18 overs Barbados Tridents 177 for five (Rutherford 61, King 39, de Kock 38, van Schalkwyk 2-25) beat St Lucia Kings 168 for six (August 63, Motie 3-22, Mujeeb 2-27) by 9 runs
As soon as rain made it an 18-overs-a-side sport, Quinton de Kock and Brandon King began with a flurry of boundaries from the tip of the third over, after a quiet begin which noticed the early wicket of Zachary Carter. De Kock went after Maheesh Theekshana, whereas King took down Matthew Forde. De Kock additionally led the hammering within the fifth over by Khari Campbell that went for 23 runs.
Nevertheless, Roston Chase quickly had de Kock holing out for 38 off 15. He additionally accounted for King, after Tridents’ run charge had dipped beneath 10 an over. Though Theekshana saved issues tight, by not leaking a single boundary in his final three overs, Sherfane Rutherford injected the firepower again within the innings. Whereas Rivaldo Clarke scratched his strategy to 15 off 22 balls on the different finish, Rutherford hammered 4 sixes within the final 4 overs for a 27-ball fifty – his second in a row – that took Tridents to 177.
The Kings chase was largely about native boy Ackeem Auguste as Motie and Mujeeb troubled the remainder of the line-up. They despatched the Kings openers again within the first six overs and Chris Inexperienced additionally bowled a frugal spell, whereas Auguste went for the massive hits. Auguste took 19 off Inexperienced’s final over after which three sixes off a Raom Simmonds over to carry the equation all the way down to 61 required off 36 together with his 28-ball fifty.
Mujeeb then had Charith Asalanka caught at deep midwicket – with a juggling catch from Rutherford – within the thirteenth over, and Auguste misplaced his stumps to Motie within the subsequent. With 50 required from 24, it was all downhill for Kings from there, as they continued to lose wickets. A couple of boundaries on the finish, from Amari Goodridge and Forde, solely diminished their margin of defeat.
