CPL 2025, Match 19: Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots full match highlights and scorecard

On the 19th encounter of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2025, the Trinbago Knight Riders locked horns with the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad. The visiting captain, Jason Holder, won the toss and decided to bowl first on a surface where chasing was expected to be easy. 

For the Knight Riders, Darren Bravo, Nathan Edwards, and Usman Tariq came into the playing eleven, with Keacy Carty, Terrance Hinds, and McKenny Clarke getting out of the eleven. For the Patriots, they made one solitary chance with Abbas Afridi getting a break to see Ashmead Nedd coming into the eleven.

Kieron Pollard’s 65 shoulders Trinbago Knight Riders to 179/8

At 27/2 on the opening ball of the fifth over, the Knight Riders looked to be struggling in the first innings. At number three, Bravo continued to struggle and ended with just 21 runs in 25 balls with one four and one six at a strike rate of 84. But the game changed, thanks to the 90-run fourth-wicket stand between Kieron Pollard and Nicholas Pooran.

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Pollard pumped four sixes on the last over of Waqar Salamkheli and finished with a fine knock of 65 runs in 29 balls at a strike rate of 224.14, thanks to two boundaries and eight sixes. On the other hand, Pooran drilled 52 runs in 38 balls at a strike rate of 136.84 with four boundaries and three sixes to post 179/6 in their allotted 20 overs.

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots falls short in chase by 12 runs 

For the away side, the opening stand of 96 runs in 10.4 overs between Evin Lewis and Andre Fletcher provided them a fine start to the target in the second innings. The former clubbed 42 runs in 25 balls at a strike rate of 168 with one boundary and four sixes, while Fletcher smacked 67 runs in 54 balls at a strike rate of 124.07.

However, their middle order couldn’t contribute at all in the chase. They lost six wickets for just 48 runs in eight overs and ended with 167 runs, collecting a defeat by 12 runs.

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