CPL 2017: Five talking points from the first week

#2. Riders' royal mess of eight wickets in 38 runs

Williams picked three wickets to aid the batting collapse

In the match against Jamaica Tallawahs, the Trinbago Knight Riders were well-placed at two down for 109 after 9.5 overs.

A score of 200 was on the cards as Riders boosted a strong batting line-up and the danger man Monro was well-set. But suddenly, the batting team switched on the self-destruction mode and made a mess of their innings.

It was started with Krishmar Santokie sending back the set Monro on the last ball of the tenth over. In the next few overs, the middle order was wrecked courtesy of some quality and probing bowling from the Talawahs.

The Riders lost their next eight wickets for just 38 runs and even failed to complete their quota of 20 overs.

Tallawahs completed the chase in the 20th over, thanks to solid batting from their openers Kumar Sangakkara (47 runs) and Lendl Simmons (38 runs).