St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs Saint Lucia Kings

Venue: Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts

Saint Lucia Kings (Playing XI): Tim Seifert(w), Kamil Pooran, John Campbell, Charith Asalanka, Obus Pienaar, Matthew Forde, Roston Chase(c), Amari Goodridge, Joshua Bishop, Maheesh Theekshana, Keon Gaston

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots (Playing XI): Johnson Charles, Kyle Mayers, Dasun Shanaka, Jason Holder(c), Andre Fletcher(w), Wanindu Hasaranga, Alick Athanaze, Navin Bidaisee, Naseem Shah, Jeremiah Louis, Ashmead Nedd

Saint Lucia Kings have won the toss and have opted to field

Jason Holder: Just the composure from the team, the way we went with the bat in the last game pleased me. We have got one change - Nedd comes in for Salamkheil.

Roston Chase:We are going to bowl first. It's more of a chasing ground so we are going to back our skills. The last two games has been impressive for us and that has given us momentum. No changes.

Johnson Charles and Kyle Mayers are at the crease.

Johnson Charles is on strike.

Maheesh Theekshana will open the attack

0.2

Maheesh Theekshana to Kyle Mayers, 1 run, dropped! Full ball drifting away from Mayers. He pushes at it with hard hands and gets a thick outside edge. The ball flies low to Campbell at slip. He gets hiss hands to it but can’t hang on

Dem must mek John Campbell field at long stop.

0.3

Maheesh Theekshana to Johnson Charles, FOUR, shot! Fractionally overpitched on off, Charles leans ahead and drills it through wide mid-off to find the fence. Lovely strike that

1.2

Matthew Forde to Kyle Mayers, out Caught by Tim Seifert!! Forde strikes and he is quite animated in his celebration! He gives Mayers a send-off! Mayers uses his feet and moves leg-side in the process. Forde perhaps spots that and bowls it on a back of a length and wide outside off. The southpaw has

Kyle Mayers c Tim Seifert b Matthew Forde 1(4)

3.1

Matthew Forde to Andre Fletcher, SIX, what a strike! That's gone out of the ground! Fletcher uses his feet to the inseaming length delivery and smokes it over long-on for a massive maximum. That made a cracking sound off the bat. He didn't even look where he hit it while playing it. Audacity at its best

3.4

Matthew Forde to Johnson Charles, 5 wides, Forde loses his radar and these are bonus runs! Charles backs away and gives himself a lot of room. Forde tries

4.2

Maheesh Theekshana to Andre Fletcher, SIX, going, going and gone! A full delivery drifting towards the pads

4.1

Maheesh Theekshana to Andre Fletcher, FOUR, hit with authority! On a length and width on offer, Fletcher reaches out and smashes it over extra cover for a one-bounce boundary. That was struck fiercely

4.5

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Maheesh Theekshana to Andre Fletcher, FOUR

4.5

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Maheesh Theekshana to Andre Fletcher, FOUR

SNP 45-1(5) CRR:9

Andre Fletcher 28 (16)

Johnson Charles 11 (10)

Maheesh Theekshana 2-0-26-0

5.2

Keon Gaston to Andre Fletcher, FOUR, Fletcher is on a roll! He dances down the track to the inswinging length delivery on middle and off. He tries to hit it over long-off perhaps but ends up slicing it over backward point for another boundary

5.1

Keon Gaston to Andre Fletcher, FOUR, nicely played! Shortish and s

5.5

Keon Gaston to Johnson Charles, FOUR, streaky but counts! Charles uses his feet and makes some room for himself. It's a full-toss outside off and Charles throws his bat at it. Gets a thick outside edge through

SNP 59-1(6) CRR:9.83

Johnson Charles 16 (13)

Andre Fletchern37 (19)