BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC):

Barbados Tridents assistant coach, Vasbert Drakes, says the reigning Caribbean Premier League champions can still be proud despite seeing their winning streak halted by St Kitts and Nevis Patriots.

Playing at Kensington Oval last Saturday, Tridents plunged to their first defeat in four games in a thriller, losing to the previously winless Patriots by a single run of the last ball of the game.

"I think it was a fantastic game of cricket. Obviously, we're a little disappointed that we didn't bring it home at the end there," Drakes said.

"Like anything else, the margin for error is so small in these T20 games. The minute you're behind the eighth-ball it's going to be very difficult. At the end of the day, I think we're very happy that even though we lost the game, we still competed."

Tridents entered the game on the back of victories over last year's losing finalists, Guyana Amazon Warriors, 2013 champions Jamaica Tallawahs and Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel.

"I don't think anything really went wrong. I thought they bowled really well up front and put us under pressure," the former West Indies player said.