CPL 2016: Knight Rider Umar Akmal denies Zouks ideal home record

The St Lucia Zouks missed out on creation it 4 wins out of 4 in a Caribbean Premier League (CPL) opposite a Trinbago Knight Riders notwithstanding carrying looked all though positive of victory. A shining half century from Umar Akmal saw his group home opposite an in-form Zouks group to keep TKR in a hunt for a knockout spot.

Daren Sammy tip scored for a Zouks as he continued to browbeat a matches played in a track named after him, though it wasn’t adequate for him to keep a ideal record during a belligerent as Akmal won this diversion on his own.

Brendon McCullum and William Perkins got a follow of 168 for feat underway for a Knight Riders, though both fell inside a PowerPlay. McCullum miscuing a expostulate off Jerome Taylor and Perkins unwell to symbol a Kyle Mayers slower round and charity an easy catch.

There was a liberation of sorts pleasantness of New Zealander Colin Munro though he rode his fitness while he was there and was left for usually 21. He was scarcely run out and was forsaken by Fletcher before another run out event was taken by Sammy – a approach strike anticipating Munro brief of his ground.

When Denesh Ramdin went in a same over for 4 it meant there were dual batsmen during a double who were nonetheless to get off a symbol after 3 wickets fell for 11 runs in a space of 12 balls.

Sammy brought himself on to play and picked adult his sixth wicket in a 4 matches in St Lucia when he had Bravo held gloving a round down a leg side and a Knight Riders were disorder during 63-5 in a 10th over. It looked like a Knight Riders were finished.

Umar Akmal had other ideas as he swung manfully on his approach to 73 (35). His partnership with Anton Devcich brought a Knight Riders behind into a compare and when Devcich went Akmal was good upheld by Sunil Narine as they reached their feat aim with 6 balls to spare.

It was a really messy start from a Knight Riders when a Zouks’ batted. They should have discharged Johnson Charles twice inside a PowerPlay. First when he was on usually one when he tip edged a round that 3 fielders converged on and zero of them claimed. Then Charles was out off a bowling of Devcich, brilliantly held by Dwayne Bravo, though a bowler had overstepped and he was reprieved.

When a Knight Riders did take a wicket it was by some good fortune. Andre Fletcher was entrance behind for a second run and pacifist into a double and done his ground. Unfortunately for Fletcher his bat bounced adult as it upheld a double and zero was behind a line when a bails were private by Devcich.

When Johnson Charles fell mistiming a slower round bouncer from Bravo that brought together Australian veterans Michael Hussey and Shane Watson. Hussey also benefited from a dump when Devcich unsuccessful to adhere on to a pointy chance, though he didn’t final long. He holed out during prolonged off perplexing to strike Kevon Cooper over prolonged off usually to find a fielder.

There was no postulated duration of run scoring by a Zouks by a center overs of their innings as a Trinbago bowlers kept things tight. It wasn’t until a final 3 overs that they started to find a range that helped them strech 167-6, aided by nonetheless another dump – a fourth in a innings, this time by Umar Akmal.

It was that male Sammy that got a Zouks to a rival currently with 37 (18). He has done 96 runs in his 3 innings during a Daren Sammy Cricket Ground during a strike rate of 174, though interjection to Akmal it wasn’t enough.

Brief Scores:

Trinbago Knight Riders 168-7 (U Akmal 73, D Johnson 3 for 22) kick St Lucia Zouks 167-6 (D Sammy 37, D Bravo 2 for 34) by 3 wickets with 6 balls to spare.

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