McCoy and Allen lead Falcons to victory as Knight Riders fluff their lines
With 14 needed off the last over, Shamar Springer bowled four dot balls to Kieron Pollard to give Falcons the match, and the No. 1 spot on the points table
20/08Result
7th Match (N), Caribbean Premier League at North Sound, Aug 20 2025
Player of the Match
20/08Result
7th Match (N), Caribbean Premier League at North Sound, Aug 20 2025
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
FA Allen
45(20) 3x4 - 3x6
Control %52%
- Productive Shot
- cut shot
- 10 runs
- 1x4 - 0x6
C Munro
44(18) 8x4 - 1x6
Control %72%
- Productive Shot
- cover drive
- 18 runs
- 4x4 - 0x6
Match Details
Toss
Trinbago Knight Riders , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20
Match days
20 August 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Antigua and Barbuda Falcons 2, Trinbago Knight Riders 0
Scorecard Summary
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA FALCONS 167/6 (20 OVERS)
- Imad Wasim*39 (27)
- Fabian Allen45 (20)
- Nathan Edward2/56 (4)
- Usman Tariq2/37 (4)
TRINBAGO KNIGHT RIDERS 159/6 (20 OVERS)
- Kieron Pollard*43 (28)
- Colin Munro44 (18)
- Shakib Al Hasan1/2 (1)
- Obed McCoy4/39 (4)
Scorer: Harshith Gowda | Commentator: Shashwat Kumar
END OF OVER:20 | 5 Runs | TKR: 159/6 (9 runs required, RR: 7.95)
- Kieron Pollard43 (28b)
- Nathan Edward10 (6b)
- Shamar Springer2-0-20-0
- Obed McCoy4-0-39-4
10:52pm That will be all from us for tonight. We hope you enjoyed our coverage, and would love your company for all the cricket that is lined up in different parts of the world. Until next time, from Chetan, Harshith and myself, Shashwat, this is goodbye!
Imad Wasim, Antigua and Barbuda Falcons captain: For starters, he (Allen) played unbelievably well. We thought anything above 160 is a winning score. 167, we would have taken it. The big wicket was Nicholas Pooran. The way he (Cornwall) bowled…everyone (in the bowling attack) chipped in. We knew if we got two wickets (Hales and Munro) up top, we would be in the game. We want to gain momentum as well at the end of the tournament. Confidence is high. Job done (tonight) but we have to turn around quickly, and we are not taking any team lightly. Guyana is always a tough team to beat. Having said that, we are at home. The crowd is unbelievable and we hope to put on a great show (day after tomorrow)
Nicholas Pooran, Trinbago Knight Riders captain: (On the score) We were happy about that. The bowlers did an incredible job. Allen came out and played a good innings. Very happy to chase 167. It has been great. Today is on us, we gave that game away there. Kudos to them, they bowled well in the middle overs. Couple of loose shots from us, we need to take accountability as well. For us, it is about playing the situation the best way possible. Teams are going to come really hard at us. Important for us to use our experience.
Obed McCoy, Player of the Match: From the first game, we saw the pitch was gripping. The ball was gripping a bit more tonight (because of the good weather). Stuck to my variations and my strengths. I just had to be smart. I said to myself that my strength are variations, and that I could get a wicket or two (in the powerplay despite only two fielders out). It is a great feeling. Everyone wants (to beat them), proud that we got them (tonight).
Mustafa Moudi : "This reminds me of KKR vs RR match back in 2014. KKR were cruising at one point looking to easily chase 170, but eventually suffered a collapse and lost by 10 runs !!" -- Think this is the game you are referring to.
10:40pm A truly absorbing game of cricket. It ebbed one way, and then flowed the other, and it all came down to Pollard, the wily old fox, in his preferred habitat of the death-overs, versus Springer, who was only brought on to bowl in the 18th. Springer held his nerve, though, and just when it mattered, Pollard could not clear the fence (or find it) often enough.
Prior to that, Munro had given TKR a blistering start, only for that to be followed by a significant middle-overs slowdown. None of the middle order batters found their range, and that allowed the Falcons to tighten the screw through spin. McCoy, barring the penultimate over, was superb, both at the start and in the 17th over, and in the end, that left the Knight Riders with a little too much to do.
19.6
4
Springer to Pollard, FOUR, Springer the hero with the ball, and the Falcons go 3-0 against the Knight Riders in the CPL! What a game, and the crowd in Antigua have gotten their money's worth! Pin-point yorker zinged into leg stump. Pollard gets this away on the leg side, but it is not enough for the Knight Riders to get past the finish line. They fall short by eight runs, despite Pollard pulling out all the stops towards the end, and the Falcons, who seemed down and out at different stages of this game, have prevailed for the third time in as many games against the most-decorated franchise in the CPL!
19.5
0
Springer to Pollard, no run, Pollard cannot clear the fence, and the crowd roars! They know what this means. Pollard and TKR know too. This is a low full toss just outside off. Pollard cannot snap his wrists under it and tugs it towards deep mid wicket
13 off 2
19.4
0
Springer to Pollard, no run, full toss outside off, and Pollard misses out! He jams it back past the bowler and towards long on, and then opts against chancing his luck on the run(s). A brace might have been tough, and hence Pollard has decided to take it upon himself to tie it, at best
13 off 3. Pollard needs to find the fence now
19.3
0
Springer to Pollard, no run, slower bumper, following Pollard just outside leg. He swings like a rusty gate again and swings too early. Pollard wants the wide as well, but does not get it, much to his annoyance. Replays indicate Pollard might have had a case there
13 off 4. This is getting really tense now
19.2
0
Springer to Pollard, no run, banged into the track outside off, and this seems to come off slower than Pollard expects. He swings at it with all he has, but only grabs a handful of fresh air
13 off 5. Pollard on strike. Who are you backing?
19.1
1
Springer to Edward, 1 run, short and wide outside off. Edward has an agricultural swish at it and slices it past short third for a single
14 off 6. Edward on strike, with Pollard, stood at the other end, on a rampage. Springer to bowl the last over
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All Match NewsMcCoy and Allen lead Falcons to victory as Knight Riders fluff their lines
With 14 needed off the last over, Shamar Springer bowled four dot balls to Kieron Pollard to give Falcons the match, and the No. 1 spot on the points table
