CPL 2022

CPL 2022, Saint Lucia Kings vs Trinbago Knight Riders: Match Preview, Probable Playing XI

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Saint Lucia Kings will take on Trinbago Knight Riders in match 2 of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2022. The fixture will be played at Warner Park in St Kitts from 10:00 AM local time. Both the teams have been solid players and it will be a marquee match.

The runners-up of the last season, SLK will look to go one step further this season.

SLK have the likes of Johnson Charles, David Wiese, Alzarri Joseph, Kesrick Williams and Roston Chase among others.

On the other hand, Trinbago Knight Riders will be looking to start their season on a winning note with this game.

Apart from Pollard, TKR’s roster includes the likes of Colin Munro, Tim Seifert, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine and many others.

Pooran, who is now the white-ball captain of West Indies, will be playing under Pollard. Pollard captained Poooran from 2019 to 2022 before quitting international cricket.

TKR topped the points table last year with 6 wins. SLK managed 5 wins from 10 matches in CPL 2021.

After the first fixture of the day as St Kitts and Nevis Patriots will take on Barbados Royals in the 2nd game of the day at the same venue from 7.00 PM local time.

Patriots were part of the opening game as well and lost to Jamaica Tallawahs by 47 runs.

Saint Lucia Kings vs Trinbago Knight Riders, Probable playing XI:

Saint Lucia Kings – Faf du Plessis (c), Johnson Charles (wk), Rivaldo Clarke, Tim David, David Wiese, Matthew Forde, Mark Dayal, Roston Chase, Kesrick Williams, Alzarri Joseph, Preston McSween

Trinbago Knight Riders – Tim Seifert, Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Kieron Pollard (c), Andre Russell, Akeil Hosein, Ali Khan, Jayden Seales, Khary Pierre, Anderson Phillip

“I Try and help others develop their game and their cricket” – Bravo Revealed his Goal as St Kitts’ Captain

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St Kitts and Nevis Patriots (SKN) will open their CPL title defense against Jamaica Tallawahs (JAM) in the opening match of the Caribbean Premier League 2022 at Warner Park on Thursday, September 1. The match will start at 7.00 PM local time.

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots have just won the inaugural 6ixty 2022 tournament and seem in great form.

Upon closer inspection of squad depth, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots are the strongest side on paper and are likely to begin their CPL title defense with a convincing win.

Defending champions and they will have their successful captain Dwayne Bravo captaining them again this season as well.

Bravo is one of the best T20 players in history and he told reporters that his goal as captain of the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots will be to mentor the younger players, including his brother Darren, to find form.

“I am very excited. Last season, I made a decision to leave TKR and challenge myself differently and in a different way to keep myself motivated for the game and to try and help others develop their game and their cricket,” Bravo told.

“I think I made the right decision at the right time and luckily enough last season we won the trophy which gave St Kitts and Nevis Patriots their first-ever CPL title.

At a media conference yesterday, Bravo said the team is excited and took many lessons from their games.

“A few days ago, (we won the first-ever 6ixty tournament) … so it’s a good foundation we’re starting to build and we’re starting to believe as a franchise and as a team that we can also be a dominant force in CPL.

Saint Kitts & Nevis Patriots players with the men’s 6ixty trophy after winning the final against Trinbago Knight Riders CPL T20 via Getty Images

“That’s our challenge and that’s our aim and we’re looking forward to that. We’re looking forward to defending our title.”

He added: “And not only that, but we’re looking to play a brand of cricket to entertain the fans and make our franchise owners and the island of St Kitts and Nevis proud.”

SKN Full Squad: Dwayne Bravo (captain), Evin Lewis, Andre Fletcher (wicket-keeper), Wanindu Hasaranga, Sherfane Rutherford, Dwaine Pretorius, Darren Bravo, Sheldon Cottrell, Dominic Drakes, Dewald Brevis, Izharul Haq Naveed, Joshua Da Silva (wicket-keeper), Jon Russ Jaggesar, Keacy Carty, Kelvin Pittman, Jaden Carmichael, Qasim Akram

CPL 2022: “I focus on how setting up an innings and just being out in the crease for as long as possible”; Shimron Hetmyer looks forward to do the best for GAW

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No team has lost as many finals as Guyana.  They were runners-up in the Caribbean Premier League five times and lost to Jamaica Tallawahs (2013 and 2016), Barbados Tridents (2014 and 2019) and Trinbago Knight Riders (2018).

