Narine stars as Knight Riders defeat Tridents

Player of the match Sunil Narine produced a superb all-round performance as the Trinidad and Tobago Knight Riders defeated the Barbados Tridents by seven wickets when the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League continued on Friday.

After being sent into bat at Queen’s Park Oval, the Tridents never recovered from a slow start as they struggled from 31 for 1 at the end of the powerplay to 127 for 9.

Opener Zachary Carter top scored with 28 from 27 balls, with the next best score coming from captain Chris Green, who smashed 27 from 17 deliveries.