Caribbean Premier League 2024 Match 24 - Saint Lucia Kings beat Barbados Royals by 13 runs

In Match 24 of the Caribbean Premier League 2024, Saint Lucia Kings beat Barbados Royals by 13 runs, at the Providence Stadium, Guyana, today.

Match Summary

Barbados Royals vs Saint Lucia Kings, Match 24

Barbados Royals 149/8 (20 ov)

Saint Lucia Kings 162/3 (20 ov)

Saint Lucia Kings won by 13 runs

SCORECARD 

 

Match Analysis

 

Royals captain Rovman Powell won the toss and elected to field first but his bowlers struggled to make as much impact as they’ve been used to throughout the tournament so far. Nevertheless, Royals wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock showcased his lightning quick hands to get rid of Faf du Plessis and Roston Chase, both stumped off Maharaj and Theekshana respectively as the Kings chipped away.

Johnson Charles played some muscular sweep shots to clear the boundary rope, top scoring with 53 runs off 42 balls, he was supported by Ackeem Auguste with 35 off 32 before the latter had to retire hurt. Tim Seifert then struck a late flurry of boundaries to get the Kings to the highest total scored at Providence in this year’s competition – 162/3 would take some chasing.

The Royals stellar batting card got off to a flier in response – reaching 56 without loss before Alzarri Joseph got rid of the dangerous de Kock for 22 off 13 balls. Kadeem Alleyne had actually been the main aggressor for the Royals, particularly in the third over when he smashed three consecutive sixes off Roston Chase. The Kings then struck back by picking up both Rahkeem Cornwall and Rovman Powell cheaply

Royals reached 100/4 in the 13th over before Noor Ahmed stitched together a maiden to an increasingly frustrated David Miller in the 14th which left the Royals needing to hit 63 runs off the last 36 balls.

Miller atoned for his sluggish strike rate by bunting two boundaries in the next over but was caught at cover by du Plessis for 21 off 22 balls trying to find the fence again as the runs per over required climbed ever higher.

Alick Athanaze and Nyeem Young both fell in the latter stages to leave Royals needing 21 off the last over with Jason Holder and Maheesh Theekshana at the crease. Theekshana got a single off the first ball to get Holder on strike, an edge for four followed to keep Royals in the hunt. David Wiese then got the crucial breakthrough as Holder holed out to Khary Pierre on the long off boundary. Wiese held his nerve at the last to see Kings claim the victory by 13 runs.

Match Stats

Saint Lucia Kings Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Faf du Plessis - 3.1 ov), 2-83 (Johnson Charles - 11.4 ov), 3-99 (Roston Chase - 14.2 ov)

Barbados Royals Fall of wickets: 1-56 (Quinton de Kock - 4.4 ov), 2-65 (Rahkeem Cornwall - 7.3 ov), 3-75 (Kadeem Alleyne - 8.3 ov), 4-86 (Rovman Powell - 9.4 ov), 5-118 (David Miller - 15.5 ov), 6-136 (Alick Athanaze - 17.6 ov), 7-141 (Nyeem Young - 18.3 ov), 8-147 (Jason Holder - 19.3 ov)

Playing XI

Barbados Royals  

• Quinton de Kock(WK)
• Rovman Powell(C)
• David Miller
• Alick Athanaze
• Jason Holder
• Rahkeem Cornwall
• Nyeem Young
• Keshav Maharaj
• Kadeem Alleyne
• Maheesh Theekshana
• Obed McCoy

Saint Lucia Kings  

• Johnson Charles(WK)
• Faf du Plessis(C)
• Ackeem Auguste
• Aaron Jones
• Roston Chase
• Tim Seifert
• David Wiese
• Mikkel Govia
• Alzarri Joseph
• Noor Ahmad
• Khary Pierre

 

Match Details:

Date: Sunday, September 22, 2024 15:00

Venue: Providence Stadium, Guyana

Toss: Barbados Royals elected to bowl