Match Details

SLK vs TKR 7th Match, CPL 2021

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TKR
152-320.0
St Lucia Kings won by 5 runs
SLK
20.0157-5
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18th Over:
6
wd
4
4
0
0
0
 
= 15
Last Over:
1
6
6
4
0
4
 
= 21
This Over:
4
1
wd
0
1
1
0
 
= 8
TKRTKR - 2nd Innings
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6 Over 4735
10 Over 6555
15 Over 9797
SLKSLK - 1st Innings
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6 Over 4752
10 Over 8171
15 Over 107115
20 Over 167157

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So, that is it from myself, Karthik Raj and my co-commentators, Arjun Bhalla and Anurag Dasgupta. Do stay tuned to OneCricket and Cricket Exchange for a lot more matches.
Time for the Post-match Presentation:

Faf du Plessis: Strange game of cricket, that's why we love the game. Keemo has been bowling well from that end, which is why I went for him in the 19th over. That's what pressure does sometimes. Got me a bit nervous but we got across in the line. The nature of this pitch is that you need to go deep. Need to scrap your way and then go big at the end, we did that.

Kieron Pollard: I thought 150-plus on that pitch were about 15 runs too many. But can't fault our bowlers much as they've been superb in the earlier games. Just need to find a way as the batting group. The dots doesn't help, but getting out trying singles isn't the answer either. We just need to find a way.

Tim Seifert played a blinder but TKR still fall short!! Saint Lucia Kings emerge victorious for the first time in this season here. Chasing 158 for victory, TKR got off to a very slow start as both Tion Webster and Lendl Simmons consumed a lot of dot balls. Webster was eventually dismissed in the sixth over with TKR rounding off the Powerplay with the score at 35/1.

The scoring rate didn't improve after that too as Colin Munro was strangled by the duo of Roston Chase and Jeavor Royal. Meanwhile, Simmons departed in the 13th over off Keemo Paul's bowling after making just 25 runs off 30 balls. 

The TKR skipper Keiron Pollard came into the middle but he couldn't get going too as the Saint Lucia bowlers mixed up the pace very well. The defending champions fell in deep trouble when Pollard was removed by Wahab Riaz in the 17th over. The game seemed out of reach for TKR but Tim Seifert and started to strike the ball beautifully from the word go. 

After taking 15 runs off the 18th over bowled by Alzarri Joseph, Seifert got stuck into Keemo Paul as he made 21 runs. This left TKR to get 14 runs off the final over and Wahab Riaz was handed over the responsibility to defend it. Munro started the over well with a boundary but Wahab kept his nerve and defended the score for his side.
OVER 20
Trinbago Knight Riders
152/3
Tim Seifert
40(16)
Colin Munro
41(47)
Wahab Riaz
1-17(3.0)
19.6 W Riaz to T Seifert
0 Short of a length delivery, Seifert looks to pull but he misses and takes a blow to the body. With that, TKR also take a blow as they lose by five runs
Seifert's gone. Game's gone. Spiceman has pulled a terrific run-out from behind the stumps. Bulls eye. Oh no. Twist in tale. Munro has broken the stumps before Munro came inside the crease, meaning runout isn't legal. Six needed off the last ball now.
19.5 W Riaz to C Munro
1 Short of a length delivery, Munro flashes and misses it. The batsmen look to take a bye but Andre Fletcher finds bulls-eye with a direct-hit. We have to check which batsmen is out. DRAMA!! Munro didn't leave the crease when the ball struck the stumps. So, TKR get a single and Tim Siefert will be on strike. Six needed off the final delivery
DG: 7 required off 2 deliveries. What a nail-biter we are witnessing here..
19.4 W Riaz to T Seifert
1 Short of a length delivery, Seifert shuffles across and tries to whip it behind square but he ends up gloving it. Single taken
Arjun: Eight runs from last three. My heart is pumping hard. Riaz need to get Tim Seifert off strike.
19.3 W Riaz to T Seifert
0 Length delivery at full pace and angling away from the batter. Seifert throws the kitchen sink at it as he misses to reach out.
19.3 W Riaz to T Seifert
WD Short and slow but it is down the leg-side, WIDE called
19.2 W Riaz to C Munro
1 Length delivery, Munro slashes it to deep backward point for a single
19.1 W Riaz to C Munro
4 Full outside-off, Munro drills it straight down the ground for a boundary!!! TKR need 10 runs off the last five balls
Arjun: A 21-run penultimate over. 19th over should always be bowled by your best bowler. Wahab Riaz in that case. It seems Faf du Plessis has missed a trick. 14 off last 6 balls. 
DG: That was streaky, but Seifert will take it all day long. 14 needed off the last 6 legal deliveries.
OVER 19
Trinbago Knight Riders
144/3
Tim Seifert
39(13)
Colin Munro
35(44)
Keemo Paul
1-39(3.0)
18.6 K Paul to T Seifert
4 The luck is on TKR's side! Full-toss, Seifert swings and gets an inside-edge past the stumps to the fine-leg fence. FOUR!! 
18.5 K Paul to T Seifert
0 Full, slow and wide of off, Seifert flashes hard but misses it
18.4 K Paul to T Seifert
4 Yorker outside-off, Seifert looks to carve it behind point but he gets a better result. The shot yielded a thin outside-edge to the third-man fence for a boundary. FOUR!!
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