Trinbago Knight Riders created history in CPL 2020 as they defeated the St Lucia Zouks by eight wickets to win the tournament for the fourth time in eight editions. However, CPL 2020 was even more special as they managed to win the tournament without losing a single game, which is unprecedented in the history of the competition.
Trinbago Knight Riders created history in CPL 2020 as they defeated the St Lucia Zouks by eight wickets to win the tournament for the fourth time in eight editions. However, CPL 2020 was even more special as they managed to win the tournament without losing a single game, which is unprecedented in the history of the competition. Kieron Pollard took four wickets in the match and Lendl Simmons smashed 84 along with Darren Bravo's fifty as Trinbago Knight Riders put up a dominant performance.
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Trinbago Knight Riders chose to bowl in the final but it seemed to have backfired with Mark Deyal, Andre Fletcher and Roston Chase putting St Lucia Zouks on course for a big total.However, Kieron Pollard, the Trinbago Knight Riders skipper led from the front and changed the entire complexion of the match. He took 4/30 and St Lucia Zouks lost 4 wickets for 40 runs as they struggled for momentum in the middle overs. (Image credit: Twitter)
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Darren Sammy, the St Lucia Zouks captain looked to revive the innings and got going with a massive six. However, he fell for 8 to Akeal Hosein and St Lucia Zouks lost their way totally in the death overs as they managed to reach 154 all out, having not batted their full quota of overs. St Lucia Zouks had lost eight wickets for 65 runs and it cost them heavily. (Image credit: Twitter)
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In response, Trinbago Knight Riders lost Tion Webster and Tim Seifert cheaply but Lendl Simmons and Darren Bravo stepped up to lead the chase. Simmons, who had struggled at the start of the tournament, came back to form towards the end with some splendid knocks. Darren Bravo has been the pivot around Trinbago Knight Riders and they shared a partnership in excess of 100 that put the game beyond St Lucia Zouks. (Image credit: Twitter)
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Simmons blasted 84 and Darren Bravo hit 58 as the unbeaten 138-run stand boosted Trinbago Knight Riders to a great eight-wicket win and they created history. Trinbago Knight Riders had won the tournament for the fourth time but in CPL 2020, they did not suffer a single loss making this feat unprecedented. (Image credit: Twitter)
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Shah Rukh Khan, who is also one of the owners of Trinbago Knight Riders, shared the victory images on his social media account. Shah Rukh Khan, who is also an owner of the Kolkata Knight Riders franchise, will be hoping for similar success in IPL 2020. When Trinbago Knight Riders were making excellent progress in CPL 2020, a message came from the Bollywood actor and it conveyed to the team that he was very happy with them. (Image credit: Twitter)
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Trinbago Knight Riders had a power-packed line-up that included many West Indies international stars. Dwayne Bravo, Darren Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Lendl Simmons all have had experience in either international cricket or IPL. It is the combined strength of all these players that helped Trinbago Knight Riders achieve something spectacular. (Image credit: Twitter)
