Under the captaincy of Dwayne Bravo, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots have won the ribbon Premier League (CPL) 2021 s they defeated Saint Lucia Kings by three wickets in the final at Warner Park. The game went right down to the wire and the Patriots managed to get over the line off the very last ball. After electing to bat first, the Kings messed 159 on the board for the loss of seven wickets. Rahkeem Cornwallplyed flamboyant knock of a 32-ball 43 with the help of five fours and two sixes.
Roston Chase made a 40-ball 43 but failed to step on the gas after Naseem Shah got him out. In the penultimate over, Keemo Paul smashed three sixes in a row off Dominic Drakes to help the Kings reach a respectable score. Fawad Ahmed and Shah picked up two wickets each.
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During the chase, the Patriots lost Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis quite early, however, Joshua Da Silva and Sherfane Rutherford plyed mth-winning knocks of 37 and 25 respectively to get their innings going. Fabian Allen scored 20 after which he holed out in the deep. However, Drakes plyed a quick fore knock of 24-ball 48 with the help of three fours and as many sixes. With five runs needed off two balls, he smashed a four through the off-side and helped the Kings.
Soon after the win, Sherfane Rutherford was too edited and he started running to the pith and in the mid-way in ended up breaking the cooler in the dug-out. Here is the video of the incident:
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Here is the video of the final moments of the game:
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After the win, Bravo said how he had motivated Drakes to play well in the tournament. Fletcher, on the other hand, was a tad dejected and felt that the Kings’ bowlers could bowl better to Drakes
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DJ Bravo said, “I want to commend my team without whom this would not have been possible. This is for the fans; they have come out in numbers and they are our 12th man. Belief. And giving people opportunities, backing people to perform. The first session I had with Drakes I told him you are not an emerging player, you are one of my main players and this is your tournament.”
