tossed up delivery outside off as it turns away and beats the slog of Holder, Akmal appeals for a stumping but that doesn't even matter at all, he drags his foot back in time as they checks with the third umpire
Red Steel vs Tridents, Final at Port of Spain, Jul 26 2015 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel wins the 2015 Caribbean Premier League.. This was brilliantly done by them, starting off with 102 runs partnership for the second wicket between Akmal and Delport. Smith and Taylor starts it off well for the Tridents but Red Steel able to get rid of both before it was out of control, in the middle overs they stop the scoring guns and eventually emerged champions.
8:48 pm: Kamran Akmal named man of the match for his sixty runs and Dwayne Bravo gets the series award. The biggest party in sport has finally ended. Thanks for your comments throughout the tournament. Its night and goodbye from Chandan Duorah, stay cool and safe. Cheers!
Mistaa: "So who is more likely to win the Man Of The Tournament Award.. Any guesses?? "
Abrar: "Tridents never accelerated in last 5 ovrs like Red Steel did!! "
another full toss on the leg, heaves it to wide of deep midwicket
Gerd: "@Abrar, at this stage, a wicket is the same as a dot ball."
full toss around off, driven down to long-on once again fro a single
full and slower outside off, driven down to wide of long-off, Bravo already celebrating
Six maximum of the next four, as straight as that ..
tossed up delivery outside off, driven to wide of long-off
Mohd Irshad: "final has to be like this and every supporter out there and who are watching it online or following it on cricinfo deserve a show like this. Well played both teams."
full on the leg, driven along the ground to long-on
Benn to bowl the final over, 26 required .. A long conversation with Bravo, Cooper and Botha..Pollard on strike!
slower and touch short outside off, swatted that to wide of deepish midwicket, Botha runs to his left and slides, save couple of runs
full toss outside off, inside edge went towards the keeper
Abrar: "For Red Steels only a wicket will do!!"
slower length delivery as Holder is beaten, went for a big heave down the leg
Aamir: "Has Botha dropped the CPL?"
full and outside off, driven this down to long-off
slower and fullish outside off, Pollard waits and read it to the perfection, gets down and slogs it nicely over deep midwicket
David: "As long as pollard is at the crease the game isn't over!"
slower length delivery outside off, moves across the stumps and swipes it to deepish midwicket
36 off 12 balls
back of a length on off, slaps it down to long-on for a single
Vimukthi Adithy: "I still get a feeling that pollard might pull this off for the Tridents, nothing is impossible when he is in the middle"
full and well outside off, moves across touch and ramps it over the shortish fine leg for a boundary
slower length delivery, heaves it down to wide of long-on
Dharma, AT: "This guy DJ Bravo creates opportunity every time, but the fielding is not equalling unfortunately, a fantastic entertainer to watch"
back of a length delivery down leg, gets an inside edge past the diving keeper and races away to the fence
full and outside off, digs it out down towards long-on
Raju Ansari mar: "just looked at the profile of Cobin, he is not looking from anywhere like a player who can be put in the biggest show that too when u need 9 run per over in a tournament which is knwn for low scores."
swing and a miss, back of a length delivery angling down leg
slowish length delivery, driven it straight to cover and off for a quickie
powers this length delivery down towards the long-off
Vimukthi Adithy: "I guess Tridents missed a trick by sending Corbin early or maybe including him in the team"