Kings record win over Patriots

Samit Patel (L) and Jeavor Royal (2nd left) of Saint Lucia Kings celebrate the dismissal of
Colin Archibald (R) of Saint Kitts & Nevis Patriots during the 2021 Hero Caribbean

Premier League match 17 between Saint Kitts & Nevis Patriots and Saint Lucia Kings at
Warner Park Sporting Complex on September 5, 2021 in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis

(CMC) The Saint Lucia Kings repeated their performance from 24 hours
earlier and once again recorded a win over the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in their
2021 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) encounter.
The Patriots won the toss and stand-in captain, Chris Gayle, chose to bat first, yet
it turned out to be a trial by spin as they faltered for 118 all out against the turn of
Jeavor Royal and Samit Patel.
The Kings got off to the worst possible start in their chase, losing Andre Fletcher
to a Fabian Allen delivery off the very first ball of the innings. They rebuilt via
Roston Chase to comfortably reach their target of 119.
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots lost their two explosive batsmen in the PowerPlay overs
as Evin Lewis and Chris Gayle were dismissed early. The young Royal was the
stand-out bowler with three wickets, while Patel was the most economical.
A mix-up saw the dangerous Sherfane Rutherford run out and while Fabian Allen
tried to give his side a big finish, he was dismissed in the 19th over.
Despite losing Fletcher in the first ball of the innings, Saint Lucia Kings still had
the dangerous Faf du Plessis, who raced to 22 off 14 balls, before being caught
out.
The in-form Roston Chase ended up seeing his side home with a superb innings
that saw him reach yet another half century, this time in thirty six balls, his third in
a row at this year’s Hero CPL. The Kings chased their target in the 16th over as
the powerful Tim David helped take them over the line with a rapid 18 runs off 7
balls.
Saint Lucia Kings now have their third consecutive win of the tournament and
move closer to the top spot of the league standings