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Stars vs Trinbago, 1st Match at Gros Islet, , Aug 04 2017 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
1st Match (N), Gros Islet, August 04, 2017, Caribbean Premier League
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(10.4/20 ov, T:133) 137/1

Trinbago won by 9 wickets (with 56 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
2/15
shadab-khan
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TKR
Full commentary

Trinbago Knight Riders have suckerpunched St Lucia Stars. 132 was never going to be enough, and we found out why. An exhilarating display of nonchalant six-hitting from Brendon McCullum and Colin Munro has given the Knight Riders a big leap on the net-run rate front first up. Sunil Narine's off pole was flattened first ball, but since then, it was all one-way traffic.

McCullum was perhaps lucky to be reprieved early on when he wasn't given despite being pinned plumb in front by McClenaghan. That triggered an onslaught of the kind not seen before in CPL - this was the fastest a team got to 100 in the tournament's history - as they've kickstarted their campaign with a blast. These two sides will meet again on Monday with Sammy's boys having plenty to think about.

Dwayne Bravo: Happy to get over the line. We wanted to play positive, play fearless. Everything worked for us tonight. To have guys like Narine, Shadab makes my job easy. This is my first game back after eight months, happy with the way the ball is coming out. Body is feeling good. I was a little nervous to start, but I trust my medical. I'll get stronger as the tournament progresses.

Daren Sammy: Playing at home, this is not what we wanted to give the fans. Very disappointed. I told to the guys at drinks 'let this be the worst game we've played this tournament.' It's not going to be easy going forward but it's a challenge we're ready for.

Shadab Khan is the Player of the Match for his 2 for 15 "Bravo gave me and Sunil a role to bowl in the middle overs. I just bowl where the captain wants me to," he says. "My aim is to be the Player of the tournament."

10.4
6
McClenaghan to Munro, SIX runs

what power. Length on off and he brings his brute force to the fore by belting this over long-on. Tremendous use of the bottom hand. Have they cantered to victory or what? Wonder if they have a flight to catch. Daren Sammy's boys have been put out of their misery.

10.3
4
McClenaghan to Munro, FOUR runs

thick edge, races to the third man boundary. Missed yorker, this was way outside off, he looked to carve this behind point but ended up getting it just wide of the keeper

10.2
1
McClenaghan to McCullum, 1 run

angles in a short ball from wide of the crease, McCullum flatbats the pull to deep midwicket

10.2
2nb
McClenaghan to Munro, (no ball) 1 run

no-ball , overstepped by a long way, whipped to deep midwicket. Free-hit

10.1
McClenaghan to Munro, no run

full toss from around the stumps, hit straight to cover

McClenaghan is back

end of over 1014 runs
TKR: 124/1CRR: 12.40 RRR: 0.90
Brendon McCullum57 (26b 2x4 7x6)
Colin Munro55 (35b 6x4 2x6)
Obed McCoy 2-0-28-0
Rahkeem Cornwall 2-0-27-0

Drinks

9.6
6
McCoy to McCullum, SIX runs

flat-bats this effortlessly into the deep midwicket boundary. Too short, McCullum was into position early as he belted this

9.5
1
McCoy to Munro, 1 run

helped down to fine leg, on the bounce to Samuels

This, by the way, is the fastest 100 in CPL history

9.4
McCoy to Munro, no run

gets on top of the bounce and bunts this short delivery to point

9.3
4lb
McCoy to Munro, 4 leg byes

helped down leg. Little tickle into the fine leg fence. Length on middle and leg, he looked to whip this but the ball deflected off the pad. Too easy

9.2
2
McCoy to Munro, 2 runs

driven through the line to deep extra cover

9.1
1
McCoy to McCullum, 1 run

swung across the line to deep midwicket

end of over 918 runs
TKR: 110/1CRR: 12.22 RRR: 2.09
Colin Munro52 (31b 6x4 2x6)
Brendon McCullum50 (24b 2x4 6x6)
Rahkeem Cornwall 2-0-27-0
Jerome Taylor 3-0-22-1
8.6
Cornwall to Munro, no run

looked to go over cover but this one came back in a long way to roll off a thick inside edge to the leg side

8.5
1
Cornwall to McCullum, 1 run

flat hit to long-off, half-century off just 24 balls

8.4
4
Cornwall to McCullum, FOUR runs

swept into the gap, bisects deep fine leg and deep midwicket. Controlled hit. Got down on one knee and hit this towards the long boundary

8.3
6
Cornwall to McCullum, SIX runs

this is turning into a walk in the park. Once again steps out and muscles this with the spin, this time deep into the stands at deep midwicket

8.2
6
Cornwall to McCullum, SIX runs

dances down the track and smashes this full delivery over long-on. He had to reach out as this was fired wide but he still managed to pick the bones out of it

8.1
1
Cornwall to Munro, 1 run

slider on middle, punched to long-on

end of over 814 runs
TKR: 92/1CRR: 11.50 RRR: 3.41
Colin Munro51 (29b 6x4 2x6)
Brendon McCullum33 (20b 1x4 4x6)
Jerome Taylor 3-0-22-1
Daren Sammy 1-0-21-0
7.6
1
Taylor to Munro, 1 run

squeezes this full delivery wide of cover

7.6
1nb
Taylor to Munro, (no ball)

drilled into the stumps at the bowler's end. Raining no-balls here, another free-hit. Shocker from the umpire, the heel was an inch behind the line when he landed. Okay, correction. There were just three men inside the ring.

7.5
Taylor to Munro, no run

squeezes an attempted yorker to midwicket

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TEAMMWLPTNRR
TKR1082161.168
STKNP1063131.022
JT106412-0.416
GAW1055100.834
BT10468-0.943
STARS10091-1.644
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