Munro, Ramdin fire Trinbago to massive opening win
St Lucia stumble to their 12th successive loss, a streak stretching back to CPL 2016
St Lucia stumble to their 12th successive loss, a streak stretching back to CPL 2016
Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: Shashank Kishore
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11.35pm This is only the third time in CPL history that a side has lost by over a 100 runs. St Lucia Stars haven't won a game since the 2016 edition, their barren patch now stretching to 12 matches. They were very poor in the field, dropping as many as five catches, and then completely insipid with the bat. The spark, the inspiration - everything was missing. They'll need something special to bounce back from this.
The heroes of the game today? Colin Munro who set the game up with a blazing fifty and Denesh Ramdin who finished it off in style. Then with the ball, Fawad Ahmed broke the back of the chase with some fizzing googlies and flippers. Once the damage was inflicted, Dwayne Bravo had some fun and nipped out wickets with his dipping slower deliveries.
Colin Munro is the Player of the Match for his 48-ball 68. "The last thing my daughter told me was win a trophy. This [bottle of 21-year old rum] is probably a better gift," he laughs. "Been given the license to go out and play. Comes off sometimes, doesn't at other times. Ramdin coming out the way and play like he did always helps. This is pretty close to a complete performance."
Mohammad Sami c †Ramdin b Gabriel 6 (9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66
MJ McClenaghan b DJ Bravo 6 (9b 1x4 0x6) SR: 66.66
St Lucia stumble to their 12th successive loss, a streak stretching back to CPL 2016