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TRINBAGO Knight Riders (TKR) suffered a humiliating 80-run defeat under the Duckworth-Lewis method against Barbados Royals in the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 tournament at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet, St Lucia, on Wednesday.
The win meant the Royals went top of the table with three wins from as many games. TKR are third, with one win, one loss and one draw.
The Jamaica Tallawahs will have a chance to move past the Royals with a win over the St Lucia Kings at 7pm on Wednesday in St Lucia.
There were multiple rain delays during the match between TKR and Royals before the match was concluded at 2.20pm.
At the time, TKR were struggling at 51/7 after eight overs, chasing a mammoth 195 for victory.
Colin Munro, playing in his first match of the tournament, was the only TKR batsman to reach double figures (12). Munro joined the team late after playing in the Hundred tour in England.
The mighty TKR batting line-up did not feature, as Nicholas Pooran (eight), Kieron Pollard (one) and Andre Russell (nine) all fell cheaply.
Bowling for the Royals, the trio of Devon Thomas, Obed McCoy and Oshane Thomas took two wickets each. Devon grabbed 2/4, McCoy 2/11 and Oshane grabbed 2/18.
Batting first, Royals got off to an impressive start, reaching 49 for no loss after 3.5 overs when rain halted play for 20 minutes.
After the break, openers Kyle Mayers and Quinton de Kock picked up where they left off. The pair put on 85 in 9.2 overs before Mayers fell for 52 off 33 deliveries. The left-handed Mayers hit five fours and four sixes.
The Royals slowed down a bit after Mayers went down, but still maintained an impressive rate.
South African de Kock kept the Royals ahead before he was dismissed for 44 off 34 balls. Royals captain David Miller, batting at number three, hit 60 off 36 deliveries with five fours and two sixes.
Miller, dismissed in the penultimate over, guided the Royals to 194/4 in 20 overs.
Sunil Narine was the most successful bowler for TKR, grabbing 1/23 in four overs.
TKR will look to bounce back against Tallawahs at 10am at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
Summary results:
BARBADOS ROYALS 194/4 (20 overs) – David Miller 60, Kyle Mayers 52, Quinton de Kock 44; Sunil Narine 1/23 vs TRINBAGO KNIGHT RIDERS 51/7 (8 caps) – Colin Munro 12; Oshane Thomas 2/18, Obed McCoy 2/11, Devon Thomas 2/4. Royals won by 80 runs by Duckworth-Lewis method. Man of the match: David Miller (Barbados Royals).
