Last Updated on August 10, 2026, 7:18 AM AST by Anthony Morris
The St Kitts and Nevis patriots started their campaign within the Caribbean Premier League with a loss. The team faced the Trinbago Knight Riders in their first away match of the series, which was hosted at the Arnos Vale Ground in St. Vincent .
The Patriots, led by Jason Holder batted first, facing the masterclass bowling of the Knight Riders. The Patriots put the target of 109 runs on the board at the end of twenty overs and the team had lost 9 wickets.
The highest scorer of the Patriots team was Kevin Wickham who scored 38 runs in 44 balls. Wickham lost his wicket to a catch out by Akeal Hosein. The Knight Rider’s Dominic Drakes bowled him out after a fighting performance.
The start player of the match turned out to be Knight Rider’s Sunil Narine, who too three wickets from the Patriots. Narine gave a meagre 7 throughout his bowling period with the Patriots. Wicket Keeper Andre Fletcher, Kyle Myers and Alick Athanaze lost their wicket to Narine and his controlled bowling also restricted their runs during his overs to seven.
He bowled a remarkable spell of 4 overs, highlighting his control on his game,
Aided by the performances of all their other members, the Patriots were able to give their team a respectable 109 runs, However, with the Narine overs taking three wickets and giving less than ten runs, their momentum was broken,
When the Knight Riders took to the crease and started their batting, they were able to reach a remarkable 95 runs after 15 overs. The teams had to stop play at this point due to rains at the Arnos Vale Ground in St. Vincent.
The result for their game was to be declared at using the DLS (Duckworth-Lewis-Stern) Method, which made the Patriots lose the match and the first point in the series. At the end of the innings, the Knight Riders had lost only two of their wickets at the hands of the Patriots.
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