Lendl Simmons

"My focus is to continue playing franchise cricket for as long as my body permits"

Along with Mohammad Shahzad, Tamim added 173 for the first wicket

Greaves, Brooks, Motie, Smith and Drakes earn maiden call-ups as West Indies rest several senior players

Simmons attacked just five off his 35 balls, leaving Gayle, Hetmyer, Pollard and Russell little time to cover up

Tallawahs slumped to 15 for 5 and despite a recovery Lendl Simmons' 70 ensured a comfortable chase

Fabian Allen threatened to win the match with four late sixes but Starc kept Andre Russell quiet

Dwayne Bravo and Lendl Simmons played major roles in their respective teams' wins in the Eliminator games

Three players each from champions TKR and semi-finalists Tallawahs in ESPNcricinfo's XI

The Knight Riders became the first team to go through an entire CPL season undefeated

Player of the Match Akeal Hosein took 3 for 14 to restrict Tallawahs to 107 for 7

Patriots' hopes for semi-final qualification all but over after heavy defeat

Not a difficult task picking this side. Two of the overseas players are shoo-ins, but what about the other two?

Pollard and Bravo picked up three wickets each before Simmons made short work of the chase with a six-laden 91 not out

His return to international cricket was low key, but the opening batsman certainly made a mark in Hyderabad

The bowlers restricted India, and with dew kicking in, the Caribbean top order cantered to an eventually comfortable win

Both players were rewarded for their stellar form in the CPL, earning call-ups for the matches against Afghanistan in Dehradun

As some unlikely heroes emerge, we pick our team of 2019

Narine claimed 2 for 10 even though he was bowling with an injured finger

The highest CPL total was smashed three times in three days with Knight Riders now leading the charts with their 267 for 2