The Trinbago Knight Riders got back to winning ways Friday night, securing a very comfortable seven wicket victory against the Barbados Tridents at the Queen’s Park Oval in the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL).Sunil Narine starred with bat and ball as the defending champions dominated the Tridents. A ruthless bowling performance from the Knight Riders on a pitch assisting the spinners, set up a comfortable chase.Putting the Tridents into bat first, Nicholas Pooran opted to stay away from pace in the early stages, trusting his spin options to take control of the Powerplay. And take control they did as the Tridents side were 31 for one after the first six. That period saw a fascinating attacking approach from Pooran as Kieron Pollard went in at silly point and short-leg.The decision was well-judged as the pitch provided plenty of turn from the outset and the amount of spin made it extremely tricky for the Tridents’ batters to get on top of any of the TKR bowlers.Usman Tariq continued to tie down the Tridents with a wonderful spell of bowling where he only conceded 11 runs with the wicket of Zachary Carter for his efforts. Carter himself had been steady but was unable to convert a good start into a significant innings as he fell for 28.Pooran rode the crest of the wave and put his faith in as many off-speed bowlers as possible. Often putting fielders in the slips and in close again to continue attacking.The Knight Riders were relentless as wickets fell through the middle period. The evergreen, 38-year-old Narine took two for 14 from his four overs. Barbados captain Chris Green looked like the only Trident who could get the ball away as he slogged away before eventually falling to a slower ball from Pollard for 27.A last gasp burst from Rivaldo Clarke took the Tridents to 127 for nine at the end of their innings. A low total, but no given by any means with the surface playing as it did.It seemed the opening pair of Colin Munro and Sunil Narine had taken notes on how to play the pitch and the Tridents spinners did not have the same effect their opponents had early on.The Powerplay yielded 60 runs for no loss, as Munro, and in-particular, Narine got the home crowd on their feet and sent the ball flying around the Queen’s Park Oval. It wasn’t long after, that Narine was raising his bat, backing up his terrific night with the ball with a pinch-hitting masterclass at the top of the order.The Tridents’ luck was not in as catches went in and out of hands and fell short of fielders by a few feet. Green was rewarded for his good work with the wicket of Munro. The 96 partnership between him and Narine was the highest opening stand of the tournament so far.The Tridents did get some consolation with the wickets of Narine and Pooran (12). But Pollard and Jyd Goolie were able to canter home and secure a much needed victory for TKR. The Knight Riders go again tonight against the Jamaica Kingsmen.Summarised scores:Barbados Tridents 127-9, 20 overs (Zachary Carter 28, Chris Green 27, Rivaldo Clarke 16 n.o.; Sunil Narine 2/14, Kieron Pollard 2/19)Vs TKR 128-3, 14.5 overs (Sunil Narine 55, Colin Munro 37, Nicholas Pooran 12, Kieron Pollard 12 n.o.; Chris Green 1/10, Ramon Simmonds 1/20, Mujeeb Ur Rahman 1/39.----TKR won by seven wickets.