CPL 2021 BR vs TKR: Knight Riders captain Pollard’s 58* makes light work of Barbados Royals after Isuru Udana fifer- Trinbago Knight Riders returned to winning ways on Saturday as they clinched a convincing win over the Barbados Royals in the ongoing CPL T20. Isuru Udana picked up a five-wicket haul to restrict the Royals to just 122 before Kieron Pollard scored an entertaining 58* to see his side over the line. The defending champions will be pleased with the result having suffered a humiliating defeat against the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the opener.
Chasing 123 to win, the Trinbago Knight Riders were in all sorts of trouble after Mohammad Amir put on a show with a three-over spell in the powerplay. The left-arm pacer accounted for Sunil Narine, Lendl Simmons and Colin Munro which the Knight Riders reeling at 38/4 after eight overs. However, Kieron Pollard joined forces with Denesh Ramdin to stitch an unbeaten 87-run stand, with the defending champions chasing down the total with 19 balls to spare. Pollard raced to an unbeaten 58 not out, taking a particular liking towards counterpart Jason Holder and Thisara Perera, in an inning laced with six sixes. Ramdin meanwhile held fort at the other end, scoring a 31-ball 29.
It’s all over in Warner Park and the @TKRiders have won by 6 wickets! #CPL21 #TKRvBR #CricketPlayedLouder pic.twitter.com/5LlADBIoTd
— CPL T20 (@CPL) August 28, 2021
The Barbados Royals got off to a cautious start with Johnson Charles and Glenn Philips biding their time at the crease before Isuru Udana broke their backs with a two-over spell that saw the openers and captain Jason older depart in quick succession. Shai Hope and Azam Khan attempted to rebuild the innings, but their partnership was broken by Akeal Hosein, while Sunil Narine put an end to Kyle Mayers stay. Udana then delivered the crucial blow, getting Thisara Perera and Azam Khan in the same over in a spell that ended with five wickets for just 21 runs. Rampaul cleaned up the tail to restrict Royals to just 122, which eventually proved to be an easy chase for the Knight Riders.
CPL 2021 LIVE: Trinbago Knight Riders 125/4 (16.5 ov)
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lendl Simmons | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55.56 | |
| Sunil Narine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Colin Munro | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Tim Seifert | 15 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 60.00 | |
| Denesh Ramdin (WK) | 29 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 93.55 | |
| Kieron Pollard (C) | 58 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 193.33 | |
| Extra | 10 (b 0, w 2, nb 3, lb 5) | |||||
| Total | 125/4 (16.5) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | DM Bravo, I Udana, AJ Hosein, R Rampaul, Jayden Seales | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Amir | 4 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 5.25 |
| Jason Holder | 4 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 7.50 |
| Oshane Thomas | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3.50 |
| Hayden Walsh | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Thisara Perera | 1.5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 14.73 |
| Ashley Nurse | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| SP Narine | 1-3 | 0.2 |
| Lendl Simmons | 2-9 | 2.4 |
| C Munro | 3-18 | 4.2 |
| TL Seifert | 4-38 | 7.5 |
CPL 2021 LIVE: Barbados Royals 122 (19.2 ov)
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Phillips | 24 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 100.00 | |
| Johnson Charles | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 108.33 | |
| Jason Holder | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 | |
| Shai Hope (WK) | 20 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 105.26 | |
| Azam Khan | 30 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 142.86 | |
| Kyle Mayers | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Thisara Perera | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120.00 | |
| Ashley Nurse | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Hayden Walsh | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 | |
| Mohammad Amir | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Oshane Thomas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 11 (b 0, w 10, nb 0, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 122/10 (19.2) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | ||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akeal Hosein | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.50 |
| Ravi Rampaul | 3.2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3.90 |
| Jayden Seales | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 10.50 |
| Isuru Udana | 4 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 5.25 |
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson Charles | 1-29 | 4.5 |
| Jason Holder | 2-39 | 6.2 |
| Glenn Phillips | 3-42 | 6.6 |
| Shai Hope | 4-74 | 11.6 |
| Azam Khan | 5-103 | 14.1 |
| T Perera | 6-109 | 14.6 |
| Kyle Mayers | 7-110 | 15.4 |
| Hayden Walsh | 8-118 | 16.6 |
| Mohammad Amir | 9-122 | 18.2 |
| Oshane Thomas | 10-122 | 19.2 |
Royals have won the toss and will bat first
Royals: Glenn Phillips, Johnson Charles, Shai Hope, Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers, Azam Khan, Thisara Perera, Ashley Nurse, Hayden Walsh, Mohammad Amir, Oshane Thomas
Knight Riders: Lendl Simmons, Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Tim Seifert, Darren Bravo, Denesh Ramdin, Kieron Pollard, Isuru Udana, Akeal Hosein, Ravi Rampaul, Jayden Seales
CPL 2021: Trinbago Knight Riders vs Barbados Royals – IPL 2021 stars in action
- Sunil Narine(Kolkata Knight Riders)
- Kieron Pollard (Mumbai Indians)
- Jason Holder (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
- Glenn Phillips (Rajasthan Royals)
- Tim Seifert (Kolkata Knight Riders)
CPL 2021: TKR vs BR Date, time and venue
The Jamaica Tallawahs vs Saint Lucia Kings game will be played at the Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts. The match will begin at 4:30 AM IST on Saturday, August 28.
CPL 2021: TKR vs BR Live streaming details
FanCode will provide a personalized and comprehensive digital sports coverage of Hero CPL to all Indian sports fans. Cricket fans across the country can watch all the nail-biting and thrilling action LIVE from the Caribbean, starting August 26, 2021, at 7.30 pm IST, on the FanCode App & follow it LIVE on InsideSport.co
