00:08We start with the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League.
00:12Who says TKR?
00:14The defending champions are currently in action against the St. Lucia Kings at the Queen's Park Oval.
00:19The Knight Riders are sixth with one win and two losses,
00:23whereas the Kings are third on the table with three wins and as many losses.
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00:39Now Antigua and Barbuda Falcons defeated Barbados Tridents by 30 runs
00:44in their Republic Bank CPL match at North Sound on Tuesday evening.
00:48Captain Moeen Ali made an unbeaten 56 to take the Falcons to 155 for 5.
00:53In reply, the Tridents were bundled out for 125 from 18 overs with Joshua James taking three wickets.
01:03Barbados Tridents won the toss and they chose to bowl first against the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons
01:08in their Republic Bank CPL match at the serve within Richard Stadium.
01:12It felt like it fell off a little bit.
01:14And the Falcons made a poor start as Rakim Cornwall was bowled first ball by Daniel Sams.
01:18First strike, Daniel Sams.
01:21In came the right-handed batter Karima Gaur and together with Amir Jangu,
01:26the two players had their work cut out for them.
01:30And that should be four. This is really good from Karima Gaur.
01:34Gaur made 27 while the Trinidadian south four contributed 26.
01:40But the Tridents kept taking wickets to make it 63 for four.
01:48Make that 80 for five with Mujib Uraman taking two scalps.
01:51Easy and simple for Mujib.
01:53But Moeen Ali played a captain's knock to bring some respectability to the innings and make a match of it.
02:06He topscored with 56 not out to take the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons to 155 for five from their 20
02:12overs.
02:15When the Barbuda's Tridents responded, the first wicket partnership was worth 28 runs in 3.5 overs.
02:21This is what he's known for.
02:23But it soon became 41 for two with Alzari Josef removing both openers.
02:27Another wicket for Alzari Josef.
02:30Make that 54 for three as Rakim Cornwall picked up the wicket of Quinton de Kroc for 16.
02:36Rakim Cornwall, son of the foil.
02:39Rivaldo Clark and Kevlon Anderson then did some repair work with a partnership of 39.
02:44But it turned out to be far from enough.
02:47That's enough.
02:52Joshua James got rid of Anderson for 22 and Shilfane Rutherford for a golden duck.
02:58Then shut up, Kahn sent Clark back to the dugout for 27.
03:04What a collapse as 93 for three became 95 for seven with Kahn taking two of those wickets.
03:12But James was the best bowler with miserly figures of three for 18 from three overs.
03:19Left arm spinner Sufjan Mukim also joined in the fun.
03:27He took the last two as Barbuda's Tridents capitulated for 125 in 18 overs, giving Antigua and Barbuda Falcons victory
03:35by 30 runs.
03:36Game!
03:37They don't know why he takes the sport.
03:39Alley, playtime!
03:40Well, after the game, Antigua and Barbuda Falcons captain Moeen Ali was pleased with his team's bowling effort.
03:46But his opposite number, Chris Green, felt a particular decision went against his team, which led to a collapse.
03:54The Antigua and Barbuda Falcons jumped to the top of the Republic Bank's CPL standings with a 30-run win
03:59against Barbuda's Tridents in Antigua on Tuesday night.
04:02The Falcons now have eight points from seven games with four wins and three losses.
04:07Captain Moeen Ali was proud that his men were able to defend a total of 155.
04:12Yeah, brilliant win.
04:13I thought we were obviously a little bit short.
04:15We were struggling a bit with the bat.
04:16But I think the pleasing thing is it's the first time a team has defended here.
04:21And I thought we'd just use the conditions beautifully today.
04:24We're stuck in there.
04:25Two wrist spinners always helps.
04:26And our seamers were outstanding.
04:28When the Falcons were batting, Ali and Shema Springer put on an unbroken stand of 75 with a skipper getting
04:3356-0 out.
04:35So what was the conversation like between the two at that time?
04:39Just stay in the game, be positive still, but play good shots, good cricketing shots until we have to go
04:43and press the button.
04:44But no, he's a quality all-rounder today.
04:47Unfortunately, he didn't bowl, but he's great to have in the team.
04:51Yeah, he's a really good player.
04:52The great thing is we do bat deep and someone like him coming in at seven today was crucial for
04:57us.
04:57For the Barbados Tridents, it was their first loss from three games, which seized them in fifth position.
05:04A disappointed Tridents captain, Chris Green, questioned the dismissal of Kevlon Anderson, who made 22.
05:09Look, I think for the most part of that game, we played a really good game of cricket.
05:14And we just sort of lost our way.
05:16The two young players, Rivaldo Clark and Kevlon Anderson, I thought their partnership was really impressive,
05:21got us to a really nice platform.
05:24And then to me, after that catch, I don't know how for one that was out,
05:29but after that catch, that would seem the moment where they were able to gather momentum and take it on
05:34their side.
05:35And for us, it just felt like we panicked a little bit and that gave the game away.
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