A stop-and-start chase by St Kitts and Nevis Patriots offset by regular wickets led St Lucia Zouks to their first win of the tournament. Evin Lewis and Chris Lynn looked threatening at the start but once the openers were dismissed, the Patriots couldn't really get back into the chase. Scott Kuggeleijn got four wickets and derailed any attempts at a comeback by the Patriots. Sheldon Cottrell hit a few big hits towards the death but it was a case of too little too late for the Patriots. Mohammad Nabi was chosen Man of the Match for his 35-run cameo and 1/17 with the ball.
Highlights of Caribbean Premier League 2020 match between St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs St Lucia Zouks, straight from Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad
- 23:14 (IST)Zouks win by 10 runs!Not quite. One play and miss followed by a six and a dot means that Cottrell and the Patriots fall 11 short and the Zouks register their first win of the season.
- 23:12 (IST)FOUR!Cottrell follows the six with a four and suddenly it's 18 off 3 needed. Can he do it?
- 23:11 (IST)SIX!Some power being exhibited by Cottrell here. He picks up a wide ball by McCoy and slaps it over wide long-off for a six.
- 23:10 (IST)Patriots need 28 runs off the final overThe Patriots need a miracle from here but it's unlikely that it will come off the bat of two tailenders in Cottrell and Sodhi.
- 23:08 (IST)SIX!It's too steep a hill to climb for the Patriots from here what with only two wickets in hand.
- 23:06 (IST)Kuggeleijn gets four wicketsKuggeleijn has got four and finishes his spell with figures of 4-0-33-4
- 23:01 (IST)12 runs off the 17th over!Kesrick Williams went for 12 runs as St Kitts and Nevis Patriots' skipper Ryad Emrit hammered him for a maximum over square-leg. The batting team still require 44 runs in 18 deliveries.
- 22:56 (IST)Two wickets in the over for Scott Kuggeleijn!Scott Kuggeleijn sent back Denesh Ramdin and Sohail Tanvir as St Kitts and Nevis Patriots sink further in the chase.
- 22:50 (IST)FOUR!Scott Kuggeleijn bowls an off cutter to Denesh Ramdin and gets hit for a boundary.
- 22:43 (IST)WICKET!Kuggeleijn strikes to send the dangerous Kieran Powell back to the pavilion for seven. St Kitts and Nevis Patriots are 103/5 after 14 overs.
- 22:35 (IST)Patriots need to take offNabi returns after a successful first spell. He slips in an economical over, conceeding just five runs.
- 22:31 (IST)No momentum for PatriotsKesrick Williams is back into the attack. New batsman Rovman Powell tries to play lofted shots but doesn't get his timing right. From the looks of it the pitch seems to have slowed down as is evident from the Patriots batsmen failing to connect cleanly.
- 22:23 (IST)WICKET! Dunk b Chase 5 (16)Dunk's miserable stay at the crease comes to an end. He plays all across a straight ball from Chase and has his furniture disturbed.
- 22:18 (IST)Zouks in command after first 10 oversRamdin finally breaks the shackles as he hammers one over wide long-on for six. It's the first boundary for Patriots in more than four overs. Yet, the Zouks are in command after the first 10 overs. It's drinks!
- 22:09 (IST)Zouks make a comebackThe Patriots are 60/3 after 8 overs. A quiet first over by Obed McCoy means that Patriots need a few big shots to break the shackles.
- 22:01 (IST)WICKET! Lewis c Fletcher b Chase 29 (20)Chase gets the wicket the Zouks were after. Cramped for room, Lewis looks to cut a ball that wasn't all that short. A faint edge behind to the 'keeper brings about his downfall.
- 21:57 (IST)Game in the balance after PoweplayLewis' aggressive batting in the Powerplay is counter-balanced to some extent by two wickets even as Patriots bring up their 50.
- 21:54 (IST)FOUR!In the slot and smashed!
- 21:50 (IST)WICKET! Da Silva c Kuggeleijn b Chase 1 (4)Roston Chase is into the attack and gets a wicket right away. Da Silva launches it over mid-on but doesn't get the power behind it. Kuggeleijn takes it at the edge of the boundary. Zouks have their second wicket.
- 21:46 (IST)FOUR!A short, slower ball on the pads by Kuggeleijn and all Lewis had to do is guide it past the man at short fine leg. Lewis does that well and gets another four.
- 21:45 (IST)SIX!Kuggeleijn misses his length. He drops the ball short and Lewis pulls it way past the mid-wicket fence for a huge six!
- 21:44 (IST)Scott Kuggeleijn replaces ZafarTime for some express pace. Kuggeleijn replaces Zafar and he will bowl to the new batsman Joshua da Silva and Lewis.
- 21:40 (IST)WICKET! Lynn c Zadran b Nabi 14 (11)What a catch!
- 21:38 (IST)FOUR!Lynn takes on Nabi. This is a really good start for the Patriots. Lynn sweeps Nabi through square leg for his first boundary.
- 21:37 (IST)FOUR!A sweep for another boundary on the last ball of the second over means the Patriots are 22/0 after 2 overs. Lewis gets into his groove.
- 21:36 (IST)SIX!Lewis gets into the act as well. He clubs Zafar back over his head for his first four.
- 21:34 (IST)FOUR!An awakwardly pulled ball speeds past Kesrick Willliams at square leg and Lynn gets his first boundary.
- 21:33 (IST)Saad Bin Zafar shares the new ballSaad Bin Zafar will share the new ball. Spin from both ends for the Zouks.
- 21:32 (IST)A quiet first overNabi keeps it wicket to wicket and gives away just one run in the first over. An excellent start for the Zouks.
- 21:28 (IST)Mohammad Nabi will bowl the first overMohammad Nabi will bowl the first over. He has the momentum with him after his cameo in the final few overs for the Zouks. Can he carry it into his bowling?
- 21:27 (IST)We're ready for the Patriots' replyChris Lynn will open the innings for the Patriots with Evin Lewis.
- 21:14 (IST)Zouks 172/6 in 20 overs16 runs come in the final over as St Lucia Zouks finish on 170/6. This is the highest total so far in CPL 2020.
- 21:12 (IST)SIX!Cottrell comes around the wicket and gets very wide of the bowling crease. He misses his length, though, falling short of the yorker and Nabi clubs it over the bowler's head for four.
- 21:11 (IST)4000 T20 runs for Nabi!Cottrell bowls the last over.
- 21:08 (IST)SIX!Another length ball and another six!
- 21:07 (IST)SIX!Nabi breaks the shackles!
- 21:03 (IST)Zouks struggling in the death oversRayad Emrit finishes his quota. He has bowled brilliantly to return 4-1-14-1.
- 20:59 (IST)WICKET! Cornwall run out (Emrit) 16 (16)Cornwall has been unlucky here. Nabi hits one back past the bowler but the ball hits the stumps at the non-striker's end. Cornwall, who had backed up too far, has no chance as Emrit gathers the ball and dislodges the stumps to run him out.
- 20:55 (IST)SIX!Cottrell is back to bowl the 17th over.
- 20:52 (IST)Emrit keeps it tightCaptain Emrit bowls a good over as we head into the death. The Zouks have slowed down a great deal and with two relatively new batsman at the crease.
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