Chasing a target of 151, the Barbados Royals needed 14 runs off the final six balls with four wickets in hand. Rassie van der Dussen and Daniel Sams were at the crease. Holder bowled the final over. Van der Dussen hit a six off the first ball, and took a single to give the strike to Sams. The Royals needed seven runs from four balls. Holder then bowled a wide. Sams took two runs off the third ball, and one run each off the fourth and fifth balls. Needing two runs from the final ball, Holder dismissed Daniel Sams LBW to seal a one-run victory for his team. St. Kitts’ innings had a poor start.

Batting first against Barbados Royals, St. Kitts got off to a shaky start, losing five wickets for just 74 runs. Jason Holder and N. Bidaisee then steadied the innings, adding 74 runs for the sixth wicket. Holder scored an unbeaten 53 off 30 balls, including a boundary and five sixes. N. Bidaisee contributed 30 runs off 23 balls, with two boundaries and a six. Mohammad Rizwan scored 39 off 36 balls with four fours and a six. St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots finished their 20 overs at 150/7. Ethan Bosch took 3 wickets for Barbados Royals, while Daniel Sams and Chris Green each took two wickets. Chasing the target, Barbados Royals started well.

Quinton de Kock and Brendon King gave the Barbados Royals a good start, putting on 42 runs in 32 balls for the first wicket. However, the Royals’ innings faltered with the fall of Brendon King, losing two more wickets in the next 18 balls. Rassie van der Dussen and Sherfane Rutherford tried their best to secure a victory for their team, but their efforts were not enough. Van der Dussen remained unbeaten on 37 off 27 balls, hitting two fours and a six. Brendon King scored 29 runs off 22 balls, including a four and three sixes. Rutherford scored 25 runs off 20 balls with a four and two sixes. Captain Rovman Powell was dismissed for just 16 runs. Barbados Royals could only manage 149/7 in their 20 overs, losing the match by a single run. Jason Holder, Waqar Salamkheil, and N. Bidaisee took two wickets each for St. Kitts. Naseem Shah picked up one wicket.

Batting first in the 16th match of CPL 2025, the Barbados Royals scored 178 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. Sherfane Rutherford scored 45 runs for the team, while Kadeem Alleyne contributed 41 runs. Captain Rovman Powell scored 31 runs. For the Trinbago Knight Riders, Mohammad Amir took two wickets, while Andre Russell took three wickets.

Chasing the target, the Knight Riders started well, but lost two wickets for 56 runs in 6.1 overs. After this, team captain Nicholas Pooran, who came to bat, played an aggressive innings of 65 runs not out off 40 balls. He hit one four and six sixes in his innings. Pooran hadn’t scored big in the entire season, but he played a brilliant innings against Barbados. Pooran gave good support to Colin Munro, and together, they formed a match-winning partnership of 93 runs for the third wicket.

Nicholas Pooran completed his half-century in just 30 balls. This is his 14th half-century in the Caribbean Premier League. He has scored 145 runs in five matches in this season with an average of 48.33. Because of his innings, the Trinbago Knight Riders have achieved a hat-trick of victories. Apart from Pooran, Colin Munro also performed well, scoring a stormy 67 runs off 44 balls with the help of 4 fours and 4 sixes.

Munro’s season has been outstanding so far. He is the highest run-scorer of this season. He has scored 283 runs in five matches with an average of 56.60. Earlier, he played a match-winning innings of 120 runs against the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots. After the brilliant victory over the Barbados Royals, the Knight Riders have also completed their winning hat-trick.

In the CPL 2025 points table, the Trinbago Knight Riders have reached the top with 4 wins in 5 matches. Before the match against Barbados Royals, they had registered wins against the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons and St Lucia Kings. Now, after winning the match against the Barbados Royals, they have achieved a hat-trick of victories.