Barbados Royals registered their fourth back-to-back victory in the Caribbean Premier League 2022 with a 6-wicket win over St Lucia Kings on Friday.
After restricting Kings to 169 for 6, the Royals chased the target in fashion with 9 balls to spare.
Barbados Royals Vs St Lucia Kings match highlights
The Royals won the toss and chose to field first, which turned out to be a wise move as their bowlers broke the top-orders back after removing half of their side for 90.
The Kings nevertheless set a good score for their bowlers to attempt to defend thanks to the global stars Tim David and David Wiese.
Tim David and David Wiese defied pressure and superbly counterattacked to put on a 79 run partnership in 43 balls, guaranteeing that a potentially defendable total was posted. The Kings had achieved a score of 169/6 that appeared to be competitive.
Chasing a target of 170, the Royals lost their opener Quinton De Kock for a golden duck, but Kyle Mayers and Corbin Bosch both added 84 in just 48 balls to steady their team’s boat.
Mayers got out after playing a fine knock of 33. Bosch, on the other hand, continued to have fruitful partnerships with Azam Khan and David Miller respectively until the all-rounder was eventually dismissed by Alzarri Joseph for 81 from 50 balls.
Bosch, on the other hand, kept up productive partnerships with Azam Khan and David Miller until the all-rounder was eventually despatched by Alzarri Joseph for 81 from 50 balls.
Following Bosch’s departure, the skipper Miller and the all-rounder Holder completed the remainder of the chase without any further errors, giving the outstanding Barbados Royals four victories in a row.
A knock of 81 in an 8.5 runs per over chase earned Corbin Bosh the player of the match award.
With this victory, the Barbados Royals continued to rule the league with 4 victories in a row and are currently first in the points standings.
