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A spectacular opening partnership between Tim Seifert and Johnson Charles powered the St Lucia Kings to a powerful seven-wicket victory towards the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots on the Darren Sammy Nationwide Cricket Stadium in St Lucia.
Despatched in to bat, the Patriots scored a aggressive 177 for 3 from their allotted 20 overs, thanks primarily to Mohammad Rizwan’s unbeaten half-century.
However Seifert smacked 68 off 45 balls, and Charles belted 47 from simply 17 deliveries, inclusive of 5 fours and 4 sixes, because the Kings raced to 180 for 3 in 17 overs.
Charles hit Kyle Mayers for a six and two fours within the third over that went for 18 runs.
The pair was brutal on leg spinner Navin Bidaisee, hitting him for 2 sixes and two fours within the sixth over that leaked 21 runs, because the Kings reached 64 with out loss after 5 overs.
Left-arm spinner Waqar Salamkheil was struck for 2 consecutive sixes by Charles, however bought a breakthrough when he had him caught with the rating on 85 for one within the seventh over.
Seifert then partnered with new batter Ackeem Auguste, including 60 runs in simply six overs, throughout which Seifert introduced up his half-century off 35 balls.
Pacer Naseem Shah then dismissed Auguste for 29 off 20 balls to depart the rating 145 for 2 within the thirteenth over because the Kings had been nicely on their strategy to victory.
Nonetheless, Seifert misplaced his wicket after smashing six fours and 4 sixes, however Roston Chase (15 not out) and Tim David (16 not out) took their aspect to victory with 18 balls to spare.
The win carried them to the highest of the desk on eight factors from six video games.
Earlier, the Patriots produced batting efficiency, as Evin Lewis and Andre Fletcher placed on 47 runs inside six overs for the primary wicket, earlier than Chase had Lewis caught for a run-a-ball 18.
Participant of the Match Tabraiz Shamsi, who bagged 2-17 from his 4 overs, then accounted for Fletcher’s wicket after he scored 37 from 23 balls, to depart the Patriots 69 for 2.
Rizwan and Kyle Mayers then added 71 runs for the third wicket. Rizwan completed on 60 not out off 41 balls, inclusive of 4 sixes and three fours, with the Patriots accumulating 37 runs off the final three overs.
