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Trinbago Knight Riders Beat Antigua by 8 Wickets, Move to 2nd on CPL Points Table
Antigua and Barbuda Falcons vs Trinbago Knight Riders, CPL 2025: With the help of Mohammad Aamir's dangerous bowling, Trinbago defeated Falcons by eight wickets. Aamir took 3 wickets for 23 runs in 4 overs. With the win, Trinbago has moved to second place. Trinbago has 6 points with 3 wins in 4 matches.
The 14th Caribbean Premier League 2025 match took place on Thursday between Trinbago Knight Riders and Antigua and Barbuda Falcons at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy. Trinbago won effortlessly against Antigua on the strength of Mohammad Aamir's lethal bowling.
Trinbago Knight Riders won the toss and opted to bowl first. Captain Nicholas Pooran's decision was proved correct by left-handed fast bowler Mohammad Aamir. Aamir bowled perilously and picked 3 wickets for 23 runs in 4 overs. Because of his lethal bowling, Antigua managed only 146 runs in 20 overs, with 7 wickets falling. Aamir received strong support from Akil Hossain and Andre Russell. Hossain took 2 wickets for 25 runs in 4 overs, and Russell took 2 wickets for 23 runs in 4 overs.
For Antigua, wicketkeeper batsman Jewel Andrew scored 40 runs in 31 balls, captain Imad Wasim scored an unbeaten 37 runs in 25 balls, and Osama Mir scored 34 runs in 26 balls. Trinbago Knight Riders had no problem in achieving the target of 147 runs. The team scored 152 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 18.4 overs and won the match by 8 wickets. Opener Alex Hales scored an unbeaten 55 off 46 balls with the help of 6 fours, and Casey Carty scored 60 off 45 balls. Captain Nicholas Pooran remained unbeaten after scoring 23 runs off 11 balls. Colin Munro was dismissed after scoring 9 runs.
