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Shah Rukh Khans Trinbago Knight Riders secured a spot in the 2025 Caribbean Premier League final with a strong 56-run win over defending champions Preity Zintas Saint Lucia Kings in Qualifier 2 on Saturday. Who is the star player from Sanjiv Goenkas LSG? They were powered by solid fifties from Alex Hales and the star player from Sanjiv Goenkas LSG Nicholas Pooran followed by excellent spin bowling from Usman Tariq and Sunil Narine. With this win the four-time champions set up an exciting final against Guyana Amazon Warriors. What happened in the match? After being asked to bat first TKR recovered from the early dismissal of Colin Munro thanks to another steady partnership between Hales and Pooran. The pair who had starred in the Eliminator match with an unbeaten 143-run stand once again guided the innings. Pooran played aggressively and reached his fifty quickly before being bowled by Roston Chase. Hales who took his time early on picked up pace midway and brought up his half-century with two consecutive sixes. Kieron Pollard added quick runs smashing three sixes in Tabraiz Shamsi’s last over. Andre Russell finished with a bang scoring 28 runs from just 12 balls including 22 in the final over off David Wiese helping TKR post a challenging total of 194 for 4. Saint Lucia Kings got off to a good start through Tim Seifert who hit several boundaries on his way to a half-century. But the introduction of spinners Narine and Akeal Hosein slowed things down. Narine’s clever bowling and Tariq’s key wickets put pressure on the batting side. Narine even bowled an over without giving away any runs and took two wickets. Tariq wrapped things up with two more wickets in the final over. Despite Seifert’s fight and a short burst from Tim David the Kings could only manage 138 for 8 in their 20 overs ending their hopes of retaining the trophy. TKR’s all-round effort with bat and ball showed their strength ahead of the big final. What are the brief scores? Trinbago Knight Riders: 194/4 in 20 overs (Alex Hales 58 Nicholas Pooran 50; Roston Chase 1-16 Khary Pierre 1-24) Saint Lucia Kings: 138/8 in 20 overs (Tim Seifert 57 Tim David 28; Usman Tariq 4-35 Sunil Narine 3-18) Result: TKR won by 56 runs Highlights: Shah Rukh Khans Trinbago Knight Riders beat Preity Zintas Saint Lucia Kings in Qualifier 2 by 56 runs. Star player from Sanjiv Goenkas LSG Nicholas Pooran smashed a solid fifty. Kieron Pollard added quick runs smashing three sixes in Tabraiz Shamsis last over. Shah Rukh Khans Trinbago Knight Riders secured a spot in the 2025 Caribbean Premier League final.