St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 203 for 7 (Thomas 58, Brathwaite 41, Ali Khan 3-23, Narine 2-24) beat Trinbago Knight Riders 161 for 8 (Cooper 42*, Darren Bravo 41, Brathwaite 2-19) by 42 runs

Carlos Brathwaite smote three successive sixes off Dwayne Bravo in a 15-ball 41 to spur St Kitts and Nevis Patriots to the win over defending CPL champions Trinbago Knight Riders.

Mahmudullah Riyad collected 16 runs off 10 runs, by hitting a six and a four. 

Brathwaite's late blast in the 18th over rammed home a sparkling knock of 58 off 34 balls from Devon Thomas and Chris Gayle's 35 off 30 deliveries at the top of the order, as the Patriots chalked up 203-7.

Ali Khan (3-23) and Sunil Narine (2-24) stood out for Knight Riders as the remainder of their attack - Bravo (1-52 off three overs) in particular - came under heavy fire.

Squads

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots: Chris Gayle(c), Tabraiz Shamsi, Brandon King, Alzarri Joseph, Shamarh Brooks, Jeremiah Louis, Javelle Glen, Sandeep Lamichhane, Carlos Brathwaite, Mahmudullah Riyad, Anton Devcich, Devon Thomas (wk), Tom Cooper, Ben Cutting, Evin Lewis, Ibrahim Khaleel, Sheldon Cottrell, Fabian Allen.

Trinbago Knight Riders: Dwayne Bravo(c), Shannon Gabriel, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Brendon McCullum, Chris Lynn, Colin Munro, Nikita Miller, Darren Bravo, Kevon Cooper, Sunil Narine, Amir Jangoo, Khary Pierre, Anderson Phillip, Ali KhanHamza Tariq, Ronsford Beaton, Fawad Ahmed, Javon Searles.

Source: Sky Sports, ESPNcricinfo, Free Press Journal

BDST: 1533 HRS, AUG 12, 2018
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