What started as a one-sided beating turned into a real nail-biter of sorts. It took a bout of rain to spice up the game, and in a lesser contest, the Barbados Royals were holding their nerves only to survive a proper jailbreak.
Things were almost coming to an end for the Royals when a quick four-wicket spell from Kyle Meyers to keep the Kings on the mat at 10/4 in four overs opened heaven without the mandatory five-over quota being met. and almost robbed them of victory.
Faf du Plessis, who saw his top order fall from the other end, was joined by Alzarri Joseph
But after a 45-minute break, which left St Lucia for 93 off 30 balls, Faf du Plessis, who saw his top-order fall from the other end, was joined by Alzarri Joseph, and together, they went ballistic. Before Faf took charge, Joseph started with two sixes in the fifth over and smashed a couple in the next. despite scoring 63 runs in 24 balls, it was a difficult mountain for him to chase down the DLS target, losing four early wickets.
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Earlier, Barbados got off to a great start in the powerplay with both openers – Rakhim Cornwall and Meyers – taking them to 50 in five overs. But the bowlers pulled things back a bit in the middle overs,
Brief scores: Barbados Royals 162/7 in 20 overs (Meyers 36, Cornwall 32; Deyle 2-15) St Lucia Kings 91/4 in 9 overs (du Plessis 47, Joseph 29; Meyers 4-4) 11 runs beat ( DLS method).
