Beaton, McCullum knock out Zouks

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Trinbago Knight Riders 165 for 5 (McCullum 49*, Akmal 30, Taylor 2-31) beat St Lucia Zouks 164 for 8 (Fletcher 41, Sammy 40, Beaton 3-23) by five wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details

St Lucia Zouks’ dreams of a maiden CPL title were ended by defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders, who turned out a clinical batting display in the Eliminator at St Kitts to qualify for Playoff 2 while knocking Zouks out of the competition.

Ronsford Beaton and Brendon McCullum played starring roles as Knight Riders kept Zouks to 164, before chasing down the target with five wickets in hand and nine balls to spare.

St Lucia’s innings started strongly and finished strongly, but lost momentum in the middle. After being put in to bat, openers Johnson Charles and Andre Fletcher put on a breezy stand of 62 off 44, benefitting from three dropped chances along the way. Charles played the dominant role, hitting three fours and two sixes in his 22-ball 31, but it was his dismissal in the eighth …

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