Trinbago Knight Rider captain Kieron Pollard has admitted it was a relief to finally get over the line in a 26-run over the Guyana Amazon Warriors on Wednesday.
After making what looked to be around a part score of 150, the home franchised seemed well on their way to a comfortable win after pushing the Warriors to the verge of defeat at 89 for 7.
A stubborn last-ball partnership between Tabraiz Shamsi and Junior Sinclair, which was worth 24 from 18 deliveries, however, briefly gave the team a few nervous moments before Andre Russell ended the innings.
The Knight Riders' mood would not have been helped by a poor start to CPL managing just one win in their prior 5 matches. Pollard is, however, hopeful that the team’s latest win will provide a bit of momentum.
“The guys wanted it badly and it was a total team effort. Things haven’t gone the way that we would have liked but one thing I can say is the guys come in day in, day out, and out in the practice and believe in the process and finally we got the win at home,” Pollard said following the match.
“Hopefully we can go back and look at where we can still do better for the next few matches.”