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CPL 2021: Trinbago Knight Riders and Guyana Amazon Warriors involved in first Super Over

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 It was an amazing game of cricket as Trinbago Knight Riders and Guyana Amazon Warriors did not have anything to separate in a low scoring thriller played at Warner Park, St Kitts on Wednesday. Guyana captain Nicolas Pooran won the toss and decided to field first. Chanderpaul Hemraj dismissed the dangerous Lendl Simmons cheaply without opening his account. Sunil Narine and Tion Webster steadied the ship with some lovely shots to put pressure on the opposition. The experienced Mohammad Hafeez got two wickets in the same over getting rid of Narine and Webster. Narine and Webster added 39 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Knight Riders scored 46 for 3 at the first six overs. Imran Tahir and Hafeez troubled Knight Riders batsmen especially Munro and Seifert. Guyana bowlers made sure that they kept pressure with dot balls. Seifert's struggle came to end as he made 4 off 16 balls. On the other hand, Munro looked decent with his strokes. Munro and Seifert added 32 runs for the 4 th wicket. ...

CPL 2021: Guyana Amazon Warriors and St Kitts and Nevis Patriots register wins

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 It was an entertaining start of this year’s CPL season as Guyana Amazon Warriors and St Kitts and Nevis Patriots register wins played at Warner Park, St Kitts on Thursday. Guyana Amazon Warriors stunned defending Champions Trinbago Knight Riders easily in the opening encounter. TKR captain Kieron Pollard won the toss and decided to field first. Chanderpaul Hemraj began off well for Guyana Amazon by putting Ravi Rampaul for big shots while Brandon King struggled to time the ball. Sunil Narine got the breakthrough dismissing Hemraj not being able to keep the shot providing an easy catch to Hosein at short third man. Odean Smith looked in great touch putting the TKR bowlers under pressure. At the end of the first six overs, Guyana Amazon Warriors made 43 for 1. Soon, Narine dismissed dangerous Smith to put Guyana under pressure. King struggle came to an end as he tried perished for a terrible 9 runs off 17 balls. TKR bowlers kept the pressure on Shoaib Malik by bowling dot ball...

CPL 2020 Finals: Lendl Simmons and Darren Bravo’s partnership leads TKR to their fourth CPL title

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  Thanks to a superb partnership between Lendl Simmons and Darren Bravo, Trinbago Knight Riders defeated St Lucia Zouks by 8 wickets in the finals of CPL 2020 played at Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad on Thursday.         Trinbago Knight Riders captain Kieron Pollard won the toss and decided to field first. Rakheem Cornwall began off well with 2 lovely boundaries before Ali produced a beauty to get rid of him. Mark Deyal and Andre Fletcher looked in fluent touch right from word go putting pressure on Knight Riders bowlers. At the end of six overs, Zouks raced away to 60 for 1. Deyal and Fletcher made the batting look easy. Fawad Ahmed produced the breakthrough getting rid of Deyal trying to hit a big shot. Deyal and Fletcher added 67 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Kieron Pollard bought himself into the attack getting the wicket of Fletcher. Najibullah Zadran and Roston Chase played with intent putting pressure on the Knight Riders bowlers. Pollard struc...

CPL Match 27: Trinbago Knight Riders register a comprehensive win

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  Trinbago Knight Riders showed their class as they registered their 9 th successive win of the tournament defeating St Lucia Zouks played at Brian Lara Cricket Academy on Saturday.   St Lucia Zouks captain Darren Sammy won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start as Scott Kugglein got the early breakthrough dismissing Lendl Simmons. Tim Seifert and Webster struggled for their timing but remained steady. At the end of six overs, Knight Riders scored 47 for 1. Soon after the restrictions got over, Zahir Khan got the wicket of Webster. Webster and Seifert added 43 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Darren Bravo could not time the ball and struggled for timing. Seifert played with intent and tried to keep the scoreboard ticking. Sammy got the big wicket of Seifert to end 38 runs stand for the 3 rd wicket. Kieron Pollard looked in sensational touch and hit Kesrick Williams gaining momentum. Darren Bravo also showed his class with big hits making life tough for Zo...

