Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Lucia Kings, Caribbean Premier League 2017, 6th Match

Clinical in execution from Shadab Khan and a fine hand from Javon Searles help the Knight Riders complete a rather simple four-wicket win over the sub-par St Lucia Stars. The Knight Riders, in hindsight, did enough with the ball to ensure that even if they lost a cluster of wickets, like they did in the Powerplay, they were still hardly in any trouble. Shane Shillingford, with his offspin, gave the Stars a chance, but a chance was all it was.

Darren Sammy: "To score 118, not enough. We needed 140-plus. Much-improved bowling performance, we'll take the positives from that. I'm really happy, shows I have a wicket-taking option in Shane."

Dwayne Bravo: "Two points, very important. Shadab, the way he played. Pierre set the tone with the maiden. Not clinical. Sammy rotated his bowlers well. But we bat fairly deep.

Shadab Khan is the Man of the Match: "Team needed my batting. Pitch was very slow. I play as an allrounder."

15.4

McClenaghan to Scantlebury-Searles, FOUR, and that's it. Another short slower ball outside off, outside edge races away through third man and Trinbago Knight Riders ease to a four-wicket win.

15.3

McClenaghan to Scantlebury-Searles, no run, a short slow ball outside off, Searles bails out late

15.2

McClenaghan to Scantlebury-Searles, SIX, and that should be the game. Full and wide outside off, Searles hits that easily over long-off this time. Enough power, good timing, got underneath well enough. Six easy runs

15.1

McClenaghan to Scantlebury-Searles, SIX, lovely hit from Searles. A slower ball on off, Searles stays in his crease and just cracks a lofted drive over long-on. Picked his spot - mid-on was up. Swung cleanly through the line

Anon06: "What is Searles' role in the team? He often doesn't bowl and he averages 7 with the bat. In overall T20 cricket, he bowls an average of 10 balls per match. His batting credentials across formats are nothing more than a No10 bat. Surely TKR can replace him with another batsman given that they already have 7 options with the ball (including Munro). With Narine opening until Amla arrives, adding the extra bat takes the batting deep, which is handy on difficult pitches as we've seen so far."

END OF OVER:
15 | 5 Runs | TKR: 104/6 (15 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 6.93, RRR: 3.00)

Shadab Khan30 (33b)
Javon Searles11 (16b)

Jerome Taylor3-0-21-0
Andre Fletcher1-0-10-0

14.6

Taylor to Shadab Khan, no run, good length outside off, carved straight to point. A riskless five off that

14.5

Taylor to Scantlebury-Searles, 1 run, back of a length on off, pulled to long-on

14.4

Taylor to Shadab Khan, 1 run, tip and run to cover? No, says Searles. Sammy's throw misses the stumps. Kamran Akmal over-runs it, and they get an overthrow. One, eventually

14.3

Taylor to Scantlebury-Searles, 1 run, another nice single. Good length outside off, Searles opens the bat face to find one through cover

Usman: "I have always thought that shahdab should be given a role to bat up the innings for pak. He has so much potential as a batsman."

14.3

Taylor to Scantlebury-Searles, 1 wide, drifts down leg, a wide

Seth: "Shadab showing some true all round prowess"

14.2

Taylor to Scantlebury-Searles, no run, a slower ball outside off, punched to cover

14.1

Taylor to Shadab Khan, 1 run, good length around off, defended into the cover region for a quick single. Well played Shadab

Just 20 to win now

END OF OVER:
14 | 10 Runs | TKR: 99/6 (20 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 7.07, RRR: 3.33)

Javon Searles9 (13b)
Shadab Khan28 (30b)

Andre Fletcher1-0-10-0
Jerome Taylor2-0-16-0

13.6

Fletcher to Scantlebury-Searles, FOUR, superb strike. The Fletcher move has not worked. Flight on middle, Searles sends a powerful drive right over the bowler's head. Terrific blow. Well calculated risk

13.5

Fletcher to Shadab Khan, 1 run, nudged away through midwicket. Long-on prevents two

13.5

Fletcher to Shadab Khan, 1 wide, wayward line, strays down leg

13.4

Fletcher to Shadab Khan, 2 runs, lovely hit through cover. A terrific stop from Mayers at long-off too, running to his left. Tossed up outside off, driven beautifully

13.3

Fletcher to Scantlebury-Searles, 1 run, another ripping legbreak outside off, cut away to the sweeper cover

13.2

Fletcher to Shadab Khan, 1 run, shortish and wide, slapped to long-on

13.1

Fletcher to Shadab Khan, no run, ripping turn outside off, flat and wide. Beats Shadab's cut.

Fletcher to bowl.

