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That will be all from the Brian Lara Cricket Academy Ground in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago, for this match. The home team could not give their fans a win on the country's Republic Day, but, Saint Lucia Kings were merciless against the Trinbago Knight Riders today, in all three departments! Up next, it's the Barbados Royals against the Guyana Amazon Warriors in Guyana. That match starts at 7:00 local time on Wednesday when it is 4:30 am IST on Thursday. For now, this is the pair of Pradeep and Bidipto taking your leave. Keep following Sportskeeda!
Johnson Charles is the Player of the Match! Here's what he has to say: We had a long session and planning coming into this game, we stuck to our plans. Coming into this contest, it's important to have positive intent and we did that. It was delightful to bat out, weather was good, not on the hot level. It's something that I've put into my game, practised in other tournaments and it's coming off quite nicely. To come out as champions, we're doing very well, getting down the business end of the tournament, not looking to get complacent, try to bring the trophy back to the fans.
1:45 pm local time (11:15 pm IST): Saint Lucia Kings win by 80 runs with 13 balls to spare!
Johnson Charles 89 (40) | Noor Ahmad - 3/39 (4) Jason Roy - 41 (29) | Kieron Pollard - 4/38 (4)
What the Knight Riders needed was one big partnership and at least a couple of scores over 50 runs. But neither happened, and it was an easy victory in the end for the Kings with Dwayne Bravo having to retire hurt after coming out to bat at number 11.
With Bravo in tears, it may well be that his tournament, and glorious playing career, over. But there was no batter from the hosts' line-up who could match up to the hitting from the Kings in the first innings. Jason Roy tried his best, but was not up to the mark. The only other batter to put up a score was Chris Jordan, but that was not even 30 runs.
From the bowling side of things, Noor Ahmad was the pick with 3 wickets, and all three of important batters to very much kill the game then and there! He now has 15 wickets to his name this season, the most by any bowler. But every other bowler who bowled for the Kings, chipped in with at least a wicket.
The catching from the Kings was special as well! On the whole, the effort with the bat from Johnson Charles got brilliantly backed up by Noor and co. The captaincy from Faf du Plessis, who did struggle for fitness today, was also spot on!
The Kings stay on top of the table but as for the home team, their net run moves to negative. Both teams have already qualified for the playoffs.
That will be it. Dwayne Bravo is unable to continue batting due to the injury on his left groin.
17.5 David Wiese to Dwayne Bravo, back of a length into the batter, Bravo right behind it and defends it into the off-side.
Dwayne Bravo retired hurt 0 (2b, 0x4, 0x6)
Animesh: Bravo may not bat again, so, watching him take guard for one last time was special!
17.4 David Wiese to Dwayne Bravo, slower one, angled the length delivery on the leg-stump. Bravo misses the flick and it pings on the pad.
Yes, Dwayne Bravo, RHB, is at the crease to bat.
Right, the Knight Riders are nine down. Will we see Dwayne Bravo walk out to bat?
17.3 David Wiese to Waqar Salamkheil, OUT! BIG APPEALS FOR LBW, TURNED DOWN! Was that going down? Wiese convinces his skipper to review that. Back of a length, angling in on the middle and leg as it was a slower one. Salamkheil misses the swipe and it pings on the thigh.
UltraEdge confirms there was nothing of the inside edge. Ball tracker has THREE REDS and Knight Riders lose their ninth wicket with that.
Waqar Salamkheil lbw b David Wiese 7 (11b, 0x4, 0x6)
17.2 David Wiese to Waqar Salamkheil, back of a length, just outside the off-stump. Salamkheil hangs back and lifts it over extra-cover, they scamper through for a couple.
17.1 David Wiese to Jayden Seales, low full toss, wide of off-stump. Seales stops as he reaches to smack it, goes up in the air and falls in no man's land at extra-cover for one.
David Wiese [3.0-0-24-1] comes back into the attack.
Well both these batters are doing well to keep the deliveries out and keep taking the innings deep. Now, only three overs remain in the match. Can they bat these 18 deliveries out?
17
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135/8score
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1
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1
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Waqar Salamkheil*
5(9)
Jayden Seales
15(9)
Alzarri Joseph
1/22
16.6 Alzarri Joseph to Waqar Salamkheil, back of a length on the off-stump, Salamkheil on his toes, defends it back to the bowler.
16.5 Alzarri Joseph to Jayden Seales, OH! Sharp bumper, takes Seales by surprise, takes his eyes off and pulls it to fine-leg for a single.
16.4 Alzarri Joseph to Jayden Seales, back of a length, angling in on the middle and leg. Seales misses the swipe and cops the blow on to the thigh.
16.3 Alzarri Joseph to Waqar Salamkheil, short into the batter, Salamkheil stood tall to pull but mistimes it to long-on for a single.
16.2 Alzarri Joseph to Waqar Salamkheil, back of a length on the fifth stump, Salamkheil punched it towards cover point and took off, but Seales sends him back.
Faf du Plessis is off the field for now. Roston Chase is the stand-in captain.
16.1 Alzarri Joseph to Waqar Salamkheil, back of a length outside the off-stump, Salamkheil has a poke at it but that moves away just enough to beat the outside edge.
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Waqar Salamkheil
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Alzarri Joseph
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Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba
