Reigning champions St Kitts and Nevis Patriots desperately continued to cling to their Caribbean Premier League play-off dreams with a seven-run win over hapless Trinbago Knight Riders in their final group stage contest on Thursday.
Opting to bat first at Guyana National Stadium, Patriots rallied to 163 for six courtesy of Sherfane Rutherford’s 78 from 50 balls, and then limited TKR to 156 for seven,despite New Zealander Tim Seifert’s 59 from 47 deliveries.
Left-arm speedster Sheldon Cottrell spearheaded the attack with three for 33 — including the wicket of the dangerous Andre Russell for a 17-ball 29 — while off-spinner Kevin Sinclair (2-18) and captain and medium pacer Dwayne Bravo (2-46) chipped in with useful wickets.
The result took Patriots to fourth on eight points and they will now have a nervous wait on the results of the remaining matches before knowing their fate.