END OF OVER:
13 | 6 Runs | TKR: 89/6 (30 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 6.84, RRR: 4.28)

Shadab Khan24 (26b)
Javon Searles4 (11b)

Jerome Taylor2-0-16-0
Mitchell McClenaghan2-0-5-1

12.6

Taylor to Shadab Khan, 1 run, full and straight, hit to long-on for a run

12.5

Taylor to Shadab Khan, 2 runs, short delivery on middle, pulled to deep backward square leg for a couple. Nervy, but easy for the Knight Riders

12.4

Taylor to Shadab Khan, no run, good length outside off, Shadab goes chasing. Doesn't succeed. Beaten on the outside edge

12.3

Taylor to Scantlebury-Searles, 1 run, 136 kph, nice on-drive finds long-on

Sammy has to attack Searles. Or at least prevent the single. I'd be willing to risk four for it

12.2

Taylor to Shadab Khan, 1 run, good length outside off, patted down to third man. Another run.

12.1

Taylor to Scantlebury-Searles, 1 run, slower ball outside off, hit to the sweeper cover for one

END OF OVER:
12 | 4 Runs | TKR: 83/6 (36 runs required from 48 balls, RR: 6.91, RRR: 4.50)

Shadab Khan20 (22b)
Javon Searles2 (9b)

Mitchell McClenaghan2-0-5-1
Eddie Leie3-0-22-0

11.6

McClenaghan to Shadab Khan, 2 runs, worked away into the midwicket region for a couple. Another tidy over for Stars, but they need wickets

Trinbago INNINGS		R	B
BB McCullum	caught	19	9
SP Narine	caught	11	7
C Munro	lbw	1	2
D Ramdin	bowled	13	7
DM Bravo	bowled	1	7
DJ Bravo	bowled	6	11
Shadab Khan	not out	30	33
JPR Scantlebury-Searles	not out	27	20
KK Cooper
RR Beaton
K Pierre
EXTRAS	(lb 6, w 4, nb 2)
TOTAL	120 (6 wkts; 15.4 ovs)

Stars BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
JE Taylor	3.0	0	21	0	7.00	(1w)
KR Mayers	1.0	0	10	1	10.00	(1nb)
S Shillingford	4.0	1	22	4	5.50
MN Samuels	1.0	0	8	0	8.00
E Leie	3.0	0	22	0	7.33	(1nb, 2w)
MJ McClenaghan	2.4	0	21	1	7.87
ADS Fletcher	1.0	0	10	0	10.00	(1w)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	12	BB McCullum	SP Narine
2nd	21	BB McCullum	C Munro
3rd	1	D Ramdin	C Munro
4th	8	D Ramdin	DM Bravo
5th	10	DJ Bravo	D Ramdin
6th	23	DJ Bravo	Shadab Khan
7th	45	JPR Scantlebury-Searles	Shadab Khan

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
TKR	10	8	2	16	1.168
STKNP	10	6	3	13	1.022
JT	10	6	4	12	-0.416
GAW	10	5	5	10	0.834
BR	10	4	6	8	-0.943
SLK	10	0	9	1	-1.644
AHwks	0	0	0	0	0

END OF OVER:
15 | 5 Runs | TKR: 104/6 (15 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 6.93, RRR: 3.00)

END OF OVER:
14 | 10 Runs | TKR: 99/6 (20 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 7.07, RRR: 3.33)

END OF OVER:
13 | 6 Runs | TKR: 89/6 (30 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 6.84, RRR: 4.28)

END OF OVER:
12 | 4 Runs | TKR: 83/6 (36 runs required from 48 balls, RR: 6.91, RRR: 4.50)

Match Coverage

Shadab shines in nervy Knight Riders win

Trinbago 2nd innings Partnerships

Caribbean Premier League

END OF OVER:15 | 5 Runs | TKR: 104/6 (15 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 6.93, RRR: 3.00)

END OF OVER:14 | 10 Runs | TKR: 99/6 (20 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 7.07, RRR: 3.33)

END OF OVER:13 | 6 Runs | TKR: 89/6 (30 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 6.84, RRR: 4.28)

END OF OVER:12 | 4 Runs | TKR: 83/6 (36 runs required from 48 balls, RR: 6.91, RRR: 4.50)

Shadab shines in nervy Knight Riders win

END OF OVER:
15 | 5 Runs | TKR: 104/6 (15 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 6.93, RRR: 3.00)

END OF OVER:
14 | 10 Runs | TKR: 99/6 (20 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 7.07, RRR: 3.33)

END OF OVER:
13 | 6 Runs | TKR: 89/6 (30 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 6.84, RRR: 4.28)

END OF OVER:
12 | 4 Runs | TKR: 83/6 (36 runs required from 48 balls, RR: 6.91, RRR: 4.50)