CPL 2024, SKNP vs TKR, Match 3 Highlights: Pollard's Knight Riders Starts CPL Campaign With A Big Win

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SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Player Of The Match

Nicholas Pooran  has been handed the player of the match award for his brilliant 97 (43). 

Nicholas Pooran: 'I think it is definitely a good innings. It was a good pitch and small boundaries. We knew they have a dangerous batting line-up. 250 on that surface gave us the chance. '

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Match Summary

Trinbago Knight Riders, batting first, put 250 runs on the board courtesy of fifty-plus scores from Nicholas Pooran and Keacy Carty. 

Pooran scored 97 and missed out on a well deserving century, while Carty was lucky as he was dropped thrice in the match. 

In reply, The Patriots lost two early wickets, but Tristan Stubbs and Mikyle Louis stitched an important stand, and despite a fifty from local boy Louis, the Patriots fell short of 44 runs in the end. 

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Knight Riders Beat Patriots By 44 Runs!

Knight Riders have registered an emphatic 44 runs win over the hosts as Patriots could only make 206 runs while chasing a big target of 251 runs.

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Gone!!!

First wicket of the night for Edwards as 8th wicket down for the Patriots. The umpires are checking for a potential no-ball, but it is clean and Drakes has to depart. 

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Five Wides In A Single Over!

Hinds failed to find the perfect line in the 18th over as he gives away five wides in a single over. 

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Dwayne Bravo With An Easy Catch

The Patriots lose another wicket as Dwayne Bravo makes no mistake at the boundary. Odean Smith's disastrous night comes to an end. 

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Dominic Drakes Hits A Maximum

Drakes, who registered the most-expensive spell in CPL history, has displayed his batting prowess with a six. 

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Bowled Him!!

Things are getting difficult for the Patriots As Rutherford goes for just a single as Narine bowls him to take his second wicket of the night. 

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Odean Shines With The Bat

Six For Odean Smith on the second ball he faces. Had a bad night with the ball and field. Would look to change things with the bat.

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Back To Back Wickets!!

Stubbs departs as he tries to pull one away for a six, but finds the fielder at the boundary. He misses on a well-deserved fifty. Back to back wickets for Knight Riders.

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Narine Strikes! Louis Departs!

Sunil Narine takes revenge as he gets rid of dangerous looking Louis, who departs after scoring 56. Fourth Wicket Down For the Patriots. 

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: One Handed Six On The Roof!!! WoW

Take a bow, Louis, he smashes Sunil Narine for six that goes out of the ground with one hand to bring up his fifty. 

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Catch Dropped!!

A big chance goes begging as  Keacy Carty has dropped the important catch of Stubbs. 

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: On The Roof!!

Stubbs is taking on the left-arm spinner as he dispatches another shot for a six and that has landed on the roof of the stadium. 

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Six More For Stubbs! 6️⃣

Stubbs is not looking to slow down and eyeing to chase the mammoth total as he smashes Salamkheil for a six. 

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Stubbs Looking Solid

After the beautiful unorthodox shot earlier that went for six, Stubbs has now played an elegant shot down the ground for a four. 

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: A Maximum After A Long Time

Stubbs With a Delightful reverse scoop-like shot for a maximum. He practiced that shot a lot in the IPL with Delhi Capitals and puts it to use here in CPL. 

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Bowled Him!!

Salamkheil strikes in his first over as he castles Lewis' stumps to break a crucial partnership. 

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Drought Of Boundaries

With spin introduced in the second innings, the Patriots are finding it difficult to score boundaries and are relying on single, doubles. 

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Out Of The Ground!!

New balls required as Louis has dispatched this one for a massive six and it goes out of the ground. 20 runs come off Little's second over. 

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Hat-Trick Of Boundaries! 4️⃣

Mikyle Louis has started his innings on a positive note as he smashes Joshua Little for three straight boundaries. 

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Lewis Changes Gear With Boundaries

Lewis has smashed Nathan Edwards for a six and a boundary in an attempt to resurrect Patriot's innings. 

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: 2 Wickets For Kyle Mayers

Things are going south for the Patriots as Joshua Little has strikes twice in his first over. Kyle Mayers depart after hitting his first ball for a six. 

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Six For Kyle Mayers!

Kyle Mayers is unaffected by the first wicket as he starts his innings with a six to Little.

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Gone!!! Duck Alert🦆

The Patriots have dealt an early blow as skipper Andre Fletcher departs for a silver duck. Joshua Little gets his wicket. 

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: First Six For Lewis!6️⃣

Lewis puts his dancing shoes on and steps down the track to finish the first over with a maximum. 

