News Update
Tezzbuzz|11-09-2024
In the 12th match of Caribbean Premier League 2024, Trinibago Knight Riders defeated St Lucia Kings by 4 wickets. In this match, the team of St Lucia looked to be winning at one time but Knight Riders captain Kieron Pollard (Kieron Pollard) played a stormy innings for his team and gave them victory.
In this match, apart from the batsmen of the Knight Riders, the bowlers also bowled well and along with Sunil Narine, Afghanistan's emerging spinner Waqar Salamkhil also stole the limelight by taking two wickets. One of these two wickets was of the opposition team's captain Faf du Plessis who was looking very dangerous but Waqar Salamkhil defeated him with his amazing bowling.
On the last ball of the eighth over, Salamkhil bowled a good length ball on the middle stump line which swung in after landing. Faf du Plessis was trying to play the ball towards the leg side, but the ball went between the bat and the pad and hit the stumps and he was clean bowled. Faf scored 34 runs before getting out. You can watch the video of this ball of Salamkhil below.
Talking about this match, after being invited to bat first, St. Lucia scored 187 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. Roston Chase scored an unbeaten 56 off 40 balls. Apart from this, captain Faf du Plessis scored 34 runs, Bhanuka Rajapaksa scored 33 runs and Johnson Charles scored 29 runs. In bowling for the Knight Riders, Sunil Narayan and Waqar Salmakhelan took 2-2 wickets, Terence Hinds and Pollard took 1-1 wickets. Chasing the target, the Knight Riders team won by losing 6 wickets with 5 balls remaining. Apart from Pollard, Shakkere Paris, who was the top scorer, scored 57 runs in 33 balls with the help of one four and six sixes.