Published: Aug 10, 2017, 10:08 AM (IST)
Edited: Aug 10, 2017, 10:31 AM (IST)
Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) stumbled to their first loss in the ongoing Caribbean Premier League 2017 (CPL), as Jamaica Tallawahs (JT) beat them by 4 wickets. In a match that went on till the very last over of the match, it was Kumar Sangakkara’s brisk 47 off 41 balls that helped Tallawahs notch up their second win. He was assisted by Lendl Simmons, who ended up making 38 as they chased down 148 runs. As usual for Trinbago, Sunil Narine aced with the ball picking 2 for 21; he was well supported by Shadab Khan who picked a wicket.
Sanga and Simmons added 61 runs for the first wicket with the latter doing most of the scoring. Rowman Powell, Shakib Al Hasan and Jonathan Foo played a handy knocks of 18, 16 and 19 runs respectively. Batting first, Trinbago got off to a quick start as Brendon McCullum, along with Narine, added 33 in no time. It was only Colin Munro (41) and Darren Bravo (33), who rescued Trinbago’s innings with a 57-run stand. Kensick Williams and Odean Smith managed to pick 3 wickets each to regain momentum.
Williams took 3 for 26, including wickets of McCullum and Narine, while Smith’s 3 for 20 included key wickets of Dinesh Ramdin and Robert Frylinck. Krishmar Santokie too played part in dismantling the Trinbago side, picking wickets of Dywane Bravo and Munro.
Trinbago still remain on top of the points table, courtesy a superior run-rate over St Kitts and Nevis Patriots and Tallawahs who are also on 4 points.
Brief score:
Trinbago Knight Riders 147 all out in 19.5 overs (Brendon McCullum 41, Sunil Narine 33; Odean Smith 3 for 20) lost to Jamaica Tallawahs 148 for 6 in 19.2 overs (Kumar Sangakkara 47, Lendl Simmons 38; Sunil Narine 2 for 21) by 4 wickets.
