Latest Cricket News: The 11th season of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL 2023) officially got underway last week with a clash between Tallawahs and Kings. As many as 12 fixtures have occurred so far in the ongoing CPL edition with 22 more remaining to be played. As things stand, Faf Du Plessis-led Saint Lucia Kings lead the CPL 2023 points tally with 6 points after their first five league fixtures.

Meanwhile, Sunday night’s eventful encounter between St Kitts & Nevis Patriots and Trinbago Knight Riders remained the most recent CPL 2023 fixture. The Trinbago-based side, led by Kieron Pollard, came out victorious in the exact encounter after a successive 179-run chase. Nicholas Pooran starred for TKR in the chase with a match-winning knock of 61 runs.

Latest Cricket News: Sunil Narine Asked To Leave The Field Following A Slow-Over Red Card

The on-field umpire dashing Sunil Narine out of the ground for the final over remained a controversial episode from yesterday’s fixture between St Kitts and Trinbago. The umpire handed a red card to Trinbago Knight Riders ahead of the final over of the first innings after they were falling behind in the over rate by a mere few seconds.

Owing to the new CPL red-card rule, Trinbago Knight Riders were ultimately asked to choose a player who had to remain out of the ground for the final over. Kieron Pollard, the skipper of TKR, picked Sunil Narine as a player leaving the field, and as a result, he became the first recipient of the new red card rule in the Caribbean Premier League 2023. 

Take a look at the video:

SENT OFF! The 1st ever red card in CPL history. Sunil Narine gets his marching orders 🚨 #CPL23 #SKNPvTKR #RedCard #CricketPlayedLouder #BiggestPartyInSport pic.twitter.com/YU1NqdOgEX

— CPL T20 (@CPL) August 28, 2023

“To be honest, it will take away the hard work everyone has done. We are like the pawns and we are going to do what we are told. We are going to play as fast as we can. If you are penalized for 30-45 seconds in a tournament like this, it is absolutely ridiculous.” said TKR captain Kieron Pollard while reacting to the episode

Kieron Pollard was seemingly unhappy and frustrated following the implementation of the red card amid the crucial fixture, as Trinbago were left with 10 players during the final 6 deliveries of the exact innings.