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Best performances - Batsmen

SP Narine
SP Narine
55(33) 1x4 - 6x6
Control %75%
  • Productive Shot
  • slog shot
  • 13 runs
  • 0x4 - 2x6
0 1 1 3 14 12 7 17
C Munro
C Munro
37(26) 5x4 - 1x6
Control %92%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 10 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
0 1 4 13 2 6 2 9

Best performances - Bowlers

SP Narine
SP Narine
O4
M0
R14
W2
Eco3.5
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
KA Pollard
KA Pollard
O3
M0
R19
W2
Eco6.33
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Match Details

Toss

Trinbago Knight Riders , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Season

Hours of play (local time)

20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50-23.20

Match days

28 August 2026 - night match (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Trinbago Knight Riders 2, Barbados Tridents 0

Scorer: Sudeep Poojar | Commentator: Rvel Zahid

That is all from our coverage of this match. From Sudeep and myself, Rvel, it's goodnight!

Sunil Narine, Player of the Match: Yeah, I think tonight was a bit drier. I think the lines and the lengths were better, and I think just as a collective group, we applied the pressure from both ends. I think it was a collective bowling effort. I think it's based on the way the game is going. With the line-up we have, we have to try to win the powerplay, and I think that is what we have been trying to do. It doesn't work all the time, but I think today it came off well. Hopefully, the guys have the confidence, their game is coming, and we just have to continue that momentum. I think it's just the lengthy batting, and I think the opportunity came and I grabbed it. It's a God-given talent I have, and I'm just trying to utilise it as much as possible. I think it's good. It's nice of Queen's Park Cricket Club to give us that for our achievements (about stands being named after him), and hopefully we enjoy that, and hopefully we continue playing cricket here

Chris Green, Barbados Tridents Captain: Oh, it's okay (the finger). It kind of got on the edge, but jammed it in there and luckily it was okay. Look, it was a disappointing score to post. That wicket was tough. The toss is obviously huge here in Trinidad, and losing it didn't help. They've got some high-class spinners in Narine and Tariq. That proved impossible. To me, we probably just lacked a little bit of a plan to manipulate the strike. As a spinner myself, it's a lot easier when the batters are settling in, looking to just pat you back, and I felt we were a little bit tentative at times with that, and then it was trying to swing out. So we lacked a little bit of a plan against really, really good bowling. If we could have scraped to 140, 150, perhaps we could have done a bit better. And then, you know, it was a disappointing effort in the field and a little bit with the ball at times, but it wasn't enough runs on the board. That's a question for management. I was batting obviously at a time where he was going to go in. I think the decision to send Kevlon was that he swept well and reverse-swept well in the last game and potentially had a little bit more power, and then Rivaldo probably came in at the back end. Still trusted his skills to get us up to that high 120 score. I was really proud of him. Well, look, any time it's tough to defend 127. I tried to chop and change as much as possible. We tried to bowl a lot of spin, use our front-line bowlers as much as possible. We needed to take wickets. So, in a game like that, defending 127, you have to take risks and be a little bit aggressive, go a little bit left of centre at times, bowling Rivaldo Clarke with his off-spin. You've got to take wickets. But full credit to Sunil Narine and Colin Munro. They killed the back of that early and made our jobs really difficult.

Nicholas Pooran, Trinbago Knight Riders Captain: Yeah, for the energy. I thought brilliant. Brilliant. Coming into this game, we asked for a complete team effort, and I felt like the guys really turned up today and executed. Again, obviously, it's match-up as well, right? They had a left-hander in the powerplay and we felt like using Jed there. Obviously, three left-handers in the top five or six there, so we felt like today was a good day to use Jyd. The way he bowled today was extremely well. He complemented Sunil in the powerplay as well, even Akeal. So that was brilliant to see. But again, we tried to figure it out as much as possible. Again, a couple of new faces, a new competition this year for us, right. It's not going to be easy. A lot of teams play really good cricket against us as a group, and we understand that. So we're just really happy that we could put a complete one tonight. Yeah, I mean, he's having a tremendous year this year with both bat and ball as well, and we're just really lucky to have him. Being so consistent for this franchise, I mean, he does it every single game, every year. And we're just happy that he's obviously batting well, and it was the decision to put him to open as well. Kudos to him (Pollard). He's taken the opportunity and he has given us that spark, what we needed. And today was his day and he showed brilliance with both bat and ball, and we're really happy for him. Yeah, of course. You know, lots. Obviously, he's my mentor as well, big brother to me. And for me, he's the greatest T20 batsman who has played this game in terms of where he's batted. And to be so consistent and do it the way he wanted to do it, until, you know, break the record, I'm just really happy for him and happy for everything he has achieved so far. And me personally, getting to see close and the sacrifice, the discipline he has, and the love for the game. You know, a lot of people take that for granted, and he's been misunderstood a lot of times. But just really happy for him, personally for him and his family, for all they have achieved and all the sacrifice and the hard work, and really happy for him. I mean, there's not much I can say to the fans. We love them, honestly, and we look forward to coming to Trinidad and playing in front of them and trying to put a smile on their face. When we talk about them coming to see us win a game, and when we lose, they're hurting, and when we win, they're happy. So, you know, we do this for them as well, and we're really happy that we have the best fans in the Caribbean who come and support us day in, day out, and we're really thankful.

Barbados Tridents would have to go back to the drawing room and chalk out better plans because this was rather a listless performance. They just didn't turn up with the bat, and the game was always slipping away from them. 127 didn't pose a big challenge, but the conditions seemed to have flattened out second time around. However, take no credit away from Munro and Narine, who did the bulk of the scoring at the top. From there, there wasn't much left to do for the titans in the shape of Pooran and Pollard. Mujeeb struggled big time, as did Clarke. They just didn't get going as a bowling unit, and TKR had enough time to chase it down, eat up the dots and pounce on the freebies. Narine will definitely be the Player of the Match; he's such a coveted asset in any T20 franchise and he had a great day at the office today. Reigning champions TKR are finding momentum just at the right time!

14.5
2
Simmonds to Pollard, 2 runs, Touch fuller into the pads, whisked away to deep midwicket and the duo gets the job done with a quick couple of runs! It's been a clinical win and TKR have won at an important juncture of the game, this is where the form matters the most
14.4
1
Simmonds to Goolie, 1 run, Picks up the ball from a shorter length at him and loses it, off the glove or forearm to short third, swivelled and hurriedly pulled at it
14.3
1
Simmonds to Pollard, 1 run, Banged in short around the line off, drags a pull across the line to the right of deep midwicket, thrashed it insolently
14.2
4
Simmonds to Pollard, FOUR, Looking to close out the game. Pollard will look for the glory shot. Fraction full into the pads, hacked away into the midwicket fence, effortlessly done, excellent timing and waited till the last second

Vishal Poojary: "Kamil Pooran seems to be the find of this tournament so far. He is fantastic!"

14.1
1
Simmonds to Goolie, 1 run, No rush. Over the wicket, shorter in length and outside off, opens the face and cuts it late behind point

END OF OVER:
14 | 5 Runs | TKR: 119/3 (9 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 8.50, RRR: 1.50)

  • Kieron Pollard5 (8b)
  • Jyd Goolie4 (7b)
  • Mujeeb Ur Rahman4-0-39-1
  • Ramon Simmonds2-0-11-1
13.6
2lb
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Pollard, 2 leg byes, Overcompensates, near yorker targeting the toes, clipped away to deep fine

Trinbago 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st96SP NarineC Munro
2nd6SP NarineN Pooran
3rd6KA PollardN Pooran
4th20KA PollardJU Goolie