CPL: TKR BEAT SLK

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It was all about Polly power!  That's because TKR captain Kieron Pollard smashed a match-winning unbeaten 52 off 19 balls to help his side beat hosts St. Lucia Kings by four wickets last evening in Gros Islet.  TRK got to 189 for 6 in 19.1 overs, replying to the Kings score of 187 for 6, earning them their second win from three games.

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00:00St. Lucia Kings were put in a bat by Trinbago Knight Riders in Tuesday's

00:05Republic Bank CPL match at the Darren Sammy Stadium in Grosse Elysee.

00:09Johnson Charles was doing the bulk of the scoring during a four-to-run partnership

00:12with skipper Faf Duplessis. Charles was caught by captain Kyron Pollard of

00:19Senil Narine for 29. Narine would go on to take two for 13 from his four overs.

00:27Duplessis was bowled by Waqar Salamkhel for 34.

00:32Roston Chase was the hero with the bat for the Kings.

00:37Giving him good support was Banuka Rajapaksa with a knock of 33.

00:43But Chase was the top scorer with 56 not out of 40 deliveries.

00:50Salamkhel finished with 2 for 37 as the St. Lucia Kings closed on 187 for 6 from 20 overs.

00:56In reply TKR lost Narine for 14 with Cary Campbell striking on debut.

01:04In came Shakir Paris and he smashed his first ball for 6.

01:10Noor Ahmed in his first over got rid of Jason Roy for 16.

01:18Paris was going ballistic and he got to his half century with a maximum.

01:29Shadrach Discord got rid of the big fish Nicholas Puran for 17 with substitute Cary Peer taking the catch.

01:36Paris was next to go for 57 of 33 deliveries giving Ahmed his second wicket.

01:43Matthew Ford then removed Casey Curty for 15 and Andres House for 1.

01:48Skipper Pollard had to come to his team's rescue with Willow in hand.

01:58He got to his half century by clobbering Ford for a maximum.

02:03Akhil Hussain got the winning runs in style as TKR reached 189 for 6 of 19.1 overs

02:10with Pauly unbeaten on 52 from only 19 balls embellished with 7 sixes.

02:17Vedot now on 18th export.

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