Knight Riders 147 for 6 (Pooran 59, Munro 38, Motie 3-29) beat Tridents 112 (Carter 21, Rutherford 21, Narine 4-12) by 35 runs
An innings of 59 from Nicholas Pooran and four wickets from Sunil Narine were enough to keep the Trinbago Knight Riders’ slim qualification hopes alive with a 35-run victory over the Barbados Tridents at the Kensington Oval in the 2026 Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
Pooran was 1 off 10 balls and 9 from 14 before a trio of sixes off the bowling of Mujeeb ur Rahmann got his innings going. That acceleration saw him reach his fifty in just 35 balls as he batted brilliantly against a Tridents attack that struggled to contain him.
In reply, the hosts could not get on top of the hugely experienced Knight Riders spin bowlers who wreaked havoc in the opening exchanges of the chase. Narine claimed three wickets inside the powerplay, dismissing both Quinton de Kock and Rivaldo Clarke for ducks.
The hosts never recovered from the early wickets, losing their first home game of the season.
Nicholas Pooran (CPL T20)