PROVIDENCE, Guyana (CMC) – Barbadians Royston Chase and Aaron Jones produced memorable performances to help the St Lucia Kings capture their first Caribbean Premier League (CPL) title, with an exciting six-wicket victory over the Guyana Amazon Warriors here Sunday.
Noor Ahmad’s three-wicket haul put the Kings in command after they won the toss and sent the defending champions into bat, as they limited the Warriors to 138 for eight from their 20 overs.
With their side struggling at 51 for four in the 10th over, Player-of-the-Match Chase, who scored an unbeaten 39 together with Jones, who cracked 48 not out, added an unbroken 89 runs for the fifth wicket to help the Kings stroll to victory with 11 balls remaining.
After being sent in to bat on a slow surface at Providence Stadium, the Warriors never came to grips with the conditions.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz only lasted two balls before he picked out Faf du Plessis at mid-on to be out for a duck with just one run on the board.
Moeen Ali and Shai Hope struggled during a 33-run partnership for the second wicket that required seven overs.
Hope was eventually put out of his misery when he was bowled by Chase after scoring 22 off 24 balls.
Ali’s torturous stay of 14 runs from 20 balls ended soon after when his intended sweep shot off Ahmad picked out Johnson Charles, as the Warriors found themselves 45 for three in the ninth over.