Courtesy of a brilliant 70 off just 45 balls from experienced opener Lendl Simmons, the Trinbago Knight Riders chased down comfortably an easy target of 145 set up by the Jamaica Tallawahs to return back to winning ways after three losses from five games.
With this win, the Knight Riders registered their third two-pointer on the table and have moved on to third position behind leaders St Kitts and Nevis Patriots and St Lucia Kings, who have tasted three wins in their last four matches.
Along with Simmons, Colin Munro played a good hand as well scoring run a ball 34 and partnering Simmons to a crucial 102 runs stand after the early fall of Sunil Narine.
The two batters however got our before the match was won and skipper Kieron Pollard along with experienced Darren Bravo finished the game. Imad Wasim was the most successful Tallawahs bowler who picked up two wickets for 19 runs.
Earlier in the evening, Knight Riders put Jamaica to bat first after winning the toss. The decision paid for the Pollard led team as they dismantled the Tallawahs top order, pulling them down to 15-5 at the end of the first powerplay, making it the worst power play by a batting side in this year’s CPL.
Imad Wasim and Carlos Brathwaite lead the recovery and thanks to their 83 run partnership off 63 balls and some late flourish by Andre Russell, the men in green and yellow were able to reach 144.
Brathwaite top-scored for the Tallawahs with 58 from 40 balls. For Trinbago, Akeal Hossein and Ravi Rampaul picked two wickets each.