The 26th T-20 International match of the Caribbean Premier League, 2024, was played between Trinbago Knight Riders and Saint Lucia Kings on September 24 at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy Stadium in Trinidad and Tobago. St. Lucia Kings (SLK) maintained their top position on the points table of the Caribbean Premier League, 2024.
Opening batters Captain Faf du Plessis and Johnson Charles made a good start by forming a great partnership for the St Lucia Kings at the top of the order. Their partnership of these two top order batsmen collectively made it to 145-0 runs in less than 13 overs. After being invited to bat, a quick 110 off 145 was made in the first 10 overs itself.
St. Lucia King’s wicket keeper, Johnson Charles has an average of 51 match fantasy points in the last 10 games. He has a fantasy rating of 8.2. Johnson Charles is a right-handed, top-order batter and also keeps wickets. The score of Johnson Charles in the last 5 matches are 53, 6, 25, 74, and 29 runs.
In yesterday’s match Johnson Charles has already made a huge score of 89 runs from just 40 balls before his dismissal. The batman has seven boundaries and eight sixes. Johnson Charles’s consistent scores in matches benefit the team to remain at top. Johnson Charles was named the player of the match with 89 runs from 40 balls. The partnership of Faf du Plessis and Johnson Charles was eventually brought to rest by Jayden Seales of Trinbago Knight Riders.
After the dismissal of Johnson Charles, number three Tim Seifert joined Faf du Plessis. Tim Seifert made 30 runs off 17 balls took the score over 200 for Kings team. The St. Lucia Kings made a total run of 218-6 in 20 overs which was possible because of maximum boundaries and great partnerships of batters. The Kings won the game by 80 runs, while Trinbago Knight Riders lost the game with only 138 runs at 17.5 overs.
The pitch condition at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy is suitable for St. Lucia Kings. As of the record, in the last 20 matches, an average score of 126 runs can be made in 1st innings itself. For the spin bowlers also, it provides a sharp turn which is difficult to face by a batter. However, the St. Lucia Kings managed to maintain their winning streak at the top of the table.
