The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2021 match 7 seven pits Saint Lucia Kings (SLK) against Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) in a rematch of the last season’s final.
Isuru Udana wreaked havoc to help Trinbago Knight Riders pick up their first two points in the new season. The Sri Lanka all-rounder grabbed his maiden five-wicket haul in T20 as they dismissed Barbados Royals for 122. They lost four wickets early in the run-chase. But Kieron Pollard and Denesh Ramdin steered the franchise home after an unbeaten 87 for the fifth wicket.
A horror outing for bowlers saw Saint Lucia Kings suffer the biggest defeat in the CPL history. The Saint Lucia Kings bowlers had a struggle after putting Jamaica Tallawahs into bat first. Apart from Roston Chase, all other bowlers conceded more than ten runs per over. At the end of 20 overs, the scorecard read 255/5. In the run-chase, Faf du Plessis-led team lost their five wickets for just 56 runs. Tim David’s half-century was the only respite in the 120-run defeat.
Head-to-Head
Played: 17
SLK won: 2
TKR won: 13
NR: 2
CPL 2020 Recap
- TKR won both the league matches and the final against SLK
- K Pollard picked up a four-wicket haul, while L Simmons hit a 49-ball 84* in the last meeting between TKR and SLK
- D Michael Bravo registered two fifties – 50 & 58* against SLK
- A Fletcher scored 91 runs in three innings against TKR
Top Five Fantasy Points scorers (previous match)
SLK: T David (82 pts), O McCoy (81 pts), R Chase (68 pts), W Riaz (27 pts), R Cornwall (22 pts)
TKR: I Udana (151 pts), K Pollard (85 pts), R Rampaul (60 pts), D Ramdin (60 pts), A Hosein (41 pts)
CPL 2021 Stats
Most Runs: SLK – T David (56 runs); TKR – K Pollard (60 runs)
Most Wickets: SLK – O McCoy (3 wickets); TKR – I Udana (6 wickets)
Most Sixes: SLK – T David (3 sixes); TKR – K Pollard (6 sixes)
Most Fours: SLK – T David (8 fours); TKR – K Pollard, D Ramdin, T Seifert (3 fours)
Most Catches: SLK – K Paul, O McCoy, U Qadir, F du Plessis, A Fletcher (1 catch); TKR – D Michael Bravo, J Seales (3 catches)
Squads
SLK (likely): A Fletcher; F du Plessis, K Cottoy, T David, M Deyal; R Chase, K Paul, R Cornwall; W Riaz, O McCoy, U Qadir
TKR (likely): T Seifert, D Ramdin; D Michael Bravo, C Munro, L Simmons; I Udana, S Narine, K Pollard; R Rampaul, J Seales, A Hosein
Parameswaran Sankaranarayanan
Parameswaran Sankaranarayan is a sports enthusiast who has worked in print, website, and other digital platforms. He was part of the editorial team of first-ever Indian football-based website - IndianFootball.com (now defunct) - and passionately follows the latest happenings in world football. During his time as a journalist, he had the opportunity to interact with some of the iconic personalities in Indian sports and witness some memorable moments in Indian football.
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