BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) — Barbados Royals made a winning start to the Men’s 6IXTY with a comfortable three-wicket win over Trinbago Knight Riders.

Asked to chase a paltry 77 in the final game of the men’s triple-header at Warner Park on Thursday, Royals overhauled their target with 21 balls to spare.

Corbin Bosch, a 27-year-old South African, led the run chase with 42 off 23 balls. He struck three fours and four sixes and put on 46 for the third wicket with Harry Tector (16), a partnership that hauled Royals around from 20 for two in the third over.

Earlier, TKR mustered only 76 in the eighth over, West Indies left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein top-scoring with 27 from 16 balls but no other batsman passing 20.

The innings were tottering on 27 for three at the end of the third until Hosein arrived to belt a four and a couple of sixes, in a 29-run fourth wicket partnership with Andre Russell, who finished on 12 not out.

The Sixty is a new format organised by the Caribbean Premier League and Cricket West Indies, which sees 30 balls — in five separate overs — bowled from one end and another 30 balls from the other end in each innings.

Each batting side only has six wickets.