PROVIDENCE – The St Lucia Kings delivered a dominant efficiency to safe their place within the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) play-offs, registering a cushty seven-wicket victory over table-toppers Barbados Royals on the Nationwide Stadium in Windfall, Guyana, on Saturday.
In a match the place Roston Chase displayed his all-round brilliance and Alzarri Joseph tore by way of the Royals’ batting line-up, the Kings notched their fifth win of the match to hitch the Royals on the prime of the standings on 10 factors.
Requested to bat first, the Royals struggled to realize any momentum and have been diminished to a meager whole of 96-9. Their innings unraveled rapidly as Joseph made a direct influence, eradicating the harmful opener Quinton de Kock for simply two runs, adopted by Rahkeem Cornwall for a similar rating.
Chase then joined the get together, dismissing Kadeem Alleyne for 4 to deepen the Royals’ woes, leaving them in disarray at 13-3 inside the first three overs. When captain Rovman Powell fell cheaply to Joseph, the Royals might solely muster 28 runs by the tip of the powerplay.
Little respite
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The center overs supplied little respite for the Royals, with Chase and Noor Ahmad persevering with to dismantle the batting order. Regardless of transient resistance from David Miller and Jason Holder, who each made 21, the Royals by no means recovered. Joseph completed with very good figures of 4-22, whereas Chase claimed 3-18 to cap off a superb bowling show.
In response, the Kings’ run chase started shakily with Jason Holder hanging early to dismiss Johnson Charles for six, adopted by a wicket-maiden from Maheesh Theekshana. Nevertheless, Faf du Plessis rapidly quashed any nerves, blasting boundaries off Holder and a six off Theekshana to stabilize the innings.
Although du Plessis was stumped after the powerplay for a well-made 26, Chase as soon as once more stepped up. He partnered with Tim Seifert in an unbeaten 48-run, fifth-wicket stand, steering the Kings to victory within the 14th over. Chase completed on 39 not out, with Seifert contributing 21 because the Kings accomplished their chase with 37 balls to spare, confirming their place within the CPL play-offs.
