Last Updated on September 18, 2022, 6:09 AM AST by Anthony Morris
CPL 2022: In the 20th match of the series, the Patriots faced another defeat in the Caribbean Premier League Tournament (CPL 2022) against the Saint Lucia Kings. The Kings defeated the Patriots by 49.
At the start of the game, The Patriots won the toss and decided to field, which did not bode well for the team. Faf du Plessis of the Saint Lucia Kings got his team to a dominating start as he scored boundaries throughout the opening overs of the match.
Johnson Charles then continued to score before he was aided by big hits from the bats of David Wiese and Roshon Primus, who powered the Kings to a total score of 189/7.
The Patriots could not find fluency in their chase as they lost their most crucial four wickets in the first half of the match.
Wiese was the best performing bowler for the Kings, taking three wickets for eight runs as the Patriots finished 140 all out and lost by 49 runs.
Saint Lucia Kings had an uplifting and positive start to their innings, with du Plessis and Charles comfortably hitting boundaries at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy. However, the former lost his wicket while he was attempting a scoop shot.
Even though they lost wickets at regular intervals, the Kings managed to score 189/7 largely owing to the performance of Charles, who managed to hit a score of 61. He was at the crease for more than 15 overs.
The Patriots had begun to build a foundation in their chase but lost both openers Andre Fletcher and Evin Lewis in the fifth over.
With Wiese then taking the wickets of both Darren and DJ Bravo, the Patriots began to rebound, with Dewald Brevis scoring some crucial runs before he lost his wicket to a catch-out.
As the Patriots lost more wickets, Kesrick Williams proving a threat with the ball, they could not keep up with the required run rate and were bowled out for 140, losing by 49 runs.
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