Akmal inspires Knight Riders to vital win

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Trinbago Knight Riders 168 for 7 (Akmal 73*, Devcich 25, Johnson 3-22) beat St Lucia Zouks 166 for 6 (Sammy 37*, Watson 32, Bravo 2-34) by three wicketsScorecard

With Trinbago Knight Riders staring at the prospect of heading to the final Florida leg of the CPL regular season with their playoff hopes in jeopardy, Umar Akmal’s brilliant fightback secured a crucial three-wicket win over St Lucia Zouks to draw Trinbago level with the Zouks on eight points in a tie for third and in the process pushing Barbados Tridents back into fifth place with two games to play. Akmal struck an unbeaten 73 off 35 balls in Trinbago’s chase of the Zouks 167 having dug his side out of a deep hole at 63 for 5 in the 10th over.

Zouks still looked like they were going to defend the total after the fall of Anton Devcich for 25 in the 15th to end a 51-run stand, leaving Trinbago 50 off the final five overs with only four …

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