1st Semi-Final, Basseterre, September 14, 2021, 07:30 PM
Saint Lucia Kings
205/4(20.0ov)
Trinbago Knight Riders
184/10(19.3ov)
Saint Lucia Kings beat Trinbago Knight Riders by 21 runs
That is it from this game then! Saint Lucia Kings are the first finalists. Who will they play? We will find out shortly as the second semi final is scheduled to start at 1500 local (1900 GMT). TIll then, take care and goodbye.
Andre Fletcher is up for a chat. He says it is a good feeling to get back into the finals. Mentions everyone is pumped up for the finals and everyone knows the work is not done yet. Praises Mark Deyal for his effort with the bat and says he is happy for the victory. Mentions it was a pleasure to see Pollard go back at the time he did. Goes onto say he hopes his side win the finals.
Kieron Pollard is up for a chat. He says, it was actually a good pitch and the Kings were positive from the toss itself. He praises the opposition for an amazing game. Adds his boys really performed well and it did not happen for them today. Mentions, they fought till the end. Adds they struggled with the bat a bit in this campaign but they will sit back and watch the final tomorrow. He hopes that the best team wins.
David Wiese, Man of the Match. He says he is happy for the team and finally it worked in their favour today. Adds they were bogged down a bit in the middle overs but David and himself finished things strongly. Mentions Pollard is a phenomenal batter and you have to bowl different variations to him, so that he is kept quiet somewhat.
... TIME FOR THE PRESENTATION ...
Earlier in the day, after electing to bat, Saint Lucia Kings got to a mammoth score thanks to efforts from Mark Deyal, David Wiese and Tim David. TKR too batted brilliantly but it was David Wiese's all-round performance which proved to be the difference on the day.
It was not easy to bowl on this wicket as there was hardly any margin for error and there were many freebies by the Kings but the key for them was, they won the crucial moments. They got wickets when mattered. Especially David Wiese and Wahab Riaz, both were expensive but took 7 wickets between them. Also, credit to Joseph who was really good. Overall, they were the better team and they deserved to go through to the finals.
Coming to the game, it was a nailbiting encounter! The target was a huge one and TKR did make a good match of it. They lost Simmons early but then, Munro and Narine put up a really good stand. Just as the time seemed to change towards TKR, they lost a couple of wickets quickly. Ramdin and Bravo then continued the charge but once again the Kings struck at the right time Then came the Pollard strong, it looked like the TKR skipper would win his side the game but once he fell, there was no contributions from the lower-order and in the end, they have fallen short by quite some runs. Really feel the move to send Ramdin at 4 cost TKR. They should have sent Tim Seifert, then, it was Ramdin's knock which really put a lot of pressure on the other batters which cost them their wicket.
Jubilation amongst the Saint Lucia Kings players! For the second time in a row they have managed to make it into the finals. They have avenged their loss from last year's final! What a performance from them, they were surely underdogs when they entered this contest but have come out on top. Brilliant!
In over# 20
0W
0
0W
Keemo Paul 21/2(1.3)
19.3
W
OUT! CAUGHT! Keemo Paul finishes things off. Full-length ball and on off. Ali Khan gets low and looks to heave it away. The ball goes high in the air towards long on. Mark Deyal comes running in and grabs the catch, to help his team bowl out Trinbago Knight Riders. Saint Lucia Kings win the game by 21 runs.
19.2
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A length ball, down leg. Khan looks to flick it away but misses. The ball goes to the left of the keeper off the pads.
19.1
W
OUT! CAUGHT! Kadeem Alleyne has been brilliant in the field. Keemo Paul gets into the wickets column now. Pierre walks back on a duck. Full and on off. Pierre whips it across the line. The ball goes towards deep mid-wicket. Kadeem Alleyne settles under it and takes a sharp catch in the deep.
In over# 19
4
0
0W
0W
0
6
1wd
David Wiese 39/5(4)
18.6
4
FOUR! Up and over! Full and on middle. Khan flicks it across the line. The ball ends up in the boundary at deep mid-wicket on a bounce.
18.5
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David Wiese misses out on his Hat-Trick! A full-length ball, outside off. Khan looks to heave it away but misses.
Ravi Rampaul is the new man in!
18.4
W
OUT! CAUGHT! David Wiese gets his second five-wickets haul in the CPL this season. What a campaign he is having. A length ball, on off. Tim Seifert drives it uppishly towards cover but straight to the fielder. Roston Chase keeps his eyes on the ball and grabs it cleanly. A Hat-trick ball to follow and that is surely the game for Saint Lucia Kings. All the hopes of TKR were pinned on Tim but he walks back now.
Khary Pierre walks out to bat now!
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