TKR’s Sunil Narine First Ever Red Card in CPL 2023: Watch Video

TKR’s Sunil Narine First Ever Red Card in CPL 2023: Sunil Narine won’t hold a specific recognize for this first-ever Red card, though. Trinbago Knight Riders received a rate penalty when the umpires found that they were one over short in the 19th over of the St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots innings.

Every sportsperson has a special place in their heart for first things, whether it be their first win, their first five-wicket haul, or their maiden century.

The umpire spoke with TKR skipper Keiron Pollard before to the the start of the 20th over and issued the dreaded red card.

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For the last over of SNP’s inning, TKR had to field with 10 players and just two fielders outside the 30-yard circle. The first Red card in the history of the CPL was shown to Narine by TKR captain Pollard.

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For the uninitiated, the Red card rule came into effect in this year’s CPL tournament. The dreaded card is given to teams when umpires find them behind 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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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 the 179 run target in just 17.1 overs. With this win, TKR registered their first win and jumped to fourth place on the points table.