CPL 2020: Unbeaten Trinbago Knight Riders Cruise Past St Lucia Zouks To Win 4th Title | Cricket News

Kieron Pollard took a four-wicket haul and Lendl Simmons performed an unbeaten knock of 84 runs, as Trinbago Knight Riders defeated St Lucia Zouks through eight wickets in the final of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2020 on Thursday on the Brian Lara Cricket Stadium. With this, the Trinbago Knight Riders finished the primary highest season within the historical past of CPL because the facet gained all its group-stage fits after which the semifinals and ultimate. That is the fourth CPL name win for the Knight Riders. Trinbago Knight Riders have possession the similar as IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders, whilst the Zouks are owned through the similar promoters as Kings XI Punjab.

Chasing 155, Trinbago Knight Riders were given off to a nasty get started because the facet misplaced the wickets of Tion Webster (five) and Tim Seifert (Four) through the fourth over and was once lowered to 19/2.

Lendl Simmons and Darren Bravo then were given in combination on the crease and the duo rebuilt the innings for the Knight Riders. Each batsmen combined warning with aggression and because of this, Knight Riders become the company favourites to win the fit.

After all, Simmons and Bravo’s unbeaten stand of 138 runs took Trinbago over the road through 8 wickets. Simmons and Bravo remained now not out on 84 and 58 respectively.

Previous, Kieron Pollard’s four-wicket haul helped Trinbago Knight Riders to package out St Lucia Zouks for 154. Installed to bat first, St Lucia Zouks misplaced the wicket of Rahkeem Cornwall (eight) in the second one over as he was once blank bowled through Ali Khan. On the other hand, Mark Deyal joined Andre Fletcher within the heart, and the duo scored runs at a speedy tempo to take the Zouks rating to 60/1 after the realization of the primary six overs.

Fletcher and Deyal placed on a stand of 67 runs for the second one wicket, however their partnership was once after all damaged through Fawad Ahmed as he pushed aside Deyal (29) within the 9th over. Then Trinbago skipper Kieron Pollard were given a few of the act as he supplied Trinbago with the important thing step forward of Fletcher (39) within the 12th over, lowering Zouks to 89/three.

Pollard persisted to bowl in stable strains and because of this, he was once rewarded all over again within the 14th over as he had Roston Chase (19) stuck by the hands of Tion Webster. Mohammad Nabi (2) additionally failed to depart a mark with bat and because of this, Zouks was once lowered to 117/five within the 15th over.

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After all, Zouks stored on dropping wickets at common durations within the ultimate overs, and because of this, the facet was once bowled out for 154. Pollard was once the select of Trinbago’s bowlers as he scalped 4 wickets.

Temporary Rankings: Trinbago Knight Riders 157/2 (Lendl Simmons 84*, Darren Bravo 58*, Roston Chase 1-13) defeat St Lucia Zouks 154/10 (Andre Fletcher 39, Mark Deyal 29, Kieron Pollard Four-30) through 8 wickets.