Published: Aug 05, 2016, 10:30 AM (IST)
Edited: Aug 05, 2016, 10:34 AM (IST)
Trinbago Knight Riders register a win in the eliminator knocking out St Lucia Zouks out of Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2016. Trinbago Knight Riders were given a target of 165, thanks to fireworks from Darren Sammy and Shane Shillinford in final overs. For the winning team Brendon McCullum stayed till the end as he ensured they reach home safely. Sunil Narine’s fireworks in penultimate over saw his side win the match with 9 balls to spare. Earlier openers Umar Akmal and Colin Munro got Trinbago Knight Riders off to a flyer in powerplay overs after Hashim Amla fell early. They were 2 for 60 after 5 overs lowering the required run-rate down. Akmal got out for 30 whereas Munro’s cameo ended for 18. ALSO READ: Guyana Amazon Warriors reach CPL 2016 final, beat Jamaica Tallawahs by 4 wickets
Brendon McCullum took charge of the chase as he kept the boundaries coming from other end. Ramdin got out after sharing a 51-run stand with McCullum. Dwayne Bravo joined him in the middle. Bravo got out soon, Sunil Narine came in to bat after him. Narine ended the game in the penultimate over with 2 sixes avoiding any drama in the final over.
St Lucia Zouks were off to a good start as openers Andre Fletcher and Johnson Charles shared partnership of 62 runs going over 8 runs per over. In a matter of few overs, they lost a flurry of wickets. After Charles got out Shane Watson and Michael Hussey got out early into the innings. They kept losing wickets at regular intervals. However, skipper Darren Sammy and Shane Shillingford sent the ball in the crowd a few times in the final overs to post a fighting total for their side.
Brief Scores:
St Lucia Zouks 164 for 8 in 20 overs (Andre Fletcher 41, Darren Sammy 40; Ronsford Beaton 3 for 23, Kevon Cooper 2 for 26) lost to Trinbago Knight Riders 165 for 5 in 18.3 overs (Brendon McCullum 49, Umar Akmal 30; Jerome Taylor 2 for 31, Delorn Johnson 2 for 44) by 5 wickets with 9 balls to spare.
(Arun Rawal, a reporter with CricketCountry, is a daydreamer, movie buff, and cricket fanatic. He could not play cricket, so did the next best thing, writing for it. He loves to play the flick shot over square leg, and believes Sachin Tendulkar is God. His Twitter handle is @ArunRawal93)
