Live CPL 2017 Final, Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots: It is the first time that the Patriots have reached the final in the CPL.
Caribbean Premier League’s fifth edition has reached its final stage. Trinbago Knight Riders will take on St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the final. It is a rematch of the first Qualifier which was won by the Patriots. Knight Riders beat Amazon Warriors in the Eliminator with ease to reach the final. They will look to avenge the loss from Tuesday and claim a second CPL title. The Patriots finished last in 2016 but have turned around the tables to reach the final. They had never reached the play-offs before this season but have now reached the summit clash. Catch live scores and updates of the CPL 2017 final between Trinbago Knight Riders and St Kitts and Nevis Patriots here.
CPL 2017 Final Live score, Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots:
0805 hrs IST: Carlos Brathwaite with a six to finish the 17th over. Patriots are 96 for five after 17 overs. Can they finish on a high?
0750 hrs IST: Knight Riders bowlers especially Narine have just crippled Patriots. No runs given. The slowness in their bowling hasn’t allowed batsmen to score runs
0742 hrs IST: WICKET! Another wicket for Patriots and they have now lost half of their team. Devon Thomas gone for 17, the Patriots are 65/5
0738 hrs IST: WICKET! Patriots are not making this easy for themselves. Cooper picks up King. Straight delivery that is angled in, King misses the shot is leg-before wicket
0730 hrs IST: 10 overs gone and Patriots have managed only 45 runs for the loss of three wickets. This is their lowest score in first 10 overs in this CPL season
0708 hrs IST: Evin Lewis and Brandon King holding fort for the Patriots. They are still unable to get a steady flow of runs going and the score is 35/2 after 7 overs.
0652 hrs IST: GONE! Mohammad Hafeez c Dan Christian, b Searles. What a start this is for TKR, the Patriots are 11/2.The pressure gets to them, Hafeez tries to go over mid-off and instead hits it straight to him.
0640 hrs IST: GONE! Chris Gayle is dismissed by Searles, full and wide, Gayle a little early to it and it is an easy catch for Yasir Shah at backward point. This has been a great start for TKR, the Patriots are now 4/1 in the third over
0631 hrs IST: The teams walk out, Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis open for the Patriots, Ronsford Beaton starts the attack for TKR
0619 hrs IST: Here are the two teams:
Trinbago Knight Riders: Chris Gayle (c), E Lewis, Mohammad Hafeez, Jason Carter, Brandon King, Carlos Brathwaite, Mohammad Nabi, Devon Thomas, Ben Hilfenhaus, Sheldon Cottrell, Tabraiz Shamsi
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots: Sunil Narine, Hamza Tariq, Colin Munro, Darren Bravo, Dinesh Ramdin, Dwayne Bravo (c), Dan Christian, Yasir Shah, Javon Searles, Kevon Cooper, RR Beaton, Ronsford Beaton
0616 hrs IST: The dew factor seems to be a heavy influence on Dwayne Bravo’s decision to field first. Over the course of the tournament, the two teams that are to play here have proved themselves the best in the league. They finished top of the table in the league stage and so it is only fitting that one of these two sides end up being the champion.
0600 hrs IST: Trinbago Knight Riders captain Dwayne Bravo wins toss, elects to bowl first. The Patriots had not even made it to the playoffs this year and they are now in the final, on the cusp of winning the title for the very first time. The venue is the Brian Lara stadium in Trinidad. It was where India had played a few matches in their tour of West Indies in June.
