CPL 2017 29th Match: Parnell’s all-round performance sinks Knight Riders

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Wayne Parnell excelled with both the bat and ball

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Wayne Parnell walloped an unbeaten 44 and took three wickets to help the Barbados Tridents defeat the Trinbago Knight Riders by 16 runs.

Parnell’s heroics give the Tridents a glimmer of hope when it comes to qualifying for the knockout stage of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) as they are now two points behind the Guyana Amazon Warriors, who are in fourth place.

However, the Amazon Warriors possess a superior net run-rate, which will work in their favour and against the Tridents.

As for the Knight Riders, they continue to sit at the summit of the points table since their disappointing showing against the Tridents was only their second loss of the tournament.

Coming into the game, the Tridents and Knight Riders had both won their last fixture as the former beat the St Lucia Stars by 29 runs, while the latter crushed the Jamaica Tallawahs by 36 runs.

Choosing to field first, the Knight Riders’ bowling attack speared through the Tridents’ top and middle order and left them in all sorts of trouble at 62/7 in the 10th over.

Parnell and Shamar Springer came to the rescue with a crucial 48-run partnership before Springer was dismissed by Knight Riders captain Dwayne Bravo for 21.

Even though Wahab Riaz fell shortly after, Parnell carried on and ended up making 44 off 35 balls, which included three boundaries and a six.

Thanks to Parnell, the Tridents finished on 136/9 off their 20 overs.

Shadab Khan, who only conceded 13 runs from his four overs, was the pick of the bowlers with two wickets, while Bravo, Ashley Nurse, Anderson Phillip and Javon Scantlebury-Searles chipped in with one wicket apiece.

Chasing 137 to win, the Knight Riders were dealt two early blows as Parnell removed Sunil Narine and Colin Munro for nine and two runs respectively.

Brendon McCullum was looking in superb form, having scored a 19-ball 26, but was forced to retire after he was struck on the elbow by Parnell.

Once McCullum was gone, the Knight Riders went into meltdown mode as they lost wickets in a hurry.

Bravo and Scantlebury-Searles offered some resistance with their knocks of 22 and 29 respectively, but in the end, it was not enough to get their side over the line as the Knight Riders were bowled out for 120.

Parnell was the most successful bowler with three wickets, while Riaz and skipper Kieron Pollard snapped up two wickets apiece. Springer and Ravi Rampaul, meanwhile, claimed one wicket each.

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