Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
9 | 18 Runs | SLK: 91/4 (12 runs required, RR: 10.11)

  • Alzarri Joseph29 (18b)
  • Faf du Plessis47 (20b)
  • Corbin Bosch1-0-18-0
  • Obed McCoy1-0-13-0

That's all from us on ESPNcricinfo. The Women's CPL final will get underway very soon. And see you in four more hours for the next CPL game in the evening. Bye bye!

We should have the presentation soon.

Mayers, the POTM: "Batting wise, I expressed myself in the powerplay. I did what I'm capable of. With the ball, I am used to opening the bowling. Just used the conditions to my advantage. The Kings came back strong, we were worried a bit, Faf and Alzarri are strong batters. Very excited for the Royals women taking part in the Women's CPL final starting now. Looking forward to them doing well."

Winning captain Miller: "With 93 needed in 5, you expect to win but they put us under pressure. We did the hard work through the game. (Mayers bowling, any anxiety after 4 overs?) Wouldn't have been ideal but it is what it is. To be one over short would've hurt us more. We thought the pitch was going to be slow but it was better than that. It got slow later on, and we rebuilt well in the middle.

Losing captain du Plessis: "We were doing the rain dance there. We knew that they needed one over. Always expected DLS to be in favour of them because we lost those wickets up front. It is really early on in the tournament, so it is more about ironing out your mistakes. There were a few areas we made mistakes. Hopefully we can do better."

Tinura: "Yes it wasn't enough in the end, but from 10 for 4 in 4 overs to 91 for 4 in 9 overs, that was insane! 81 from last 5! "

4.28pm Four and a half hours after the scheduled start of the game we have a result. Kyle Mayers the hero today, smacking 36 with the bat early on and then breaking the St Lucia Kings' back with his four wickets in a two-over spell that went for only four runs, before the rain came in the second innings. The positive for Kings would be Faf's unbeaten 47 in 20 balls and Mark Deyal's tidy spell in the first innings. Alzarri Joseph continues to show that he's more than just a fast bowler.

8.6
1
Bosch to Joseph, 1 run, low full toss on middle. Clubbed to wide long on. And Barbados Royals win by 11 runs via the DLS method
8.5
1
Bosch to du Plessis, 1 run, mistimed shot to long on
8.4
4
Bosch to du Plessis, FOUR, the umpire ducks! Full ball just outside off. Faf hits an aggressive shot down the ground but it doesn't have the height. Skips along the carpet for four. Straight as an arrow

Six or bust now.

8.3
2
Bosch to du Plessis, 2 runs, low full toss on middle stump. Hammered to wide long on, and runs back for the second run

20 off 4.

8.2
6
Bosch to du Plessis, SIX, slapped over extra cover! Just clears the extra cover field. Length ball outside off, and creamed.
8.1
4
Bosch to du Plessis, FOUR, one bounce four to fine leg! Short ball, meets Faf over his head, and he places a pull over the infielder

Final over. Plenty of sixes needed for Kings. Bosch will bowl the final over. Faf knows him quite well

END OF OVER:
8 | 13 Runs | SLK: 73/4 (30 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 9.12, RRR: 30.00)

  • Alzarri Joseph28 (17b)
  • Faf du Plessis30 (15b)
  • Obed McCoy1-0-13-0
  • Ramon Simmonds1-0-12-0
7.6
2
McCoy to Joseph, 2 runs, slower ball, full just outside off. Mistimed to cover who misfields himself
7.5
0
McCoy to Joseph, no run, pushes a full ball outside off and the angle takes it across and away from Joseph. Tries to hit it over cover but misses
7.5
1w
McCoy to Joseph, 1 wide, length ball, pitching wider outside leg stump. Left alone

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Kings 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st4F du PlessisJ Charles
2nd0F du PlessisM Deyal
3rd3F du PlessisRL Chase
4th0F du PlessisRS Primus
5th84F du PlessisAS Joseph