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Faf du Plessis, St Lucia Kings captain: Extremely proud of the way the guys went. Everyone put their hand up. There was some assistance. We saw the spinners were going to play a part. Great catching and really squeezing them in the powerplay, with Alzarri starting us off. Getting de Kock early - that was a good start for us. (On how to get to a competitive score on this pitch) You have to be proactive, be busy and understand how you are going to put the bowler under some sort of pressure. If you don't, the dot balls will just eat you alive. We knew it was important to get ahead of the rate in the powerplay and then after the powerplay, you can just focus on your singles. (On resting players having qualified) I am a big fan of playing the team together, getting the guys to connect. Unless someone really needs a break, to get back to 100%, getting those combinations right is important (for me)>

Rovman Powell, Barbados Royals captain: It is a difficult wicket. Those things will happen when you come from good wickets (like we did from Barbados). Four or five wickets in the powerplay - that is unacceptable. (On how to play on such tracks) There is not much you can do. As a batter, there will always be a ball that has your name on it. But you have to try, get stuck in. We are still playing good cricket - the wicket had a lot of part to play in how things went today. That said, it is the same wicket that both teams are playing on and it is now on us to adapt and find answers to playing on it.

Alzarri Joseph, Player of the Match: We knew that it was going to be a low-scoring wicket and for me, it was about bowling straight. Some are going to bounce, some are going to keep low - if you bowl at the stumps, you are in the game. (On the de Kock wicket) I wanted to use the angle from around the wicket and attack the stumps.

1:05pm A place in the playoffs was at stake for the Kings and they have done it in the most clinical manner possible. Their bowlers set things up before their captain arrived with intent in the powerplay, finding the fence regularly enough and breaking the back of the run-chase. Chase then ensured there were no further hiccups and hit the winnings runs, with Seifert also popping up with a neat, little cameo.

An off-day and a day to forget for the Royals, who will likely look at this as an aberration. They did not have many runs to play with and they could not extract as much assistance off the surface as their St Lucian counterparts. They will have to go back to the drawing board and pick themselves back up because, well, they play this opposition not long from now. Again.

13.5

Young to Chase, 1 run

that will be that! Roston Chase seals the deal for the day, and ensures that the Kings will be a part of the playoffs! Back of a length outside off. Chase hangs back and eases it towards deep cover point. An easy single to finish off what was a fairly one-sided contest!

13.4

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Young to Chase, no run

dug into the track outside off. Comes off very slow and Chase is too early into his punch. Plonks it towards mid off

13.4

Young to Chase, 1 wide

speared down leg. Chase does not get bat on it and the umpire calls it a wide. Scores level!

13.3

Young to Seifert, 1 run

fullish just outside off. Seifert clears his front leg and powers it back past the bowler. Chase, in trying to regain his ground, fell over, meaning that the Kings only managed a single

13.2

Young to Chase, 1 run

shortish outside off. Chase rides the bounce and punches it towards deep cover point

13.1

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Young to Chase, no run

short and wide outside off, and Chase will feel he has missed out here. Jabs it straight to extra cover

Young to bowl what could be the final over of this game

end of over 137 runs

SLK: 93/3CRR: 7.15 • RRR: 0.57 • Need 4 runs from 42b

Tim Seifert20 (16b 3x4)

Roston Chase37 (34b 4x4 1x6)

Obed McCoy 1-0-7-0

Rahkeem Cornwall 3-0-21-0

12.6

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McCoy to Seifert, no run

off-pace on a back of a length on off. Seifert hops up onto his toes and slaps it towards extra cover

12.5

McCoy to Chase, 1 run

very full and very wide outside off. Chase reaches out for and squeezes it towards deep cover point

12.4

McCoy to Seifert, 1 run

slow and short outside off. Seifert waits for it and cuts it towards deep cover point

Kings one hit away now

12.3

McCoy to Seifert, FOUR runs

classy from Seifert! Back of a length outside off but Seifert has decided a week early he wants to play the ramp. Shuffles across, gets into position and laps it over the keeper's head!

12.2

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McCoy to Seifert, no run

slower ball on a full length on off. Seifert defends

12.1

McCoy to Chase, 1 run

back of a length outside off. Chase gets on top of the bounce and jabs it towards deep cover point

McCoy to try his luck now

There is some delay. The umpires are chatting to Powell and Theekshana. Not sure why, though. Just 11 more needed for the Kings to seal a playoff berth

end of over 126 runs

SLK: 86/3CRR: 7.16 • RRR: 1.37 • Need 11 runs from 48b

Tim Seifert15 (12b 2x4)

Roston Chase35 (32b 4x4 1x6)

Rahkeem Cornwall 3-0-21-0

Keshav Maharaj 4-0-30-1

11.6

Cornwall to Seifert, 2 runs

full just outside leg. Chase gets inside the line and paddles it fine for a couple of runs

11.5

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Cornwall to Seifert, no run

full just outside off. Seifert comes forward and defends

11.4

Cornwall to Chase, 1 run

very full on off. Chase gets down on one knee and sweeps it towards deep backward square leg

11.3

Cornwall to Chase, 2 runs

shortish outside off. Chase gets back and punches it past extra cover for another brace

11.2

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Cornwall to Chase, no run

slower on a length on off. Chase tries the reverse again but this time, jams it into his back leg

16 more needed now

11.1

Cornwall to Seifert, 1 run

full and wide outside off. Seifert looks for the paddle-sweep but miscues it. Fortunately for him, the top-edge loops over de Kock's head

end of over 119 runs

SLK: 80/3CRR: 7.27 • RRR: 1.88 • Need 17 runs from 54b

Roston Chase32 (29b 4x4 1x6)

Tim Seifert12 (9b 2x4)

Keshav Maharaj 4-0-30-1

Rahkeem Cornwall 2-0-15-0

10.6

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Maharaj to Chase, no run

back of a length on off. Chase taps it back to the bowler off the back foot

10.5

Maharaj to Chase, FOUR runs

superbly done! Fired in quicker, on a full length on middle and leg. Chase unfurls the reverse and nails it, beating backward point to his left comfortably!

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Kings won by 7 wickets (with 37 balls remaining)

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