TKR BEAT ROYALS

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Good news for TKR fans as their team had a nail-biting penultimate ball win against hosts Barbados Royals in Friday night's Republic Bank CPL in Bridgetown.  The Royals made 156 for 7, with captain Rovman Powell getting 59 not out.  In reply, TKR reached 159 for 8 from 19.5 overs, with both Nicholas Pooran and Shaqkere (SHAKIR) Parris getting 35 each.

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00:00Trinbego Knight Riders won the toss and put Barbados Royals into bat in their

00:05Republic Bank CPL clash at the Kensington Oval. Rakeem Cornwall fell

00:10for a third straight duck giving Aqil Hussain the scalp. Then Alec Athenez was

00:14out LBW to Hussain in the opening over also for naught. Quinton de Kock

00:21chipped in with 39 for the Barbados franchise. The spinners were the

00:27ones doing the job for the Trinbego Knight Riders.

00:31Waqar Salam Khail was the pick of the bowlers taking three for 13 including

00:37David Miller. Sunil Narine was also frugal picking up two for 16 from his

00:43four. Rahman Powell had to play a captain's knock in order for his team to

00:48have something to work with. His unbeaten 59 came of 38 deliveries

00:54inclusive of five maximums. Barbados Royals closed on 156 for 7 from their

00:5920 overs. When TKR responded Narine's reckless shot saw him falling to

01:04Mahesh Tikshanar for a golden duck. Then another one for Tikshanar as Jason Roy

01:11was out LBW 11 for 2. Nicholas Puran came to the wicket and got off to a flyer.

01:20Shakir Paris and Puran had a partnership with 51 for the third wicket.

01:25Puran was magnificently caught in the deep for 35

01:31with Powell releasing the ball to Holder who did the rest.

01:40Paris also fell for 35 giving Tikshanar his third wicket.

01:47Casey Carty chipped in with 32 of 21 deliveries. It got worse for TKR

01:55when skipper Karen Pollard played on to Naveen Ul Haq for 3, 120 for 6.

01:59Aqil Hussain came in and made a crucial 20 with Willow in hand.

02:08When it reached 6 from 3 Jason Holder struck and it was anybody's game.

02:15No ball which resulted in Terence Hines capitalizing on a free hit of the

02:19penultimate delivery. TKR reached 159 for 8 of 19.5 overs to win this humdinger by

02:26two wickets. Vinod Narwani Chiefs export.

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