However, the Guyana Amazon Warriors, who have suffered five painful defeats, are hoping that the 2022 tournament will be a special one.

After a stunning campaign for the Warriors in 2019 with 11 wins in a row, the lone loss came in the final against Barbados. This season, The prospect of Guyana hosting the CPL final for the first time has raised the expectations of the fans.

In an interview with virtual media interaction, Shimron Hetmyer, Amazon Warriors’ new captain showed his full confidence for winning the title this year.

“I actually see it as a challenge and I relish challenges,” Hetmyer said during a virtual media interaction.

“Want to really perform and do the best for my team because I know once I do half of my best or even my best, we will get there to a decent score more times than not. So, it’s really for me to focus on how I go about doing that and how I go about setting up an innings and just being out in the crease for as long as possible and not thinking too far ahead to the World Cup.

“I’m very excited, actually, it [captaincy] is something I was really looking forward to, to be honest. It’s something that I could learn a lot from, in terms of managing my innings, how to look after the team and be a little bit more of a team player than just trying to basically hit sixes and fours. I’m trying to do as much as I can in terms of being the captain and trying to help out as much as I can and just being there for the team.”

This will be Hetmyer’s first taste of captaincy in the CPL but In 2016, Hetmyer captained West Indies to the Under-19 World Cup title in Bangladesh.

“It [Under-19 captaincy experience] will help quite a lot; 2016 was quite a while [ago],” Hetmyer said. “But I guess from then it has helped me in some way because now I know I’d have done it before and just need to tap into that knowledge to find a way to get stuff done and to find a way to actually cross the line more times than not.”

Hetmyer is also open to taking inputs and suggestions from the other members in the squad.

“There’s a lot of guys there that are actually experienced and it helps in terms of field placement, see where the guys are and move them into specific angles and stuff like that.

“There’s also Keemo [Paul] who is a friend of mine who helps me as well. [Romario] Shepherd, Colin [Ingram]. Basically, the entire team will come over to me and actually lend some advice in terms of what they’re thinking and even the bowlers will come and try to basically pick my brain, in terms of what I would want them to do, which is really nice. It’s always good to know that there’s guys you could always go to and find out what they’re thinking and then they could help you in terms of field setting and who is the bowler at the specific time to make sure that everything goes smoothly.”

Hetmyer hinted that lower-order muscle in the form of Romario Shepherd and Odean Smith could allow him to bat higher rather than West Indies and other T20 franchises.

“It [batting position] is to be decided, to be honest. It’s mainly about the balance of the team,” Hetmyer said. “In this team, I think it would be much easier for me to bat a little bit higher because of the fact that we have so much power down towards the end and being in a team like that you wouldn’t really want to disrupt the powerplay and at the end; it’s about trying to stick around as the captain and as a batter of the team and get as much as I can out of the team.”

Romario Shepherd and kemo Paul have had to deal with injuries during West Indies’ recent international home season, but Hetmyer backed them to work their way back into the CPL and do the job for Amazon Warriors.

“I think injuries would’ve done quite a lot,” he said. “They would’ve gotten injured during the West Indies series against India – both of them got injured. But, as it is, the physio is doing a wonderful job taking care of [players] and managing the workload and stuff. So, I think coming into the CPL they would be much better and much stronger.”

Guyana Amazon Warriors squad: Shimron Hetmyer, Odean Smith, Romari Shepherd, Keemo Paul, Imran Tahir, Gudakesh Motie, Colin Ingram, Paul Stirling, Jermaine Blackwood, Ronsford Beaton, Shai Hope, Verasammy Permaul, Chandrapaul Hemrhami, Tabrain Hemchraj, Tabrain Hemrias Jr.  Sinclair, Matthew Nandu.