CPL Match 23: All-round Knight Riders crush St Kitts and Nevis Patriots

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  It was another dominating performance by Trinbago Knight Riders as they cruised to a comfortable 59 runs win against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots to make it 8 out of 8 wins played at Brian Lara Cricket Academy on Wednesday. TKR decided to rest Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard and Seales. St Kitts and Nevis Patriots captain Rayad Emrit won the toss and decided to field first. TKR openers Lendl Simmons and Jangoo got off to a steady start before Sheldon Cottrell produced a brilliant pick up throw to run out Jangoo for 6. Colin Munro and Simmons played some lovely strokes as rain arrived with the scoreboard reading 29 for 1 in 4 overs. After the rain delay, Colin Munro had to retire hurt because of an injury. Simmons looked in decent touch and put the Kitts bowlers under pressure. At the end of six overs, Knight Riders posted 52 for 1. St Kitts bowlers made a strong comeback into the game by bowling tight lines and lengths. Darren Bravo struggled with his timing. The stylish left-h...

CPL Match 21: Trinbago Knight Riders beat Jamaica by 19 runs to continue their winning streak

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  It was another good performance as Trinbago Knight Riders defeated Jamaica Tallawahs to register their 7 th successive win played at Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad on Tuesday. Tallawahs captain Rovman Powell won the toss and decided to field first. Sunil Narine coming back into the squad gave Knight Riders a flying start putting pressure on the opposition bowlers right from word go. Braithwaite got the breakthrough dismissing dangerous Narine for 29 off 11 balls. On the other hand, Lendl Simmons struggled with his timing. Munro was given a reprieve as Blackwood dropped a sitter. It was a decent start for Knight Riders as they scored 49 for 1 at the end of six overs. Lendl Simmons looked out of sorts with his timing. Colin Munro played with intent and keep on ticking the scoreboard. Lendl Simmons struggle ended as Lammichhane dismissed him for 25. Munro and Simmons added 46 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Tim Seifert came to the crease and hit a quickfire 18 off 11 balls b...

CPL Match 17: Kieron Pollard special helps Trinbago Knight Riders register a thrilling win

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  Thanks to a breath-taking by Kieron Pollard, Trinbago Knight Riders registered a thrilling win over Barbados Tridents in the 17 th match of CPL played at Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad on Saturday.   Trinbago Knight Riders captain Kieron Pollard won the toss and decided to field first. Johnson Charles put the pressure on the Knight Riders bowlers right from word go. Hosein playing his first match of the tournament struck to dismiss struggling Shai Hope for 4. Kyle Mayers came to the crease and started off slowly. At the end of six overs, Tridents scored 37 for 1. Charles and Mayers looked in decent touch with positive stroke play. It was a good batting display by both batsmen on a slow pitch helping the spinners. Seales provided the breakthrough for TKR as Charles hit a full toss straight to Lendl Simmons at point. Charles and Mayers added 51 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Knight Riders fielding was not up to mark as Webster dropped a tough chance at long-off. ...

CPL Match 9: All-round Knight Riders beat Tridents by 19 runs to register 3rd win

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  Trinbago Knight Riders produced another great display as they defeated Barbados Tridents by 19 runs to register their 3 rd successive win in the 9 th match of CPL played at Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad on Sunday. After a rain delay, Tridents captain Jason Holder won the toss and decided to field first. Knight Rider's openers Lendl Simmons faced most of the balls. Sunil Narine survived a run-out chance as Jason Holder could not collect a superb throw by Mitchell Santer. Jason Holder provided the breakthrough dismissing Simmons for run-ball 21. Simmons and Narine put on 22 runs in 4.4 overs. Colin Munro smashed Mayers for 18 runs in the 6 th over to help Knight Riders post 45 for 1. Tridents fielding was not up to the mark as Shai Hope dropped a chance of Sunil Narine. Raymon Reifer dismissed Sunil Narine with quick delivery. Narine made 8 off 16 balls. Munro and Narine added 41 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Munro played brilliant innovative strokes on a tough batting...