, in comes Obed McCoy also. Keep the ball as straight as possible as a bowling group. Sometimes it can be a good batting wicket. When you get chances, your key players have to take it. It's also an opportunity for the key players to get back in the game. For the last few games, our important players went missing.

Kieron Pollard: We are gonna have a bat first. Latest data has shown that five times a team batting first has won. It's a good track. Two changes. Sunil Narine comes in for Parris. Edwards misses out and Chris Jordan comes back in. We know this pressure. If you lose, you are out. For us, it's about sticking to our plans - how we want to go about our batting and bowling. Sticking to our plans for as long as possible.

TKR 2/1 (0.3) CRR: 4

....0.3
Theekshana to Narine, out Bowled!! Narine b Theekshana 2(3)
That's a crackerjack! Right on money! Bamboozles him with a teasing one on back of a length and it slides across leg as he shimmies down leg and stays deep, trying to smother the spin by playing down the ground but the ball curves away from him and disturbs the furniture. What a delivery, smart bowling!
Theekshana to Narine, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

0.1
Theekshana to Narine, no run, dropped!
Narine and Roy are at the crease. Narine is on strike. Theekshana will open the attack
It's action time. The players make their way out to the the middle. Narine is back into the XI and he'll open the innings for TKR alongside Jason Roy. Theekshana to start proceedings for the Royals. One slip in place. Here we go

end of over 1
4 runs • 1 wicket
TKR: 4/1
CRR: 4.00

Jason Roy
1 (1b)
Nicholas Pooran
1 (2b)

Maheesh Theekshana
1-0-4-1

....

1.4
4
Holder to Roy, FOUR runs

end of over 2
7 runs
TKR: 11/1
CRR: 5.50

Nicholas Pooran
1 (3b)
Jason Roy
8 (6b 1x4)

Jason Holder
1-0-7-0
Maheesh Theekshana
1-0-4-1

....

2.5
4
Theekshana to Pooran, FOUR runs

end of over 3
7 runs
TKR: 18/1
CRR: 6.00

Nicholas Pooran
7 (8b 1x4)
Jason Roy
9 (7b 1x4)

Maheesh Theekshana
2-0-11-1
Jason Holder
1-0-7-0

....

3.2
4
Naveen-ul-Haq to Roy, FOUR runs
Close to a good length and offers width, he held his shape, waited a touch and then powered it away from mid-off for a beautiful boundary, picked it early

end of over 4
6 runs
TKR: 24/1
CRR: 6.00

Nicholas Pooran
8 (9b 1x4)
Jason Roy
14 (12b 2x4)

Naveen-ul-Haq
1-0-6-0
Maheesh Theekshana
2-0-11-1

4.6
6
Holder to Roy, SIX runs
Punctuates the over with an outrageous shot; a mere flick of a wrist and it goes all the way over deep square for a six; expensive over, Holder was under the pump! Bowled too full and straight on this occasion

4.3Holder to Pooran, FOUR runs
Impeccable timing and placement, he is different class altogether! Holders tries to bowl fuller on middle with some lateral movement but Pooran picks it up and lashes it up and over mid-off for a four
4.2
6
Holder to Pooran, SIX runs
Holder pulls his length back by a fraction, hip-high and Pooran heaves it over deep square leg. Holder under pressure!
4.1
6
Holder to Pooran, SIX runs
Over the wicket, short on middle and leg, clears front leg and uncoils a magnificent pull over deep midwicket for a six! Picks the length early and tonks it for a 78 meters six, looks in imperious touch

....end of over 5
23 runs
TKR: 47/1
CRR: 9.40

Jason Roy
20 (14b 2x4 1x6)
Nicholas Pooran
25 (13b 2x4 2x6)

Jason Holder
2-0-30-0
Naveen-ul-Haq
1-0-6-0

....

5.2
3
Naveen-ul-Haq to Roy, 3 runs
Back of a length, angling in at middle, pummels a pull square of midwicket and Theekshana sprints back, dives and saves a boundary, it was wristily flicked
Naveen-ul-Haq to Roy, 3 runs, fuller than a length, Roy walks forward and across to clip it towards midwicket.
A fumble from Theekshana allows the batsmen to take three. Fifty up for TKR!

