The Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) delivered a dominating efficiency to defeat the Saint Lucia Kings (SLK) by 56 runs in Qualifier 2 of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2025 at Windfall Stadium. With this win, the four-times champion TKR as soon as once more superior to the CPL last.
Nicholas Pooran and Alex Hales propel TKR to 194
After successful the toss, Saint Lucia Kings elected to bowl, handing TKR the benefit of setting a difficult goal. The Knight Riders’ prime and center order fired in unison:
- Alex Hales led the cost with unbeaten 58 off 44 balls, together with 4 towering sixes.
- Nicholas Pooran backed him up with a quickfire 50 off 32 balls, that includes 4 sixes and 5 fours.
- Kieron Pollard contributed 35 off 26 balls, and Andre Russell smashed 28 off simply 12 deliveries, accelerating TKR’s innings within the dying overs.
Solely Colin Munro did not make a mark, scoring 6 runs off 6 balls.
For the Kings, Khary Pierre, Roston Chase and Alzarri Joseph shared the wickets, however the bowlers struggled to comprise the aggressive TKR lineup.
Saint Lucia Kings battle in reply to TKR’s mammoth whole
Chasing 195, the Kings began strongly via Tim Seifert, who scored an excellent 57 off 40 balls, smashing 8 fours. Tim David added 28 off 19 balls, however the remainder of the batting lineup did not construct partnerships. The defending champions had been ultimately restricted for 138/8 in the stipulated overs.
The Knight Riders’ bowlers had been relentless:
- Sunil Narine took 3 essential wickets for simply 18 runs in his 4 overs.
- Usman Tariq claimed 4 wickets, strangling the center order and successfully ending Kings’ hopes.
- Kieron Pollard chipped in with 1 wicket for 4 runs.
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Participant of the Match
Nicholas Pooran’s aggressive 50 off 32 balls proved decisive in giving TKR the sting. His potential to dominate the Kings’ bowlers throughout the center overs set the platform for a giant whole.
“It’s actually essential to return collectively in a event like this. It has been a bit difficult for us within the final two seasons. However everybody has come collectively this time and congratulations to everybody, I’m happy with the blokes,” mentioned Pooran after receiving his Participant of the Match award.
“Our spinners have been sensible, Usman has been sensible all through the event and we’re joyful to have him. Narine has been nice as properly and I’m fortunate to have him,” the Knight Riders skipper added.
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