Trinbago Knight Riders, led by Kieron Pollard, have won the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2020 title. In the final of the 8th edition of the league, Knight Riders defeated St. Lucia Zouks (SLZ) by 8 wickets. With this, the Trinbago Knight Riders team became the CPL Champion for the fourth time. They remained invincible in the tournament and won their games. They have been the champion in 2017, 2018, and in 2015 as well.
The famous Bollywood star and the TKR team owner Shah Rukh Khan tweeted and congratulated the entire team for the marvellous victory in the final.
“Ami TKR we rule. Awesome display boys…u make us proud, happy and make us party even without a crowd. Love u team.@TKRiders @54simmo and my fav @DMBravo46 well done @KieronPollard55 & my man @DJBravo47 love you how many now4!!! @Bazmccullum come to IPL lov u,” tweeted Shah Rukh Khan.
12th consecutive victory of Knight Riders
St Lucia’s team came out to bat first after losing the toss at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad on Thursday they scored 154 runs in 19.1 overs. Trinbago Knight Riders had achieved the target of 155 runs by losing just 2 wickets (157/2) in 18.1 overs. Lendl Simmons was the star performer and the player of the match as well after scoring 82 runs while opening the batting for the TKR. The consolidating win remarked the12th consecutive victory for TKR in this tournament.
Captain Pollard stars in the final
33-year-old Kieron Pollard, with his medium-speed bowling, prevented St Lucia’s batsmen captained by Darren Sammy from scoring big. Pollard took 4 wickets for 30 runs his 4 over quota. He dismissed Andre Fletcher (39), Roston Chase (22), Najibullah Jadaran (24) and Jewell Glen (9).