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That’s when Johnson Charles 42 (38) and Shadrack Descartes 43 (31) strung a valuable 73 run partnership to restore stability in the innings. Sikandar Raza’s cameo of 22 (17) also assisted the Kings to get to a target worth fighting for.
For St Kitts, it was Ashmead Nedd who stood out courtesy his stellar spell of 2/14 from four overs. Benny Howell also chipped in with a spell of 2/31, whereas, Corbin Bosch and Oshane Thomas picked a wicket apiece.
As for the run chase, it started in an unideal manner for the Kitts as they lost their skipper Evin Lewis 1 (4) with Roston Chase getting him out caught and bowled. Will Smeed 2 (5) and Jyd Goolie were left bamboozled by Khary Pierre’s flight and bounce as they both got stumped by the keeper in quick intervals.
That being said, it was Andre Fletcher 93 (64)* who was at his absolute best and stayed there till the very end to get his side over the line. The ‘Spice-Man’ struck six fours and five sixes while batting at a strike rate of 145.31.
The Saint Lucia Kings skipper Sikandar Raza did add the pressure back to an extent as he got the better of Sherfane Rutherford 17 (16) and George Linde 9 (10).
What led to more drama was when Fletcher pulled a muscle while running for two in the final few overs of the game. This led to him hobbling in the middle of the wicket and not contesting for anything more than a single.
Alzarri Joseph’s sensational penultimate over of just one run piled immense pressure on the Kits. With Roston Chase bowling the final over, it was Corbin Bosch 12 (12) who departed next after getting caught at deep mid-wicket. With then six runs required of two balls, Andre Fletcher pulled the ball with just one hand just over the fielder’s head at mid-wicket to fetch his side their first ever win this season which led to a lot of relief in their camp.
As for the Kings, they will be pleased with the character they displayed in the second innings after taking the game to the final over. Khary Pierre impressed early on with his spell for 2/18, Sikandar Raza and Roston Chase also chipped in with two wickets apiece.