Jamaica Kingsmen secured a seven-run victory over Trinbago Knight Riders of their rain-affected CPL 2026 encounter on the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain. Set a stiff goal of 181 after half-century knocks from every of TKR’s top-three, Kingsmen’s chase was interrupted for an hour as a result of rain, within the ninth over, at which level, they have been forward by 4 runs on the par rating. Keacy Carty’s 33-ball 42 helped maintain that momentum after the break and main as much as the dying overs when one other spell of heavy downpour compelled the officers to drag the plug at 127/3, giving them a seven-run victory through DLS methodology.
After Kingsmen elected to discipline, the Knight Riders’ top-order set a powerful base with their contrasting half-centuries. OpenerColin Munro supplied very important help with a gradual 52 off 42 deliveries, hitting three fours and three sixes, whereas Sunil Narine supplied the fireworks, smashing 53 runs in simply 24 balls with six fours and three sixes. The 101-run opening stand was lastly damaged by Keemo Paul within the ninth over, simply after Narine had reached the milestone.
Vitel Lawes then snagged three in an over to derail TKR’s cost. He removed Munro, and dismissed Kieron Polllard and Matthew Tropm for geese within the area of 5 deliveries to scale back the Knight Riders to 120/4 from a cushty 101/0.
Nicholas Pooran took over, hitting a 37-ball 60 not out to assist TKR end on a powerful word.He made 34 off 18 deliveries within the 40-run stand with Alex Hales and smashed 16 off 6 in a 20-run stand with Dominic Drakes at dying to assist placed on 180 on the board.
Carty top-scored for the Kingsmen with 42, hitting 5 boundaries however the begin to Kingsmen’s chase was wobbly after they misplaced opener Maaz Sadaqat cheaply within the second over. His opening accomplice Kirk McKenzie contributed a brisk 30 off 25 balls, that includes 4 boundaries and a six, in a half-century stand with Carty.McKenzie fell in the beginning of the ninth over, and Saim Ayub chipped in with invaluable 24 runs off 18 balls, together with a six, to maintain the chase afloat.
The pair added 52 runs in simply 35 balls between the 2 rain breaks to maintain forward of the required DLS price. With the climate stopping any additional play, Jamaica Kingsmen have been declared winners by seven runs.
Temporary scores: Trinbago Knight Riders 180/6 in 20 overs (Nicholas Pooran 60*, Sunil Narine 53, Colin Munro 52; Vitel Lawes 3-29) misplaced to Jamaica Kingsmen 127/3 in 14.4 overs (Keacy Carty 42, Kirk McKenzie 30, Sain Ayub 24*; Jyd Goolie 2-30) by 7 runs on DLS methodology
