Saint Lucia Kings vs Trinbago Knight Riders, 9th Match, Caribbean Premier League: Win for the Kings

St Lucia Kings earned their second win of the 2023 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with a 54 run victory over Trinbago Knight Riders.

Match Summary

Saint Lucia Kings 167/5 (du Plessis 57, Charles 37; Russell 2/28, Bravo 2/31)

Riders 113 all out (Pollard 34, Deyal 33; Pierre 4/20, Chase 2/13)

Result - Saint Lucia Kings won by 54 runs

SCORECARD

The Knight Riders won the toss and chose to field first, but Saint Lucia Kings, powered by the batting of Faf du Plessis and Sikandar Raza, scored a substantial 167/5 after 20 overs. 

Trinbago Knight Riders began their chase scoring runs rapidly, but the spin bowling of Khary Pierre, Roston Chase and Sikandar Raza was ultimately their undoing as they lost frequent wickets and were bowled out for 113, falling 54 runs short of the target.   

Openers Faf du Plessis and Johnson Charles would put on an 85 run partnership to provide a platform for the Saint Lucia Kings, du Plessis reaching his half century from just 33 balls before losing his wicket to an Andre Russell delivery.

Trinbago Knight Riders would then frustrate Saint Lucia Kings as their variation of bowlers kept the runs down, before Sikandar Raza led a counter-attack, scoring four boundaries before departing for 32. Dwayne Bravo and Ali Khan would bowl superbly at the end of the innings, combining to concede just 11 runs and taking three wickets across the final two overs, as the Saint Lucia Kings set a target of 168 to win. 

There were early set backs for the Knight Riders, as they lost the experienced wickets of Martin Guptill, Chadwick Walton and Nicholas Pooran in the powerplay. Captain Kieron Pollard would provide a destructive cameo as he scored 34 off 15 balls and ensured they stayed ahead of the run rate, but wickets continued to fall, leaving the Knight Riders 86-6 after ten overs. Saint Lucia Kings continued to utilise spin effectively; Khary Pierre was the pick of the bowlers, taking four wickets for 20 runs as the Knight Riders were dismissed for 113.  

Trinbago Knight Riders will look to rebound in tomorrow evening’s match as they face off against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots. 

Match Details

Playing XIs

Saint Lucia Kings: Johnson Charles(WK), Faf du Plessis(C), Sean Williams, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Sikandar Raza, Roston Chase, Roshon Primus, Khary Pierre, Alzarri Joseph, Peter Hatzoglou, McKenny Clarke

Trinbago Knight Riders: Nicholas Pooran(WK), Chadwick Walton, Kieron Pollard(C), Martin Guptill, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Dwayne Bravo, Mark Deyal, Akeal Hosein, Ali Khan, Jaden Carmichael

Match 

Date: Saturday, August 26, 2023 15:00

Venue: Warner Park, St Kitts, Basseterre

Toss: Trinbago Knight Riders elected to bowl