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Four Off The First Ball! 4️⃣

What a way to start the innings as Lewis finds the boundary of the first ball of the second innings. 

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Second Innings Is Underway

Evin Lewis and skipper Andre Fletcher have opened the innings, while Nathan Edwards will start the proceedings with the ball. 

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Innings Break

The carnage finally comes to an end. Trinbago Knight Riders demolished the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots bowlers to post a mammoth total of 250/4 from their 20 overs. Nicholas Pooran missed out on a well-deserved century by just 3 runs. Keacy Carty remained unbeaten on 73 off 35.

TKR posted the third highest total in the history of CPL. 

1) 267/2- Trinbago Knight Riders vs Jamaica Tallawahs(13th September, 2019)

2) 255/5- Jamaica Tallawahs vs Saint Lucia Kings(27th August, 2021)

3) 250/4- Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Kitts & Nevis Patriots(Today)

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Drakes has a dreadful day

Dominic Drakes has been taken to the cleaners by the TKR batters. He has been taken for 77 runs off his fours.

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: OH NO!!!!! Pooran misses his 100 

IN THE AIR AND TAKEN!!!!! Nicholas Pooran was trying to get his 100 with a six but gets held out in the deep. If he got past the 100 mark he could have broken the record for the fastes CPL century!!! However, this will keep him hungry for more in the tournament.

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Butter fingers of Odean Smith 🥹

Odean Smith at Mid-off and then at short third drops two dolly catches. These two catches will prove costly for the Patriots later in the game.

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Pooran seems unstoppable here!!!!!

Nicholas Pooran has got into his groove and things are looking ominous for the Patriots. He is murdering the bowlers here and it seems like the Knights will go well past the 200 mark here. Pooran has brought up his 50 off just 21 deliveries.

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Pooran puts Odean Smith out of the ground😱

Short from Odean smith and Pooran spots it early. Not often does Pooran miss those. He slams this one out of the park. 

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Half way stage

We have reached the half way stage of the first innings here. The Knights have posted 103 runs on the board and they will be happy with the way things have turned out, even though they have lost three wickets.

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: One more falls

Tabraiz Shamsi has picked up a wicket in his first over!!! While the runs are coming for the Knights, they are also losing wickets at regular intervals. The most successful CPL team now need a partnership to stabilise things for them.

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Knight Riders get an explosive start in the power play

74/2, the Knights will take that score after the first six over on any given day. Even though they have lost a couple of wickets, they are going at over12 runs per over and have the momentum in the proceedings. 

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Roy Departs!!!!

OH!!!! What a delivery!!!! This time it is Roy who goes!!!! The Patriots have swung the momentum of the game in their favour with these two wickets. The Knights have now lost both their openers.

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Narine departs!!!!!

IN THE AIR AND GONE!!!!! Sunil Narine goes!!! This is a huge wicket for the Patriots. Sunil Narine was looking dangerous in the middle. He was playing some gorgeous shots and could have taken the game away from the Patriots. However, John have picked up him and this should bring some sanity into the proceedings here.

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Narine trying to break free

Well, it has been a rather quite start for the TKR. Bothe the openers have been kept quiet by the bowlers for the first two overs. Narine was getting frustrated, but now he has got it going with a boundary and a couple of maximums.

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: The compulsory pre-match team huddle 

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Steady start for TKR

It was a good over by Kyle Mayers to start things off. However, with the drive of the last ball Sunil Narine made his intentions clear.

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Action Starts

So, Jason Roy and Sunil Narine are out their to get the TKR innings on the way. Kyle Mayers will start the proceedings with the ball for the St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots.

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Trinbago Knight Riders getting ready for the game

SKNP vs TKR Live Score:  Team Changes

St Kitts & Nevis Patriots: Sherfane Rutherford, Mikyle Louis come in for Rilee Rossouw, Ashmead Nedd

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Playing XIs

The playing XI of the two teams are out

Trinbago Knight Riders Playing XI: Jason Roy, Sunil Narine, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Keacy Carty, Kieron Pollard (c), Dwayne Bravo, Joshua Little, Waqar Salamkheil, Terrance Hinds, Shaqkere Parris, Nathan Edward

St Kitts & Nevis Patriots Playing XI: Andre Fletcher (wk & c), Kyle Mayers, Evin Lewis, Sherfane Rutherford, Tristan Stubbs, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi, Mikyle Louis, Odean Smith, Ryan John, Dominic Drakes

SKNP vs TKR Live Score: Toss Update

The St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots have won the toss and they have opted to field first.

Hello and welcome to OneCricket's live blog of match 3 in CPL. This is Probuddha Bhattacharjee and I along with Abhinav Tyagi will take you through the live action of this match.