2527dThe Report by Peter Della Penna

Shadab, McCullum crush St Lucia Stars

Shadab Khan spun a web while Brendon McCullum and Colin Munro's bruising half-centuries helped seal a dominating nine-wicket win for Trinbago Knight Riders

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

C Munro
C Munro
66(39) 7x4 - 3x6
Control %66%
  • Productive Shot
  • slog shot
  • 23 runs
  • 1x4 - 3x6
5 6 14 6 13 12 1 9
BB McCullum
BB McCullum
58(27) 2x4 - 7x6
Control %70%
  • Productive Shot
  • slog shot
  • 25 runs
  • 0x4 - 4x6
0 11 11 2 0 1 12 21

Best performances - Bowlers

Shadab Khan
Shadab Khan
O4
M0
R15
W2
Eco3.75
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
DJ Bravo
DJ Bravo
O4
M0
R23
W2
Eco5.75
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorer: Chandan Duorah | Commentator: Shashank Kishore

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, 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, 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
0
McClenaghan to Munro, no run, full toss from around the stumps, hit straight to cover

McClenaghan is back

END OF OVER:
10 | 14 Runs | TKR: 124/1 (9 runs required from 60 balls, RR: 12.40, RRR: 0.90)

  • Brendon McCullum57 (26b)
  • Colin Munro55 (35b)
  • Obed McCoy2-0-28-0
  • Rahkeem Cornwall2-0-27-0

Drinks

9.6
6
McCoy to McCullum, SIX, flat-bats this effortlessly into the deep midwicket boundary. Too short, McCullum was into position early as he belted this