Last Updated on September 6, 2021, 7:54 AM AST by Anthony Morris
St Kitts and Nevis: The Saint Lucia Kings repeated their performance 24 hours earlier and once again claimed victory over the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in their 2021 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) match.
The Patriots won the toss and incoming captain Chris Gayle chose to bat first, but it was a test run as they faltered for 118 all against the innings of Jeavor Royal and Samit Patel.
The Kings got off to the worst start in their chase and Andre Fletcher lost in the first ball of the innings by Fabian Allen. They were rebuilt via Roston Chase to reach their target of 119 comfortably.
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots lost their two explosive batsmen in the PowerPlay overs as Evin Lewis and Chris Gayle were dismissed early. Youngster Royal was the striking bowler with three wickets, while Patel was the most economical. In a mix, the dangerous Sherfane Rutherford ran up, and while Fabian Allen was trying to give his team a big end, he was sacked in the 19th over.
Despite losing to Fletcher in the first ball of the innings, Saint Lucia Kings still have the dangerous Faf du Plessis, who ran with 22 off 14 balls, before being caught out. The in-form Roston Chase finally saw his team at home with an excellent innings that reached him for another half century, this time in thirty-six balls, his third consecutive year during this year’s Hero CPL. The Kings chased their goal in the 16th over when powerful Tim David helped them cross the line with a quick 18 runs from 7 balls.
Saint Lucia Kings now have their third consecutive victory of the tournament and move closer to the top position of the league.
Saint Lucia Kings 121/4 (Chase 51 *, du Plessis 22; Allen 2/30, Naseem 1/11) beat St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 118 all out (Allen 34, Thomas 28; Royal 3/20, Patel 2/15 ) by six wickets.
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