Magnificent Miller guides Royals to victory

Sep 08, 2022 Sports

2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League…
– Amazon Warriors and Kings clash today

The Barbados Royals secured their third successive victory of the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season with a resounding win over Trinbago Knight Riders by 80 runs (DLS).

Oshane Thomas (left) is congratulated by Quinton de Kock after taking a wicket (Getty Images)

Shimron Hetmyer and his team will be looking to secure their first win against the winless Patriots (Getty Images)

The Trinbago Knight Riders won the toss and chose to field, but a brilliant opening stand of 85 runs between Kyle Mayers and Quinton De Kock built the platform for Barbados Royals to score an imposing 194/4 after their 20 overs, with captain David Miller playing an exceptional innings, scoring 60 runs from just 36 balls.

In a chase that was affected by rain, Trinbago Knight Riders suffered a batting collapse, losing six wickets in the powerplay before rain brought a premature end to proceedings with the score at 51-7 after 8 overs, the Royals winning on DLS by 80 runs.

Barbados Royals got off to a sensational start, making their highest powerplay score so far of the season with 67 runs, Mayers scoring 45 of those. After losing the wickets of both openers, Miller continued the momentum with some big shots, frustrating the Knight Rider’s bowling attack, before a late batting cameo from Jason Holder took the side to 194/4.

David Miller top scored for the Barbados Royals (Getty Images)

Trinbago Knight Riders lost a flurry of wickets early in their chase, with Devon Thomas taking the big wickets of Tim Seifert and Knight Riders captain Kieron Pollard with his off-spin. Obed McCoy took the wicket of Nicholas Pooran with the last ball of the powerplay before Andre Russell lost his wicket in the following over. With 8 overs bowled and the Knight Riders 51-7, heavy rain forced an early end to the match, with the Royals winning on DLS by 80 runs.

The win means Barbados Royals maintain their 100% start to the tournament while Trinbago Knight Riders have suffered their first defeat of the season.

Meanwhile, the match that followed in the evening was between the Jamaica Tallawahs and St. Lucia Kings.

Today, the Guyana Amazon Warriors and defending champion, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, clash in the day’s first match from 10:00 hrs. Warriors are in search of their first win in three games while the Patriots, are also winless after four encounters.

The match that follows at 19:00 hrs will see the Kings take on tournament front runners, Royals.

Match details: Barbados Royals 194/4 (Miller 60, Mayers 52; Narine 1/23, Russell 1/33) beat Trinbago Knight Riders 51/7 (Munro 12, Russell 9; Thomas 2/4, McCoy 2/11) by 80 runs (DLS).

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