Match overview
Trinbago Knight Riders beat St Kitts Patriots by 12 runs at Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba on 1 September 2025. TKR posted 179/6 from their 20 overs and the Patriots, despite a rapid powerplay, fell to 167/6 in reply. Kieron Pollard was named Player of the Match. The result extends TKR's long dominance over the Patriots; they have now won 16 of 23 meetings between the sides.
The margin tells a neat story of a match that looked competitive until the final stages. St Kitts Patriots' opening pair kept them ahead of the run-rate early, reaching 50 without loss in the powerplay. From overs 7 to 16, though, TKR's bowlers applied pressure, and when the death arrived, the Patriots needed to score at a rate they simply could not produce. Forty-one runs from the last four overs, with four wickets falling, put paid to any realistic hope of a win.
For TKR, this was a result built on two phases: a middle-overs platform of 70 runs for 1 wicket that let them push hard at the death, and then a death-overs haul of 61 runs for 3. Both figures sit comfortably above the venue's usual benchmarks.
Venue and conditions
Brian Lara Stadium has hosted 61 T20 matches and has a clear character. The average first-innings score is 154, so TKR's 179 represented a meaningfully above-par effort. The average second-innings score of 139 suggests chasing sides tend to come up short more often than the 55% chase success rate might imply at other venues.
The powerplay at Tarouba typically produces around 43 runs. Both teams exceeded that figure on this occasion, TKR with 48 and the Patriots with 50, suggesting the surface was true and the outfield quick. The death-overs average at the ground is 37 runs, which makes TKR's 61 and the Patriots' 41 a stark contrast: the batting side with the superior firepower in those overs won the match comfortably.
Toss is a significant factor at this ground. In 83% of matches here, the team winning the toss has chosen to field, and the Patriots followed that convention. On this evening, though, the side batting first made the most of the conditions.
How to watch
CPL matches are available to UK viewers via Sky Sports Cricket. Live streaming is accessible through Sky Go for existing subscribers and via a NOW TV day or monthly pass for those without a full Sky subscription. The Caribbean Premier League typically starts in the late afternoon or early evening local time in the West Indies, which means most matches begin between 11pm and midnight UK time. Check the Sky Sports schedule for precise kick-off times on any given matchday.
Recent form
Trinbago Knight Riders came into this fixture in strong form, having won four of their previous five CPL matches in 2025. The sole defeat came against Antigua and Barbuda Falcons. Wins over Guyana Amazon Warriors, Barbados Royals, Antigua and Barbuda Falcons, and St Lucia Kings underline that TKR are playing with consistency this season.
St Kitts Patriots' recent record makes for harder reading. Four defeats in their last five matches, with only a win over Barbados Royals to show in that run, means they arrived at Brian Lara Stadium needing to arrest a slide. This defeat does little to ease the pressure. With TKR now well-placed in the standings and the Patriots struggling for wins, the gap between the two sides in this year's CPL could widen as the competition moves towards the knockout stages.