5 West Indies Batters to look out for in the Caribbean Premier League 2022

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The West Indies team is currently in a state of confusion regarding the 2022 T20 World Cup selection and Expressing different opinions about those senior players. However, Dr. Desmond Haynes had earlier stated that the upcoming CPL tournament will be used to select the final squad for the World Cup.

“If you’ve got competition and somebody is playing well, I think his name should really come up for selection, so I think performance is very important to us. We did not say we have picked the World Cup team, so all the games leading up to the World Cup we must take them into consideration.”

The Caribbean Premier League is a six-team domestic T20 competition played across the Caribbean. It has been running since 2013 and the tenth season is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, August 31, with the first match against last year’s champions St Kitts & Nevis Patriots and Jamaica Tallawahs. The final will be held a month later on Friday, September 30.

Accordingly, there are several batsmen who can be guessed to be given special attention in this tournament.

01. Shimron Hetmyer (Guyana Amazon Warriors)

Hetmayr was temporarily withdrawn from the national team after failing the fitness test. However, he managed to clear the fitness test he participated in before the recently concluded India T20 series.

Hetmyer, representing the Guyana Amazon Warriors this time, was nominated for its leadership a few days ago. Last year, Hetmyer scored 218 runs in 11 matches with an average of 24.22. His highest score that year was 54 which included two fifties.

2. Rovman Powell (Jamaican Tallawahs)

Rovman Powell can be mentioned as another hope of the team in this year’s T20 World Cup. Powell has rebuilt his game over the last year or two and is reaping the benefits as a result. He can hit the ball long and put opponents under pressure in a quick time.

In the concluded “6IXTY” Men’s competition, Rovman Powell scored 77 runs in 3 matches with an excellent strike rate and made a good entry into the CPL tournament. Powell played a valuable role for the team in the last few T20 matches he played. In the last five innings he played, he scored 27 not out, 21, and 18 against New Zealand, and 9 and 24 against India.

03 Andre Russell (Trinbago Knight Riders)

Russell can be called the most Dangerous all-rounder currently in the West Indies. Having gained a lot of experience playing in T20 leagues around the world, he is simply unstoppable if he stays on the wicket for a while.

There has been a lot of talk about him in recent weeks, with the West Indies head coach saying he can’t beg to the players and Desmond Haynes saying Russell won’t play in the World Cup based on information he found. However, Russell stated that West Indies are still his number one team and hopes to win a World Cup or two for the Caribbean.

However, Russell is another hope in the World Cup and his World Cup journey will be determined by his performances in the CPL. The last five innings he played were 72,14,12,17,64.

04. Sherfane Rutherford (St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots)

Sherfane Rutherford is one of the purest hitters of the cricket ball. There is a very good demand in various leagues across the world and hence extensive experience in the T20 format. Small and thin this player’s day, can be absolutely ruthless with the bowlers and tear apart any bowling attack.

He showed that well in the finished 6ixty tournament. He hit four back-to-back sixes against the St Lucia Kings to win the match, while his 15-ball 50 against the Knight Riders showcased his dangerousness. He scored 74 runs in 3 matches played at a strong strike rate of 352.38. It is the highest strike rate by a batsman who has scored more than 50 runs in the competition.

Accordingly, it can be thought that he will be a player who will attract the attention of many people in the CPL, and a place in the upcoming World Cup squad will be allocated according to his performance in the CPL.

05. Evin Lewis (St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots)

West Indies’ destructive opener Evin Lewis is still ineligible for the team after failing to pass the required fitness tests ahead of the upcoming series. The left-handed opener lastly represented West Indies in the T20 World Cup against Australia in November last year.

This fitness issue of his first starts before the 2020 West Indies tour of Sri Lanka. However, Lewis achieved success against Sri Lanka in March last year thanks to a commitment to fitness and gym work.

Lewis has been called Chris gayle’s template. Gayle once famously said of Evin Lewis that he can stop hitting sixes, but Evin Lewis would go after every ball and every bowler and won’t stop.

