{"id":22976,"date":"2024-09-12T18:09:18","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T18:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=22976"},"modified":"2024-09-12T18:09:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T18:09:19","slug":"pollards-powerhouse-performance-propels-tkr-to-victory-over-st-lucia-kings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/pollards-powerhouse-performance-propels-tkr-to-victory-over-st-lucia-kings\/","title":{"rendered":"Pollard&#8217;s Powerhouse Performance Propels TKR to Victory Over St. Lucia Kings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>In a thrilling match of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL), Kieron Pollard delivered a match-winning performance to guide Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) to a four-wicket victory over St. Lucia Kings at the Darren Sammy Stadium. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pollard\u2019s explosive half-century was crucial in chasing down the 188-run target, securing TKR\u2019s victory in the final overs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>St. Lucia Kings, who were put into bat after losing the toss, posted a competitive 187 for 6 in their 20 overs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Skipper Faf du Plessis contributed 34 runs, while Johnson Charles added 29, helping the Kings reach 40 without loss. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the innings lost momentum with a few quick wickets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Roston Chase stabilized the innings with a top score of 56, while Bhanuka Rajapaksa supported with a 33-run cameo, pushing the score to 151 before the partnership was broken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the strong total, TKR&#8217;s bowling attack, led by Sunil Narine with figures of 2 for 13, kept things tight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Waqar Salamkhiel, though expensive, also took two key wickets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response, TKR\u2019s chase began shakily with the early loss of wickets, but Shaqkere Parris played a vital role with a well-crafted 57, featuring six sixes and one boundary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His innings helped rebuild the momentum for TKR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The turning point of the match came when Pollard, in his signature aggressive style, smashed seven sixes during his unbeaten knock of 52 off just 19 balls. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His fireworks in the death overs ensured TKR crossed the finish line with a four-wicket victory, keeping the crowd on the edge of their seats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>St. Lucia Kings&#8217; captain Faf du Plessis reflected on the match, acknowledging that while they set a solid total, a couple of expensive overs in the latter stages cost them dearly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a thrilling match of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL), Kieron Pollard delivered a match-winning performance to guide Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) to a four-wicket victory over St.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22987,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22976"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22995,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22976\/revisions\/22995"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}