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St Kitts and Nevis Patriots take on Saint Lucia Kings in their first clash of CPL 2025 at Warner Park. Stay tuned for live updates with Associates Times.
In just a matter of moments, the next match of the 2025 Caribbean Premier League is all set to take place at the Warner Park Cricket Stadium between St Kitts and Nevis Patriots and Saint Lucia Kings. The win probability between the two tames has almost a 50-50 chance however, the final decision is about to take place.
The two teams will be competing against each other for the first time with SKN Patriots already facing a victory and a defeat. Meanwhile the last match of the Saint Lucia Kings against Antigua and Barbuda Falcons was abandoned due to heavy rain.
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Saint Lucia Kings have clinched a suspensful win, holding off St Kitts & Nevis Patriots by just 3 runs in a dramatic finish. Chasing a stiff target, the Patriots needed a boundary off the final ball to stay in the contest but failed to do so.
Navin Bidaisee is keeping St Kitts & Nevis Patriots alive in the chase with a brilliant late surge. After 18 overs, Patriots sit at 177/5, needing 24 runs from the last 12 balls. Pressure remains high with the required run rate at 12.
Patriots have now paced up the momentum scoring boundaries and back to back hits. By end of the 14th over, Patriots now stand at 140/5, however they lost a major wicket of Holder to Chase in the 5th ball.
Roston Chase added to Saint Lucia Kings’ momentum by dismissing Rilee Rossouw for just 1 run. Patriots are now struck at 66/4 after 9 overs, facing mounting pressure.
Khary Pierre turned the game in Saint Lucia Kings’ favor with a double breakthrough in the 6th over. Andre Fletcher, dismissed for 4, Soon after, Mikyle Louis also fell to Pierre, leaving Patriots reeling with two quick blows in the same over.
Saint Lucia Kings have picked up their pace as they grabbed their first wicket of Kyle Mayers for 3 runs. Mayers was catched by Roston Chase, leaving patriots at 46/1.
The Patriots are off to a steady start, reaching 30 without loss after three overs. Andre Fletcher has scored 23 off 16 balls, while Kyle Mayers is settling in on 1 from 2. The bowlers are looking to tighten things up early, aiming to slow the momentum.
The final over was intense and saw a mix of power packed batting from Kings and a key wicket. Delano Potgieter was dismissed on the last bowl, just after smashing a six into the air. Despite this wicket, the Kings managed to set a whopping target of 201 runs for patriots to chase.
Waqar Salamkheil continues to rule the pitch with his hard bowling skils and dimissing another star player of the King, David Wiese just for 7 runs. Fazalhaq Farooqi made a herioc catch and left the Kings at 187/6 in the 18th over.
Kings faced another defeat in the 17th over by losing Tim David's wicket. David scored 46 runs off 23 balls. The kings now stand at 179/5, pacing up their game in the last 3 overs.
The Saint Lucia Kings now stand at 158/4 and faced a big loss after they lost Roston Chase's wicket. Patriots seem to have geared up their game after facing a defeat in their last match against Trinbago Knight Riders.
Tim David opened with a straight boundary and added a couple of singles, while Chase scored three runs including a double. Saint Lucia Kings now sit at 115/3 after 12 overs, with Chase on 39 (24) and David on 10 (10), keeping the chase steady at a run rate of 9.58.
Roston Chase dominated the pitch by hitting continued boundaries and collecting 12 runs against Dominic Drakes. Kings added a total of 16 runs in the over pushing the overall score to 106/3. The current run rate now stands at 9.63.
Kings have reached 90/3 at the halfway stage with 7 runs coming off Waqar Salamkheil’s over. Chase kept the pace with a four and a couple of singles. The Kings head into the strategic timeout with Chase on 21 (16) and David on 3 (6).
Naseem Shah's over was mixed with tight deliveries and a few scoring chances. David picked up singles, while Chase anchored up to a four. Kings added up a total of 9 runs in the over moving to 83/3 after 9 overs.
BOOM! Waqar dismisses Charles out of the field in the second ball of the eigth over. Replaced by David, Kings now seem to be in stress as they lose their strong batsmen in early overs. The Saint Lucia Kings now stand at 74/3.
Charles scored a half century by end of the seventh over as he hit a four and took another singles to power up the overall score of the Kings to 69/2. Chase on the other hand continues to stay on the other side of the pitch as charles dominates the field.
Johnson Charles keeps the momentum rolliing through the sixth over as he smashed another six and a four along with a couple of singles to power up the scorecard of Kings to 60/2.
Johnson Charles is holding the innings together after the early double blow, keeping the scoreboard moving. He smashed a six in the fifth over, lifting the Kings to a score of 49/2 in the fifth over.
Kings after losing two of its major wickets made a striking comeback in their next over by scoring 3 fours and 1 six, all scored by charles. These back to back smashes pushed the overall score of the kings to 39/2 by end of the fourth over.
Saint Lucia Kings lost two of its major wickets including Seifert and August, who came to replace the former. The over began brightly with Charles smashing a six, but it ended in disaster as the Patriots claimed two wickets in back-to-back deliveries. Kings now stand at 21/2 after 3 overs.
In the second over, the Saint Lucia Kings scored 7 runs with Seifert hitting a six in the last ball. Bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi delivered difficult bowling, making it hard to score and leaving the Kings in early pressure.
Saint Lucia Kings gave a steady start by scoring 7 runs in the first over of their match against SKN Patriots at Warner Park in St Kitts. Opening batsmen Johnson Charles and Tim Seifert are on the pitch with Seifert scoring 6 runs and Charles scoring a single run.
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots have won the toss and have choose to bowl first. The match has begun with Saint Lucia Kings batting to hit a massive target for Patriots to chase.