Evin Lewis will be the most attention player in this year’s CPL. However, he is a very valuable opening batsman for the upcoming World Cup, and we hope that he will solve all the problems of skill and physical fitness in this Competition.

6IXTY 2022, Match Highlights: St Kitts & Nevis Patriots lift trophy of 6ixty championship for first time in history

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Saint Kitts & Nevis Patriots men have been crowned champions in the inaugural 6IXTY after two thrilling matches at Warner Park on Saturday, August 27, 2022.

Image Source: Getty Images/ st kitts and nevis patriots

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots won the finals against the Trinbago Knight Riders on Saturday, August 27, 2022.

When put in to bat in the men’s final, the TKR men amassed an inadequate 84 all-out.

The Trinbago Knight Riders had a tricky start to their innings losing two early wickets and finding themselves 6/2 after just nine balls.

TKR captain Sunil Narine, who had batted so brilliantly in the semi-final, was dismissed without scoring, caught by Patriots captain Evin Lewis off the bowling of South African Duan Jansen.

Tion Webster went next (two for six) after scoring just five runs after some incredible wicket-keeping from Da Silva.

And after getting to 22, key batter Andre Russell’s lethargic running saw him caught short of his ground by a throw from Patriots skipper Evin Lewis. It was the second time for the day Russell had been run out.

Image Source: Getty Images/ st kitts and nevis patriots

Tim Seifert consolidated the innings with a solid 37 but Terrance Hinds, (8), Sri Lankan all-rounder Seekkuge Prasanna (0) and Akeal Hosein (1) all went cheaply.

Duan Jansen (1 for 15) and Akila Dananjaya (1 for 15) were the best of the Patriots bowlers.

Replying, the Patriots had 53 runs on the board within the opening five overs before Lewis was bowled by Russell for 32.

Then Sherfane Rutherford went caught on the boundary off Russell’s bowling and Dewald Brevis went for a without scoring off Narine.

Suddenly the Patriots were 58 for three. with just 13 needed from 12 balls, Gayle (15) had not been dropped by both Jayden Seales and Anderson Phillip in the same over.

But the big man survived and along with Andre Fletcher (26), was there at the end to get another trophy for the defending CPL T20 champions Patriots.

With seven needed off the final over, Gayle and Fletcher rotated strike until with four required, then gayle swung hard and found the boundary on the on side.

Match Highlights; Skipper Narine’s all-round performance guide TKR to play Patriots in 6IXTY finals

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The Trinbago Knight Riders will take on St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the finals of the Men’s 6IXTY from 5.30 pm at Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts, on Sunday.

In the second semifinal on Sunday, The Knight Riders defeated the Barbados Royals by three wickets.

Royals made 101/5 in their ten overs with Rakheem Cornwall Scored 35 off 16 balls with four fours and three sixes for the Royals.

With ball Terrance Hinds taking tournament-best figures of 3 for 13

In the Reply, the Knight Riders skipper Sunil Narine got 35 off 16 balls. opener Tion Webster contributed 27 off 13.

Corbin Bosch also helped the Royals get past the 100-run mark with 21 off 17 balls.

pacer Terrance Hinds was the star off the ball for TKR with 3/13 in two overs. Skipper Sunil Narine, in his first match of the tournament, Finished 0/15 in his two overs. Knight Riders cross the line comfortably scoring 104/3 in 8.4 overs.

Fast bowler Obed McCoy tried to limit the TKR batsmen with 1/19 in two overs.

In the earlier semifinal, Patriots defeated Jamaica Tallawahs by three wickets to advance to the final.

Tallawahs posted 122/4 in their ten overs batting first. the Patriots clearly felt their bowling attack could restrict Tallawahs to a manageable total.

Fabian Allen smashed 82 off just 33 balls including 3 fours and 9 sixes to help the Tallawahs post 122-4 from their 10 overs.

Dominic Drakes was the Patriots’ standout wicket-taker, collecting 1-15.

In reply, Andre Fletcher was in fine form, smashing a 30-ball 60 including five four and five sixes.

