TKR BEAT FALCONS

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The jinx is broken...   As the Trinbago Knight Riders have finally broken the spell, snapping a three-match losing streak against the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy last night...   A sparkling man-of-the-match performance from Mohammad Amir helped the Knight Riders hold the Falcons for 146 for 7, before half centuries from Alex Hales and Keacy Carty powered the home team to an 8 wicket win...

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00:00Trinbego Knight Riders won the toss and put Antigua and Barbuda Falcons into bat in their

00:10Republic Bank CPL match in Therouba. It was a poor start by the Falcons as Mohamed Amir

00:15removed both Rakeem Cornwall and Kareem O'Gore for not in the first over.

00:19Jewel, Andrew and Andrus Hauss then put on a partnership of 46.

00:23Hauss and Shakibal Hassan both fell cheaply to Akhil Hussain.

00:37Then it was the turn of Andrew Russell to strike by removing Andrew for Forte and Fabian Allen

00:41for North. 71 for 3 soon became 71 for 6 and the Falcons were in a pickle.

00:47Captain Imad Wasim and Osama Amir had to do the repair work for the Falcons.

00:52They put on a partnership worth 64 for the 7th wicket.

00:54Well this one is cracked, very high and handsomely.

00:59Mir was caught for 34 giving Amir his third scalp.

01:03Pallad is encroaching, big hands, doesn't drop it.

01:07Wasim was unbeaten on 37 as the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons closed on 146 for 7.

01:14When TKR responded, Alex Hales made a positive start.

01:18He lost opening partner Colin Munro for 9 and it became 27 for 1.

01:25Hales and new batsman Casey Carty then rebuilt the innings without being bogged down.

01:31The Knight Riders cleared the ropes for the first time in the 12th over courtesy Carty.

01:39He also reached his half century with a hit for the maximum.

01:46Carty was bowled by Jaden Seals for 60 or 45 balls.

01:50Captain Nicholas Puran joined Hales and the two would see them home.

01:57Hales got his 50 with a boundary of Salman Irshad.

02:04TKR got the win in style to be unbeaten on 23 while Hales made 55 not out.

02:09TKR reached 152 for 2 from 18.4 overs to win by 8 wickets.

02:15Vinod Nawani, Team64.

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