First-ever victory, first-ever five-wicket haul, first-ever 100, first things always hold a special place in each sportsperson’s heart. However, for Sunil Narine, this first-ever Red card won’t hold any special place. The incident occurred during the 19th over of St Kitts & Nevis Patriots innings, when the umpires found Trinbago Knight Riders one over short and handed them over rate penalty.
Before the start of the 20th over, the umpire spoke to TKR captain Keiron Pollard and took the dreaded red card. TKR had to field with 10 players for the last over of SNP’s innings, with only two fielders outside the 30-yard circle. TKR captain Pollard sent Narine off the field, and thus CPL witnessed the first-ever Red card.
For the uninitiated, the Red card rule came into implementation in this year’s CPL tournament. The dreaded card is given to teams when umpires find them behind over rate at the start of the 20th over. The captain will pick the player whom the team will have to lose for the final six balls of the innings. 4. The batting team will also penalized if found wasting time.
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Sunil Narine: Sunil Narine’s absence from the field does not prove costly as TKR beat SNP by six wickets
Speaking about the game between SNP and TKR, the latter won the game easily by six wickets. Narine’s absence on the field did not cost TKR the game, as Nicholas Pooran continued his sizzling form and stroked a sublime 61 off just 32 balls to finish 179 run target in just 17.1 overs. With this win, TKR registered their first win and have jumped to fourth place on the points table.
On the other hand, SNP are placed last on the points table, playing six games, losing four, and the other two being no results due to rain.
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