CPL 2020, Day 5: TKR, St Lucia Zouks claim victories

A combined effort by the middle-order helped the Knight Riders post 185/3 in the first innings.

Although the Barbados Tridents openers started well, they were eventually restricted to 166/6.

In the second game, Roston Chase's 51-ball 66 propelled St Lucia to 144/7 in a low-scoring affair.

Despite a brilliant 68 from Nicholas Pooran, Guyana Amazon Warriors fell 10 runs short at the end.

Colin Munro and Darren Bravo took the onus after the Knight Riders lost both the openers early on.

Although Munro departed after scoring a well-compiled 50, Bravo continued with his assault.

He remained unbeaten on 54 (36), having struck 4 fours and as many sixes.

Meanwhile, skipper Kieron Pollard also chipped in with a 17-ball 41 and finished with a strike-rate of 241.18.

Even as the Barbados Tridents lost the match, captain Jason Holder left no stone unturned.

In the first innings, he took the priceless wicket of Lendl Simmons, which put the Tridents on top.

Holder also fired with the bat as he scored 34* (19), however, he couldn't get his team home due to lack of support from the other end.

For St Lucia Zouks, all-rounder Roston Chase emerged as the lone warrior with none of the batsmen rising to the occasion.

Notably, Chase steadied their ship after the top-three departed in quick succession.

As the innings progressed, the 28-year-old was also supported by Mohammad Nabi (27) and Javelle Glenn (19).

Chase was named the Player of the Match for his match-defining innings (66).

New Zealand speedster Scott Kuggeleijn is having a dream run in the tournament.

He claimed three wickets against Guyana Amazon Warriors, conceding 24 runs.

His bowling figures in the previous game against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots read 33/4.

Interestingly, Kuggeleijn is so far the leading wicket-taker of 2020 CPL, having scalped ten wickets at an average of 12.70.