END OF OVER:
18 | 19 Runs 1 Wkt | SLK: 168/7 (11 runs required, RR: 9.33)

  • Maheesh Theekshana4 (1b)
  • Matthew Forde24 (17b)
  • Ramon Simmonds3-0-49-1
  • Daniel Sams3-0-28-1

Sherfane Rutherford, Player of the Match: First of all, again, I want to thank God for this opportunity. I think as an athlete, it's important to focus on your recovery. Playing a lot of cricket can be tiring, but one thing I've been doing a lot lately is recovery; a lot of massages, pool work. I think recovery becomes important because, mentally, you can be tired from travelling and playing, but I'm just trying to adjust, stay as fresh as possible, and try to train less and do more short sessions. Yeah, definitely, I look back at the last two years. I think this year for me is very important. For a player who has played CPL so much, I think it's important for me to just come and show my worth. It hasn't been happening for the last two years, but I think this year I just want to make sure that I'm ticking the boxes, keeping it simple, and just keep enjoying. Yeah, it's definitely a great start. What's important is our team camaraderie. I think the vibe has been good. Most of us were here last year, so to come back and gel well, I think it was very easy. As a team, we focus on winning. We want to keep getting better every game, keep improving. I think today was another good game for us, and there's still a lot of learning for us to go forward

Tridents have got a very potent spin attack. Motie, Mujeeb and Green are proven assets, especially Motie, who is such a reliable wicket-taking option. They ensured Tridents remained ahead whenever things seemed to be slipping away. As a result of a comfortable win, they are now on top of the table but these are still the early days of the tournament. Rutherford deserved the Player of the Match award for his very timely and impactful knock, which gave them enough runs on the board. Quinton de Kock provided a brisk start as well, alongside Brandon King. This win should give them a lot of confidence and they have started off well after a forgettable last season

17.6
4
Simmonds to Theekshana, FOUR, A low wide full toss shuffles across, and he scoops it past the keeper for four. That is a commanding win. The partnership between Clarke and Rutherford was instrumental in getting the SLK side over the line. SLK are right on top of the table
17.5
W
Simmonds to Bishop, OUT, Edged and taken! On a length and curling across off, throws her bat at at it and gets an edge to the keeper

J Bishop c †de Kock b Simmonds 1 (7m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50

Shivani: "Does Mujeeb often go under the radar unnoticed? There is a lot of talk about Noor and Rashid but Mujeeb comes in and does the silent job of containing which is very important in T20s. Wish he gets more attention at the IPL."

17.4
1lb
Simmonds to Forde, 1 leg bye, Simmons with a throw at non-striker's end, he had all the time, unable to continue with a coruscating strokeplay, he was hellbent on hitting for a six
17.3
4
Simmonds to Forde, FOUR, staying in the hunt. Low full-toss on middle and off, gets down low and chomps it down the ground, beats long-on and long-off
17.2
6
Simmonds to Forde, SIX, Hoicks it over long-on for a biggie right out of the meat of the bat, very full on middle, he was right behind it and thumped it downtown
17.1
4
Simmonds to Forde, FOUR, Over the wicket, yorker length into the toes, gets a tickle and beats fine leg fielder, length was right but the line not quite spot on

END OF OVER:
17 | 14 Runs 1 Wkt | SLK: 149/6 (30 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.76, RRR: 30.00)

  • Matthew Forde10 (13b)
  • Joshua Bishop1 (1b)
  • Daniel Sams3-0-28-1
  • Gudakesh Motie4-0-22-3
16.6
1lb
Sams to Forde, 1 leg bye, not predictable by any means, now tres a full length ball on middle and leg, off the pads to fine leg region
16.5
0
Sams to Forde, no run, seasoned campaigner, manages to find a way to comeback. Short of a length and floating very slow wide of off, he went across and still couldn't get a meaty connection
16.4
1
Sams to Bishop, 1 run, over the wicket, thumps it shortish and wide of off, waits a touch and then caresses it down to long-off region
16.3
W
Sams to Goodridge, OUT, And his ebullience only last five balls, over the wicket, pace-off shorter ball at middle, goes for a pull but not quite nailed it, Motie holds onto a wonderful catch, just couldn't generate enough power, just needed a few more newtons on it

A Goodridge c Motie b Sams 13 (4m 5b 0x4 2x6) SR: 260

16.2
6
Sams to Goodridge, SIX, Pace-off and shortish outside off, picks it early and smokes it down the ground over long-off, this is such insane batting line-up, this will help them get back in the game. Smashed it so hard

Kings 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st41RL ChaseJF Jeremiah
2nd18RL ChaseAWJ Auguste
3rd6AWJ AugusteJ Andrew
3rd55KIC AsalankaAWJ Auguste
4th8MW FordeAWJ Auguste
5th6SC van SchalkwykMW Forde
6th13MW FordeA Goodridge
7th17J BishopMW Forde
8th4M TheekshanaMW Forde