Saint Lucia Kings vs Barbados Tridents, 9th Match, Caribbean Premier League 2026 - CommentarySLK vs BBT, 9th Match, Caribbean Premier League 2026 - Commentary

The Tridents have started on a roll. They have won another on the road. Two out of two for them. The Kings have blown hot and cold and that shows in their results as well. But then too early to say anything as we are in early stages of the tournament. We will take a leave and get back to you soon with more cricketing action.

Chris Green: Well, I'm used to losing tosses, and thankfully I've have got some good batters that get us off to a fantastic start. Oh, look, it certainly wasn't a polished performance. I think we've had two games now go right down to the back end, and particularly with the ball being ahead of the game for a long period of time, we've let the team back in. But there's also been some good batting, I thought. The left-hander (Auguste) batted really well and then took them to a position at the back end where they can be dangerous. But the senior players for us with the bat, King, De Kock, and Rutherford, are in tremendous form. So hopefully they can keep going. He's (Rutherford) had a summer he probably not as productive as his age, but that's about 50s for you. Peaking at the right time for a tournament that is where obviously he's on my side. So, I think he's a great player, he's been able to hit ball around the ground. I thought he played the wind well, he played the situation well, and he got us to a formidable total. Yeah, look, I think the results obviously help. It certainly doesn't dictate the feeling regardless of winning or losing. The feeling around the group's really good. I feel like we're a close-knit group. Even last year when I came in late, the group was really close together, and I feel like that's a credit to the management and all the players that keep their emotions in check, knowing that the game can swing either way. So, we obviously had a great start to this tournament, we're 2 from 2 on the road. We know it's going to be harder, but, you know, the carrot's there as we get back to Barbados. Hopefully we can play our best cricket towards the back end. Too early to get excited about being top of the table?

Roston Chase: Well, I thought we initially gave them 10 to 15 runs too much, but having said that, I thought that we remained on the back, we started well, we were on target, but then we lost our way a bit, and we didn't get there in the end. Yeah, I thought it was a great knock. He's (On Auguste's knock) not been finding any form for the tournament, so to come and play a knock like that under pressure, it's good to see that he's finally got some form, and I thought he would have gotten himself the line, but still well played to him. Well, in the bowling department, I thought we had probably three big overs. I probably thought if we could have shaved them down by probably four runs each over, that would have given a better chance. And then we lost wickets at crucial stages where we were now getting into the game and feeling on top. So I think that pulled us back a bit, and then it was too much to ask in the last two overs. the fans have been great for us. I want them to continue coming out and supporting us. We love to see the fans in the stands in the blue, and it gives us energy, it gives us that passion to go out there and try to do our best. So I just want them to keep coming out and supporting us. We're going to have a two or three day rest in between. We've been playing, rest, play, rest, play. So I think the guys are going to have some adequate rest. And then we'll have our team meetings and come up with plans and strategies that we want to go through against Guyana.

Sherfane Rutherford | Player of the Match - I want to thank god for this opportunity. I think as an athlete it's important to focus on recovery - playing a lot of cricket can be tiring, but the one thing I've been doing lately has been recovery with a lot of massages and pool. These things become important because mentally you can tire from travelling and playing, but I’m trying to adjust, stay as fresh as I can, train less and do short sessions. I looked back at the last two years (on not making fifties), this year is very important for me. For a player who has played CPL so much, it’s important for me to show my work. It didn’t happen last year. But this year, I’ve ticked boxes, kept it simple and just keep enjoying. A great start, what’s important is the team camaraderie, the vibe has been good. Most of us have been around last year, so to come back and gel was very easy. As a team we want to keep improving, keep getting better and today was another good game for us. There’s a still a lot of things going forward.

23:37 Local Time, 03:37 GMT, 09:07 IST: The Tridents win back-to-back games and go to the top of the table. Chase did his bit at the start in the chase. Auguste played a blinder. But he needed to kick on as his wicket meant the run chase derailed post his fall. The spinners of the Tridents picked up 5 off the 7 wickets and bowled at an economy of just more than 6. Second loss for the Kings. They have two wins and two losses now. They would have loved more batters coming to the party but wasn't to be. Even Jewel Andrew had to retire hurt. Asalanka never got going and Forde picked up a little too late. The spinners were able to string together tight overs and that hampered the chase.

Ramon Simmonds to Joshua Bishop, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Daniel Sams to Amari Goodridge, THATS OUT!! Caught!!