Sunil Narine's heroics lead TKR to victory in CPL opener
He took 2-19 and then slammed a half-century opening the batting to quell Guyana Amazon Warriors
18/08Result
1st Match, Caribbean Premier League at Tarouba, Aug 18 2020
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![Guyana Amazon Warriors]( "Guyana Amazon Warriors")
144/5 (17/17 ov) -
![Trinbago Knight Riders]( "Trinbago Knight Riders")
147/6 (16.4/17 ov, target 145)
Player of the Match
18/08Result
1st Match, Caribbean Premier League at Tarouba, Aug 18 2020
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![Guyana Amazon Warriors]( "Guyana Amazon Warriors")
144/5 (17/17 ov) -
![Trinbago Knight Riders]( "Trinbago Knight Riders")
147/6 (16.4/17 ov, target 145)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
SO Hetmyer
63(44) 2x4 - 2x6
Control %85%
- Productive Shot
- pull
- 14 runs
- 1x4 - 0x6
SP Narine
50(28) 2x4 - 4x6
Control %81%
- Productive Shot
- off drive
- 14 runs
- 0x4 - 2x6
Match Details
Toss
Trinbago Knight Riders , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.00 start, First Session 10.00-11.30, Interval 11.30-11.50, Second Session 11.50-13.20
Match days
18 August 2020 (20-over match)
Twenty20 debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Trinbago Knight Riders 2, Guyana Amazon Warriors 0
Scorecard Summary
GUYANA AMAZON WARRIORS 144/5 (17 OVERS)
- Ross Taylor33 (21)
- Shimron Hetmyer*63 (44)
- Sunil Narine2/19 (4)
- Ali Khan1/21 (3)
TRINBAGO KNIGHT RIDERS 147/6 (16.4 OVERS)
- Sunil Narine50 (28)
- Darren Bravo30 (27)
- Imran Tahir2/40 (4)
- Naveen-ul-Haq2/21 (3.4)
Scorer: Thilak Ram | Commentator: Sreshth Shah
That's all from us from Tarouba. Don't forget to catch the second game in less than three hours. Till then, see you.
Narine is the Player of the Match: "Getting Taylor's wicket was key while bowling. Batting got easier as the day went. They bowled well, but I just continued trying to stay as still as possible. It's a good win, although it got close."
Losing captain Chris Green: "It was going to be tough beating 11 wins in a row from last year. Was a tough game, and first game in a long time, so. Given the start, losing two early wickets, I think Taylor and Hetmyer batted really well. We thought 140 would be a good score. We spoke about holding that length, and when we went away from that, we got hurt. Plenty of room for improvement."
Winning captain Pollard: "Any competition, you want to start well. A little scratchy and scrappy but good to get over the line. We needed to play a good game of cricket and it was a good game of cricket. Points on the board at the start.
16.4
4
Naveen-ul-Haq to DJ Bravo, FOUR, there are the winning runs! Full and wide outside off. And he clubs it over cover to seal the win! TKR win by four wickets!
16.4
1w
Naveen-ul-Haq to DJ Bravo, 1 wide, appeal for caught behind but the umpire gives it a wide. Did that touch or was that a bluff from Pooran
16.3
W
Naveen-ul-Haq to DM Bravo, OUT, slower ball and he backs away to try and punch through cover, but it flies off the bat's top half and taken by the fielder running in to take it
DM Bravo c Hetmyer b Naveen-ul-Haq 30 (27b 0x4 2x6) SR: 111.11
16.2
1
Naveen-ul-Haq to DJ Bravo, 1 run, back of a length, very wide outside off, and he drags a pull to backward square
Just four needed to win
16.1
1
Naveen-ul-Haq to DM Bravo, 1 run, full and wide outside off, and toe-ends a drive to wide long off
END OF OVER:16 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | TKR: 140/5 (6 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.75, RRR: 6.00)
- Darren Bravo29 (25b)
- Dwayne Bravo1 (1b)
- Keemo Paul3-0-21-1
- Imran Tahir4-0-40-2
15.6
1
Paul to DM Bravo, 1 run, good length, on middle, and pulled straight along the ground to deep midwicket
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