Caribbean Premier League Qualifier 1 - Saint Lucia Kings beat Guyana Amazon Warriors (DLS) to reach Final

Saint Lucia Kings are through to the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Final after beating Guyana Amazon Warriors by 15 runs (DLS) in a rain affected match, at the Guyana National Stadium in Providence today.

 

Match Summary

Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Saint Lucia Kings, Qualifier 1, CPL 2024

Guyana Amazon Warriors 106/4 (13 ov)

Saint Lucia Kings 198/5 (20 ov)

Result - Saint Lucia Kings won by 15 runs (DLS method)

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Match Analysis

 

Kings won the toss and batted first, which on reflection was a wise decision given the forecast and Faf du Plessis led from the front once more for the Kings.

An opening partnership of 124 runs between Faf du Plessis and Johnson Charles ensured the Kings posted a challenging total of 198/5 off their 20 overs.

Charles was starting to eye up a three figure score when he was well caught on the long on boundary by Keemo Paul off the bowling of Moeen Ali for 79 off 45 deliveries. Du Plessis then fell for a well-made half century of his own, the Kings captain forced to depart after Rahmanullah Gurbaz held on to an exceptional catch from a firmly hit shot down the ground off Shamar Joseph.

The Warriors bowlers did well to keep the score down to a manageable target with Moeen Ali once again being the standout performer with the ball, figures of 2/24 off his four overs showcasing all his experience.

In response, the Warriors had reached 106/4 at the end of the 13th over before the persistent drizzle turned into heavier rain and the players were taken off the field by the umpires. Unfortunately for the 2023 CPL champions it then did not relent meaning that they were behind the required run rate on DLS calculations when the match was called off over an hour later.

Still requiring 92 runs off the remaining 42 deliveries when the weather intervened the Warriors would have still fancied their chances of hauling down the total with a well set Shimron Hetmyer looking dangerous with 37 off 18 balls and with Moeen Ali having just joined him.

Hetmyer had just opened his shoulders to hit four sixes in quick succession off Noor Ahmad and Roston Chase, despite this injection of runs the Warriors were comfortably behind the required DLS score of 121 when the rain decisively intervened.

The Warriors will have a chance of setting up a re-match with a victory of Barbados Royals in the final eliminator match on Friday evening. Saint Lucia Kings will await either side in Sunday’s final with an inaugural CPL title very much in their sights.

Match Stats

 

Saint Lucia Kings Fall of wickets: 1-124 (Johnson Charles - 11.4 ov), 2-156 (Faf du Plessis - 14.6 ov), 3-178 (Tim Seifert - 17.4 ov), 4-190 (Roston Chase - 18.5 ov), 5-190 (Matthew Forde - 18.6 ov)

Guyana Amazon Warriors Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Keemo Paul - 3.3 ov), 2-51 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz - 7.5 ov), 3-72 (Shai Hope - 10.2 ov), 4-77 (Dwaine Pretorius - 11.1 ov)

Match Details

Date - 2024-10-02 23:00:00

Venue  - Providence Stadium, Guyana

Toss - Saint Lucia Kings elected to bat

Umpires - Carl Tuckett (West Indies), Nigel Duguid (West Indies), Leslie Reifer (West Indies TV)

Match Referee - Denavon Hayles (West Indies