Captain Evin Lewis also produced a good start for the Patriots with 21 not out off just 8 balls including three sixes.

Nicholson Gordon was the top wicket-taker for the Tallawahs 2-35 from his two overs.

The 6IXTY, Match Highlights; Andre Fletcher star as Patriots beat Tallawahs in 1st semi-final

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St Kitts and Nevis Patriots was too good for Jamaica Tallawahs in the first of Semi-Final The 6IXTY Men’s Competition on Sunday, riding some dominant batting from Andre Fletcher to a three-wicket victory with 4 balls remaining.

Winning the toss and opting to bowl first, the Patriots clearly felt their bowling attack could restrict Tallawahs to a manageable total.

Fabian Allen smashed 82 off just 33 balls including 3 fours and 9 sixes to help the Tallawahs post 122-4 from their 10 overs.

Dominic Drakes was the Patriots’ standout wicket-taker, collecting 1-15.

Andre Fletcher was in fine form, smashing a 30-ball 60 including five four and five sixes.

Captain Evin Lewis also produced a good start for the Patriots with 21 not out off just 8 balls including three sixes.

Nicholson Gordon was the top wicket-taker for the Tallawahs 2-35 from his two overs.

with that win Patriots make their door open to Later Today’s finals. 2nd Semi Final will be held against Trinidad Kight Riders and Barbados Royals.

TKR vs STKNP, Match Highlights; Sherfane Rutherford’s 14 balls half-century goes in vain as TKR beat St Kitts 3 Runs

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Sherfane Rutherford’s cameo was vain as St Kitts and Nevis Patriots to their second defeat of the Men’s Sixty here yesterday.

With the hosts chasing 155 at Warner Park, Rutherford arrived at number five and smashed 50 in only 15 balls, which included seven sixes to put his side closer to the line against TKR.

Andre Fletcher had earlier struck 33 off 15 balls, inspiring a 35-run third-wicket stand with veteran Chris Gayle who managed only 19 from unbeaten 16 balls.

Drakes scored an unbeaten 33 in 10 balls as Patriots finished on 152/4 after the 10 overs.

Pacer Anderson Phillip suffered but finished with two for 36 from his two overs.

Pace bowler Anderson Phillip claimed three for 17, wickets, those of openers E Lewis and ADS Fletcher, and South African youngster D Brevis.

Batting first, the Knight Riders were boosted by 22 off 13 balls by Tim Seifert and 22 off 10 balls by Tion Webster before Andre Russell got going.

Andre Russell was top-scoring with 72 from 24 deliveries, including one four and eight sixes. bringing up his fifty off only 17 balls and Seekkuge Prasanna (19 off 5 balls) saw the Knight Riders post 155 for 5 in their 10 overs.

The Trinbago Knight Riders edged St Kitts and Nevis Patriots by three runs in a high-scoring thriller that saw both teams qualify for the semi-finals of The Men’s 6IXTY.

Trinbago Knight Riders 155 for 5 off 10 overs (Andre Russell 72); St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 152 for 4 off 10 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 50, Anderson Phillip 3-17).

The result meant that the St Lucia Kings and the Guyana Amazon Warriors were eliminated from the tournament.

The Jamaica Tallawahs will face the Patriots in the first semi-final on Sunday at 10 am, while the Knight Riders will take on the Barbados Royals in the second semi at 12:30 pm.

The Women’s 6IXTY final between the Trinbago Knight Riders and the Barbados Royals is on at 3:00 pm.

The Men’s 6IXTY final is on from 5:30 pm on Sunday at Warner Park.

Watch: Andre Russell Smashes Six Sixes In A Row For Trinbago Knight Riders In 6IXTY

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West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell smashed six sixes in a row during Saturday’s clash between Trinbago Knight Riders and St Kitts and Nevis Patriot in the 6IXTY.

The Trinbago Knight Riders batter scored 72 runs in 24 balls, helping his side claim a three-run victory.

In the 7th over bowled by St. Kitts’ Dominic Drakes, Russell smashed the first six on the third delivery and then went for the big hits in the next three deliveries and brought up his half-century in just 17 balls.

