In the 16th match of the Caribbean Premier League 2025, Trinbago Knight Riders won against Barbados Royals. In this match, Trinbago Knight Riders captain Nicholas Pooran and Colin Munro batted explosively and gave their team victory.
In the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2025, Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan's team defeated Barbados Royals by 7 wickets. In this match, Trinbago Knight Riders captain Nicholas Pooran and experienced player Colin Munro batted explosively and gave their team a big win. Both these players did not spare any bowler of Barbados and played aggressively against everyone. With this, the Knight Riders have scored a hat-trick of wins in CPL 2025. They have currently reached the top of the points table.
Puran hit fifty
Batting first in the 16th match of CPL 2025, Barbados Royals scored 178 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. Sherfane Rutherford scored 45 runs for the team, while Kadeem Allen contributed 41 runs. Captain Rovman Powell scored 31 runs. Mohammad Aamir took two wickets for Trinbago Knight Riders, while Andre Russell took three wickets.
The Knight Riders started off very well chasing the target, but in 6.1 overs they lost two wickets for 56 runs. After this, the captain of the team, Nicholas Pooran, who came out to bat, played an aggressive innings of 65 runs not out in 40 balls. He hit one four and six sixes in his innings. Pooran could not score big in this entire season, but he played a brilliant innings against Barbados. Pooran supported Colin Munro very well and together they made a match-winning partnership of 93 runs for the third wicket.
Colin Munro played a brilliant innings
Nicholas Pooran completed his half-century in just 30 balls. This is his 14th half-century in the Caribbean Premier League. So far this season, he has scored 145 runs in five matches at an average of 48.33. Due to his innings, Trinbago Knight Riders have scored a hat-trick of wins. Apart from Pooran, Colin Munro also did his job well and played a stormy innings of 67 runs in 44 balls with the help of 4 fours and 4 sixes.
This season has been great for Munro so far. He is the highest run-scorer of this season. So far he has scored 283 runs in five matches at an average of 56.60. Earlier, he played a match-winning innings of 120 runs against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots. After a spectacular win over Barbados Royals, the Knight Riders have also completed their hat-trick of wins.
Knight Riders reached the top of the points table
Trinbago Knight Riders have reached the top of the points table of CPL 2025 with 4 wins in 5 matches. Before the match against Barbados Royals, they had won against Antigua and Bermuda Falcons and St Lucia Kings. Now after winning the match against Barbados Royals, they have scored a hat-trick of wins.