The St Lucia Kings are currently at the top of the CPL T20 points table with 14 points, with one more game left in the preliminary rounds.
They have won seven out of their nine matches, including their last four consecutive games. The Kings recently defeated the Barbados Royals in two matches and then went on to play against the Trinbago Knight Riders in Trinidad and Tobago.
In their latest match against the Knight Riders, the Kings secured a resounding victory, gaining a measure of ‘sweet revenge’ after their previous loss to the Knight Riders at home.
The summarized scores were as follows:
St Lucia Kings – 218/6, with Johnson Charles scoring 89 runs (40 balls), Faf du Plessis scoring 59 runs (43 balls), and Tim Seifert scoring 30 runs (17 balls). Kieron Pollard took 4 wickets for 38 runs.
Trinbago Knight Riders – 138 all out (17.5 overs), with Jason Roy scoring 41 runs (29 balls) and Chris Jordan scoring 27 runs (24 balls). Noor Ahmed took 3 wickets for 39 runs, and David Wiese took 2 wickets for 27 runs. The Kings won the match by 80 runs.