Shah Rukh Khan has a message for his victorious Trinbago team

Match 6 of the 5th edition of the Caribbean Premier League saw Trinbago Knight Riders lock horns against the St Lucia stars at the Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain. The Knight Riders made it two wins in a row grabbing all the points from their first two games of the season. Their campaign has definitely got off to a flyer and also drew praise from team owner and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan.

Shah Rukh Khan who also owns the iconic Kolkata Knight Riders team in the Indian Premier League, took to Twitter to congratulate his Trinbago team. Shah Rukh seemed delighted with the win and hailed the team’s performance. His tweet read “Awesome guys. Well played.”

The match:

The Trinbago Knight Riders were brilliant in their bowling department as they restricted the St Lucia Stars to a mere total of 118 runs picking up 9 wickets. West Indian medium pacer Kevon Cooper was terrific with the ball as he grabbed 3 wickets in the match. Coming on to chase the target the Knight Riders found themselves in huge trouble. Shane Shillingford of the St Lucia Stars wrecked havoc in the Knight Riders camp as he rattled the top order. Big names like Brendon McCullum, Colin Munro and skipper Dwayne Bravo also failed to dominate the proceedings. The move of using Sunil Narine as an opener for the pinch hitting purpose which was a massive success in the IPL has not quite worked in the CPL.

45 runs partnership for the 7th wicket as @76Shadabkhan & Javon Searles helps us cruise to our 2nd victory in the @CPL.#TKRvSLS

— TrinbagoKnightRiders (@TKRiders) August 8, 2017

Awesome guys. Well played. https://t.co/9012H4WJUu

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) August 8, 2017

However, lower order batsmen Shadab Khan and Jevon Searles took the responsibility on their shoulders to put on a healthy partnership. The duo rode the team past the 118 run mark in the 16th over itself and handed the Knight Riders all 2 points from the game. While Shadab remained not out on 30, Searles had 27 runs to his name at the end of the innings.