In the 8th over, Jon-Russ Jagessar came to bowl but this time as well, Russell had the same reply to the bowler and showed no mercy to him.

The power-hitting batter clocked maximums on first two balls and completed his six sixes.

In response, the Patriots put up a strong fight but were fell short by three runs eventually.

Andre Fletcher scored 33 off 15 balls, while Sherfane Rutherford smashed 50 in only 15 balls, which included seven sixes.

Drakes scored an unbeaten 33 in 10 balls as Patriots finished on 152/4 after the 10 overs.

Here’s a look at Russell’s magnificent six sixes:

“I’ve played in a few T10s before, and this one seems a little different.” – Rovman Powell talk about 6IXTY

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The 6IXTY tournament includes six men’s teams and three women’s teams.  The tournament was start on August 24, 2022 in St. Kitts and Nevis and The tournament will feature 12 men’s matches and 7 women’s matches over five days of fast-paced action.

This revolutionary format will see the latest innovations that will change T10 cricket and make the game more fast-paced and action-packed. The first edition of THE 6IXTY will see the men’s and women’s teams compete for 2022 in a new 60-ball tournament featuring some of the best cricketers from around the world with title sponsor SKYEXCH.

 

Accordingly, the men’s tournament started yesterday and the first match was between Guyana Amazon Warriors and St. Lucia Kings. Batting first, the Warriors scored 111 for 05. However, chasing the set target, the Kings were all out for just 104 runs and the Guyana team won the first match by 07 runs.

The Jamaica Tallawahs team led by Rowman Powell played the second match of the tournament against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots. Accordingly, Tallawahs, who batted first, scored 139 runs. The opening pair of Tallawahs could not get off to a good start and the pair were bowled out for a very low score.

However, captain Rowman Powell, Fabian Allen and Raymon Reifer helped Tallawahs to 139 in the innings. The skipper scored 32 runs off 13 balls, Allen scored 45 runs off 18 balls and Raifer scored 38 runs off 19 balls.

Armed with some devastating players like Chris Gayle, Ewing Lewis, Andre Fletcher, but St Kitts and Nevis Patriots were all out for 84 runs in 7.2 overs.

Captain Powell shared his thoughts on the tournament ahead of Tallawahs’ inaugural season in the SKYEXCH 6IXTY tournament. Accordingly, he mentioned that with the new format, it will take some time to get used to the new rules.

“I think it’s a good feeling all around, the guys are ready and raring to go. We had a little talk with the guys and the excitement is buzzing, so hopefully we have a good showing as a team.”

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“I’ve played in a few T10s before, and this one seems a little different. It will take a little getting used to, so hopefully the transition becomes easy.”

Jamaica Tallawahs will not be able to get the services of Andre Russell this time after Russell moved to Kieron Pollard-led Trinbago Knight Riders. Accordingly, Powell admitted that there is no replacement for Russell.

“Extremely big loss. I don’t think any cricketer in the Caribbean can replace Russell. So, we’re not trying to fill the void, but build an impenetrable unit, where each guy supports each other, instead of relying on one or two persons.”

Powell believes that this 6IXTY tournament can be used as a preparation stage for the CPL. He explained it further.

“That’s what we’re going to use the 6IXTY as, using it as a scouting ground. But we’re still looking to win and fill the void we have in our team. For instance, if we have a death bowling problem, we put on two death bowlers, and they kind of auction for the spot to be the team’s death bowler when the CPL starts.”

Jamaica Tallawahs will have two former West Indies legends Shivnarine Chanderpaul as the head coach and Curtly Ambrose as the assistant coach. Accordingly, Powell said that they will use their experience to take the team forward in the CPL tournament.

Former Guyana and West Indies batsman, Shivnarine Chanderpaul

“This is a team that has a lot of cricket knowledge behind it, so hopefully with that knowledge, you can see it out in the field.”

The third match of the tournament was played between Trinbago Knight Riders and Barbados Royals and TKR who batted first scored only 76 runs. Br players achieved the target by scoring 80 runs in 6.3 overs.