Trinidad & Tobago player Kevon Cooper said that it was "a dream come true" after he momentarily kept his team's semi-final hopes alive with an 11-ball 25 against the Cape Cobras.

Cooper was key to T&T's two-wicket win over the Cobras, a victory that was, however, ultimately in vain with both teams crashing out of the tournament following the New South Wales Blues' defeat of the Chennai Super Kings in the day's later game.

"It's a good feeling. It's difficult to express my feelings right now. After watching the guys play international cricket on TV, and then playing against them, playing a big knock for my team, it is something I dream about. I am happy right now and hope for better things now," Cooper said at a press conference.

Asked if his innings would help him get to the next level just as Kieron Pollard's knock did during the first edition of the tournament, he answered: "Hopefully, but I wasn't thinking about that. I just wanted to get out there and perform for my team and take on the bowlers and deliver for my team tonight."

This was the first time T&T had successfully chased a target in the tournament, but Cooper said there were no specific strategies involved.

"Skipper Darren (Ganga) and the team management had asked us to keep an open mind, regardless of whether we batted first or bowled first. We really wanted to win and I am proud to have played good cricket."

T&T skipper Darren Ganga lauded Cooper's contribution.

"Ever since he was selected for T&T at the age of 16, he has shown promise and talent and it's really great to see him win this match, so congratulations to him and the entire team," Ganga said.

Ganga feels T&T's performance during the competition has been something they can be proud of.

"We can still hold our heads high. We came here without our three biggest players and people didn't give us a chance. We had a good qualifying round.

"I got information that a lot of Trinidadians wanted to make the journey (to India) to support the side but they didn't because they had reservations about us going forward in the tournament. I've said time and time again, this is a team, not an individual or about two or three players and we work hard as a team."