Tentatively poked at it and seals the deal. Slaps this short ball to the fielder at point and Kings have routed Royals in this lopsided contest. It's a complete performance from Kings who have outsmarted their opponents in all departments of the game and have also climbed to the top of the table with this massive victory
Kings vs Royals, 16th Match at Bridgetown, CPL 2023, Sep 02 2023 - Match Result
Johnson Charles, Player of the Match: We know that up top Kyle Mayers will come. He is a dangerous bowler swinging the bowler into the right hander so it was really about taking control of the powerplay and not losing any wickets. It doesn't matter if we don't get many runs. Obviously, I have to take off the mind knowing that Faf is gone but then still we have a quality player in Colin Munro so you know I still have to take the responsibility to bat deep and not give my good start so that's just how it is. I am just going to give my best and do what I have to do for the team.
Sikandar Raza, Saint Lucia Kings Captain: As I said previously, this group is very hungry. When we got days off, we're trying to utilize to rest and recover and when we come for training, we train to the best of our ability. We are hungry to play games so we know some of the games are far apart so when we do get an opportunity, everybody means business. I thought that the score was good but I didn't think it was that good. I thought the wicket got really good to bat on so all I asked my bowlers was that we know what their opening can do. We just hold our guns to the first six overs then after powerplay, we let our spinners bowl at them and let's see what happens from there but the way seamers bowled in the powerplay took those four wickets suddenly put them back. We certainly had plans (for their batting line up) but the reason I was smiling was because there were two thoughts going on...should we bowl someone else...I got a gut feeling to bowl with Primus, we had clear communication with him. When the communication is clear with the players and the role is clear, then I think the execution part becomes clear.
Rovman Powell, Barbados Royals Captain: That is a good sum-up, it's a tough day at the office, nothing really worked well for us today. We just think the wicket would get better and it did, but we just didn't bat well and bowled well. It's just one of those days at the office. Obviously, if you keep on losing games so badly, you have to sit down as a team, as a management, and come up with some plans, maybe some different team selection but let's see what happens in next few days.
Hajji49: "None of the " home" teams are having particularly good stands in CPL 2023, so far. The Royals haven't been consistent here in B'dos, St. Lucia saw the bulk of the matches there washed out, and the Patriots, well ... it doesn't seem to matter. Overall, though, not the best CPL so far for "home" fans. "
Lifter outside off, that's a corker of a delivery, sways away from the line of the ball, gets the edge and Chase leaps off his feet, gets his hand to it but the ball was traveling fast, deflects away behind square on off for a boundary
Length on the pads, glanced off the pads to deep fine
Raza puts another nail in the coffin. Tossed up outside off, gets a touch greedy and is advancing to meet the pitch, larrups it over mid-off but finds the fielder in the deep who makes no mistake in clinging onto the catch
Lobbed up fuller and turning away outside off, leans forward and maneuvers it to cover fielder inside the ring
Helps it on its way to fine leg and scurries through a run
Tapped away to sweeper cover as they jog through a run
Good length, floating outside off, slashed away to deep third man boundary. Long chase for the man in the deep; he puts in a dive but it had got enough legs to reach the fence
Shortish and angling into the pads, squirted off the pads past fine leg
Rapacious loft over long-off for a six! Smears Pierre for a flat six with a lot of vigour and force. Loose delivery from Pierre and duly punished
Oh my word! Almost snaffled at backward point, dives full stretch forward but the ball quickly died on him
Flighted delivery fuller and outside off, clatters it all along the carpet to deep extra cover region
Lobbed up and floating outside off, goes for the big heave and doesn't get all of it. Joseph at deep extra cover settled under the skier and snags it well. Royals in complete disarray here
Was loading up for a big hoick towards midwicket, doesn't get the middle and it rolls over to square of deep midwicket
Tossed up, wicket to wicket, makes room and chops it away to point's right
On a length and drifting in from outside off, leans out and drives into the covers
Stands tall and pushes it down to long-on, canters across to the other end
Shorter length, a hint of turn outside off, swings for the hills but is nowhere near the line
Length ball, spinning in and compact flick to square leg
Plants his front leg in an attempt to biff it over midwicket, can't connect in the end
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Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | |
Toss | Barbados Royals, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2023 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 02 September 2023 - night (20-over match) |
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Points | St Lucia Kings 2, Barbados Royals 0 |
Over 18 • BR 105/10