Neesham closes the game out for TKR on his CPL debut for TKR. Low full-toss on middle, Cottrell drives and misses. It's all over in Port-of-Spain
Trinbago won by 11 runs
10.55am A late assault from Allen and Mir brought Patriots back into the game after they had lost 4 for 6, but TKR debutants Neesham and Hasnain finished off the game for the hosts in Port-of-Spain Neesham is the Man of the Match: "It's a strong start for us, and Polly got us to a par score. I am a changed person now and I love bowling at the death under pressure. It's something I have worked on."
That's all we have for you from this game. This is Deivararayan Muthu signing off on the behalf of Peter Della Penna, Ranjith and Vairavan. Cheers. Be back tomorrow for more thrills and spills
full and outside off, Cottrell swishes and does not make contact
Neesham floors Mir and bowls him. The batsman jumps across off and aims to scoop it fine once again. But Neesham's full-toss thuds into off stump and sends the Pakistani back
off-stump yorker, stabbed out to long-off. Mir is back on strike
Patriots need 13 off the last over Neesham will bowl it
Nabil: "No matter the outcome tonight, great start to CPL 2019 I think."
length ball outside off, right in the slot to be hit. But, Emrit loses his shape and slices it to Neesham at long-on. The two TKR debutants combine for the wicket
off-stump yorker, jammed to square leg
full and very wide outside off, Mir can't reach out and connect with the ball
full and wide outside off it is, but Mir shows everyone how to play the scoop. Shuffles across off and laps it over short fine leg. It goes all the way for six, hitting the ad boards on the full
Square leg up, point whisked to the boundary. Expect something full
Abhijato: "If TKR do end up winning this match, it's because Narine did not give away any easy runs!"
yorker, dug out to extra-cover
Emrit
Hafeez jumps across off and searches for a scoop against fellow Pakistani Hasnain but can only tickle it behind to the keeper. Hasnain strikes on CPL debut
Patriots need 21 off 12 balls
shimmies out and swats it away to deep midwicket
slogged with the break to deep square leg
Nasty collision and Pollard drops it near the mid-on region. Pollard went for the catch, Pierre got in the way, and both tumbled onto the ground. Pierre seems to have picked up an injury and hobbles off. Narine shifted his lines wider and drew a false shot, but the chance was put down
faster offbreak outside off, Mir now goes for a slog sweep and inside-edges it past the leg stump for four
flatter and outside off, this non-turner is slog-swept away to deep square leg
very full and outside off, Hafeez opens the face and dinks it to short third man
OB Jato: "Who's turned on the 'Hit Six' machine from the Patriots dugout? Makes for great viewing!" --- And oh here's Narine for his last over
attempted yorker, comes out as a full-toss outside off. Mir latches onto it and carves it up and over backward point for four. This chase is still on
hip-high short ball on leg stump. This is a poor ball and duly pulled over square leg for six
An-all Pakistan duel in the middle. Hasnain v Mir and Hafeez
wide yorker, excellent bowling from Hasnain, Mir can't touch it
Terry Harpot: "CPL - most entertaining T20 league in the world for a reason!"
hip-high short ball outside off, swatted away to deep midwicket
Hasnain rushes Allen for pace and has him skewing a catch to deep third man. The Pakistan teenager hits a hard length on off, Allen swings for the hills once again but he does not get hold of it. Prasanna lost his footing at deep third man but still managed to hang onto a crucial catch
short on middle and leg, shovelled with the bottom hand to deep square leg
Surendranath: "@TKR Fan - you have the Crystal Ball or what? This game is alive and kicking again!!"