Knight Riders vs Falcons, Eliminator [ 8.00 pm ]

19.4
Russell to Usama Mir, out Bowled!! You miss, I hit stuff! Usama Mir shuffles across his stumps and Russell nails the yorker on off. He can't get underneath the scoop and gets beaten on the under-edge as the ball crashes into the stumps. The Falcons have now lost 7 wickets for 32 runs.

Usama Mir b Russell 4(2) [4s-1]

19.6
Russell to Shakib, FOUR, a skiddy shortish delivery on off, Shakib goes for a pull across the line but gets a top-edge over short third. The chase is on but the ball wins the race. The Falcons finish with 166/8

ABF 166/8 (20) CRR: 8.3

Shakib Al Hasan 26*[9

Saurabh Netravalkar 4 0 23 3
Akeal Hosein 3 0 330
Sunil Narine 4 0 36 1
Kieron Pollard 3 0 19 0
Usman Tariq 4 0 19 2
A ndre Russell1.5 0 26 2

Good fight back dat TKR

9:45 pm A cautious start from the Falcons saw Jangoo break free against Akeal Hosein in the second over, hitting back-to-back boundaries. Netravalkar then drew first blood, dismissing Cornwall in the third over. Gous and Jangoo then rebuilt the innings with a massive 108-run partnership that lasted until the 17th over. But the Knight Riders' spinners squeezed the runs in the middle overs, keeping the scoring rate at just 6.5 runs per over after the Powerplay. The partnership of 108 runs came to an end when Jangoo tried to go downtown and found Pollard at long-off. Usman Tariq then delivered a double blow, picking up the wickets of both set batters, Jangoo and Gous, in the 17th over, leaving the Falcons in danger. Gous scored 61 runs off 45 balls. Shakib then introduced himself to the crease with a blistering cameo of 26 runs off 9 balls, but some brilliant death bowling from Netravalkar and Russell restricted the Falcons to a total under 170. Netravalkar finished with three wickets, while Russell and Tariq bagged two each.


Trinbago Knight Riders need 167 runs to win

Andries Gous: "[Final Total] We quickly realized that probably 160-165 was going to be a par score. We just tried to extend that partnership for as long as we could, so our batters could go and express themselves in the back end. We're happy with the total. [Batting form] I think it's just the belief that I can perform at this level and the trust in myself. It's been a long time coming. I've been batting well, and I'm thankful that it's coming off now. [Pitch] It's not a surface you can go after from ball one. You've got to take your time and really make sure that when the ball is there to hit, you hit it for six or four. I think the team with the least amount of dot balls will win tonight's game. [Bowling Unit] I hope so. We've got the bowling attack to do it, so let's hope they go and do it."

9:50 pm Hello and welcome back! The Falcons scored 167 runs in Antigua and successfully defended it. The question is, can they repeat those heroics tonight against the Trinbago Knight Riders in a do-or-die match? Let's find out how TKR reacts to this total.9:50 pm Hello and welcome back! The Falcons scored 167 runs in Antigua and successfully defended it. The question is, can they repeat those heroics tonight against the Trinbago Knight Riders in a do-or-die match? Let's find out how TKR reacts to this total. It's Imad Wasim against Colin Munro, around the wicke

Munro and Hales are at the crease.
Munro is on strike.
Imad Wasim will open the attack

0.1
Imad Wasim to Munro, 1 run, tossed up and drifting down leg, nudged into the gap past square leg for a single

1.3
Jayden Seales to Hales, FOUR, to sweeper cover

end of over 2
11 runs
TKR: 14/0
CRR: 7.00 • RRR: 8.50 • Need 153 from 108b
Colin Munro
4 (6b)
Alex Hales
10 (6b 2x4)

Jayden Seales
1-0-11-0
Imad Wasim
1-0-3-0

3.1
W
Cornwall to Munro, OUT
Colin Munro c Wickham b Cornwall 14 (12b 2x4 0x6) SR: 116.66

Trinbago Knight Riders
(3.1/20 ov, T:167) 25/1

3.1
Cornwall to Munro, out Caught by Kevin Wickham!! Cornwall wins the battle of match-ups, he's struck first ball and sends the dangerous Munro packing - tossed up slower and wider of off, Munro was shaping for the slog-sweep, but he has to reach out on the slog, doesn't get hold of it, went very high and there wasn't the necessary elevation to clear the fielder in the deep at mid-wicket - Wickham stayed sideways, watched the ball all along and clasped a fine catch.

Munro c Kevin Wickham b Cornwall 14(12) [4s-2]

TKR 25/1 (3.1) CRR: 7.89 REQ: 8.44

Nicholas Pooran, left handed bat, comes to the crease
3.2
Cornwall to Pooran, no run

Change of duties behind the stumps as Gous takes the wicketkeeping gloves from Jangoo, the latter heads back to the dug-out. He might have hurt his hamstring in the last over.

end of over 5
6 runs
TKR: 39/1
CRR: 7.80 • RRR: 8.53 • Need 128 from 90b
Alex Hales
13 (9b 2x4)
Nicholas Pooran
11 (9b 1x6)

Jayden Seales
2-0-17-0
Rahkeem Cornwall
1-0-8-1


Trinbago need 128 runs in 90 balls.