5.5
2
Naveen-ul-Haq to Roy, 2 runs

5.6
W
Naveen-ul-Haq to Roy, OUT

Throws his bat at the wide delivery and picks out fielder at cover! He cannot believe what he has done and admonishes himself as Miller times his jump well and snaffles it comfortably in his hands. Just got carried away and didn't really commit to the shot, perhaps undone by the clever change of pace from Naveen, he was pushing away from his body and just couldn't elevate it much. Important wicket for Royals who were at the receiving end for most part of the powerplay but this wicket will boost them
Jason Roy c Miller b Naveen-ul-Haq 25 (17b 2x4 1x6) SR: 147.05

end of over 6
7 runs • 1 wicket
TKR: 54/2
CRR: 9.00

Nicholas Pooran
27 (16b 2x4 2x6)

Naveen-ul-Haq
2-0-13-1
Jason Holder
2-0-30-0

....

Ramon Simmonds, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Kieron Pollard, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Throws his bat at the wide delivery and picks out fielder at cover! He cannot believe what he has done and admonishes himself as Miller times his jump well and snaffles it comfortably in his hands. Just got carried away and didn't really commit to the shot, perhaps undone by the clever change of pace from Naveen, he was pushing away from his body and just couldn't elevate it much. Important wicket for Royals who were at the receiving end for most part of the powerplay but this wicket will boost them

end of over 7
3 runs
TKR: 57/2
CRR: 8.14
Nicholas Pooran
29 (20b 2x4 2x6)

Kieron Pollard
0 (2b)

Ramon Simmonds
1-0-2-0
Naveen-ul-Haq
2-0-13-1

end of over 8
6 runs
TKR: 63/2
CRR: 7.87

Kieron Pollard
4 (6b)
Nicholas Pooran
31 (22b 2x4 2x6)

Rahkeem Cornwall
1-0-6-0
Ramon Simmonds
1-0-2-0

8.3
5nb
Simmonds to Pollard, (no ball) FOUR runs
Rare duff ball; high full-toss on off, gets a tiny deflection and it races away to the rope and third man couldn't have done anything about it, well away from him. He advanced down the pitch and even then it's too high and adjudged no-ball

end of over 9
11 runs
TKR: 74/2
CRR: 8.22

Nicholas Pooran
35 (26b 2x4 2x6)
Kieron Pollard
10 (9b 1x4)

Ramon Simmonds
2-0-13-0
Rahkeem Cornwall
1-0-6-0

end of over 9
11 runs
TKR: 74/2
CRR: 8.22

Nicholas Pooran
35 (26b 2x4 2x6)
Kieron Pollard
10 (9b 1x4)

Ramon Simmonds
2-0-13-0
Rahkeem Cornwall
1-0-6-0

end of over 10
3 runs
TKR: 77/2
CRR: 7.70

Nicholas Pooran
37 (29b 2x4 2x6)
Kieron Pollard
11 (12b 1x4)

Obed McCoy
1-0-3-0
Ramon Simmonds
2-0-13-0

10.1
4
Theekshana to Pooran, FOUR runs

end of over 11
7 runs
TKR: 84/2
CRR: 7.63

Nicholas Pooran
43 (34b 3x4 2x6)
Kieron Pollard
12 (13b 1x4)

Maheesh Theekshana
3-0-18-1
Obed McCoy
1-0-3-0

Who'll be the aggressor? It's almost time to tee off, isn't it?

end of over 12
7 runs
TKR: 91/2
CRR: 7.58

Kieron Pollard
16 (17b 1x4)
Nicholas Pooran
45 (37b 3x4 2x6)

Obed McCoy
2-0-10-0
Maheesh Theekshana
3-0-18-1

....Ramon Simmonds [2.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack

12.2
6
Simmonds to Pooran, 6 runs
Sends it slower on back of a length at off, clipped off the pads to deep midwicket, fielder chucks a throw at non-striker, bowler not really backing up and it skittles away to the rope, useful runs

12.4
W
Simmonds to Pollard, OUT
Flummoxes him completely with a well-disguised slower delivery on a hard length and it kept a touch low, clattered the stumps as Pollard threw the kitchen sink at it in a bid to tonk it over midwicket or square leg and lost his bat in the process which flew all the way towards square leg umpire. That's an ugly way to get out, Pollard won't like to be reminded of this dismissal. It's a huge wicket but he was struggling and had to switch gears. Too early through his shot on this occasion



Kieron Pollard b Simmonds 17 (19b 1x4 0x6) SR: 89.47

Trinbago Knight Riders...(12.4/20 ov) 101/3


end of over 13
11 runs • 1 wicket
TKR: 102/3
CRR: 7.84
Andre Russell
1 (2b)

Nicholas Pooran
52 (39b 3x4 2x6)

Ramon Simmonds
3-0-24-1
Obed McCoy
2-0-10-0