Shakib’s all-round effort in vain
Shakib Al Hasan played a brilliant all-round knock in his first match for the Barbados Tridents yesterday, but his effort went in vain as his side lost by one run against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in their crucial Caribbean Premier League encounter in Bridgetown.
Shakib bowled a miserly spell, conceded only 14 runs in his four overs, the first of which was a maiden, while scalping opposition captain Carlos Brathwaite as Tridents restricted Patriots to 149 in their 20 overs. Shamarh Brooks top-scored for Patriots with 53.
In reply, Tridents lost Johnson Charles when the score was 15 before Shakib joined Alex Hales at the crease. The left-hander immediately smashed a four and a six against Mohammad Hafeez to get his innings going.
Shakib kept hitting boundaries and it looked like he would finish the job himself, but an ill-advised shot against Brathwaite saw him depart for a 25-ball 38.
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