Kings vs Patriots, 15th Match at Basseterre, CPL, Sep 04 2021 - Match Result

1.45pm And that is all from our coverage of this game. Don't forget to join us in 45 minutes for the second match of the day between Barbados and Guyana. On behalf of Danyal and Raghav, this is goodbye.

Bravo: It was a groin strain, the staff took a look and said I shouldn't go back out. I'll go back now and get a scan. Faf is a class player and a lovely innings from Roston Chase. I can't fault my team, we came here and wanted to bowl. But they outplayed us. We've done most things right so far in the tournament, just a matter of resting players and giving them time to recover. The games get quicker at this point so we have to be smart about that. I think this is the best cricket wicket, there's something there for the bowlers, spinners and batters. This is the type of pitch you want for such tournaments. I'm happy for Lewis, he showed what he's got. One of the best openers in the world.

Fletcher: (vice-captain, on behalf of Faf) It was a brilliant innings from Faf, knowing that he started bad in the tournament. He was under pressure and he wasn't feeling well - we couldn't ask for better. We don't have much big power at the back end so our role was just to see if we can give a quick start and get as deep as possible. It's good that it worked out and we'll try our best to keep winning. With 224, anyone going out will feel confident but at the same time we knew how well the Patriots can go. The bowlers did well.

Faf du Plessis is the Player of the Match.

Prasanna: "Good to see Kings come back strongly .. after lackluster performance in their 1st game."
Vinod Rajpal: "Entire team can only manage 4 more runs what Faf had scored !"
srik: "It is crime to not bat out allotted 20 overs..!!"
Rakib: "It seems the winning margin is getting doubled than the previous match, huge boost to NRR and a timely one for Kings."

1.35pm Bravo is out there in shorts and a tank top to shake hands. He is hobbling, much like his team did during this chase. It's a 100-run win for St Lucia Kings. Massive for them, their net run rate is now in the positive after they began the day with the worst NRR on the table. They climb to six points on the table now, which means they're second place behind the Patriots. First loss of the season for them. We had a new surface today, and they elected to bowl, and were never in the game after that. Faf came to the fore at last for his team, with a career-best 120 off 60 balls. Roston Chase came out like he'd never left after his last innings, putting up 64 unbeaten runs of his own in a massive unbeaten partnership with Faf. That took them to 224 and with Alzarri Joseph's early wickets, the Patriots were always behind. Evin Lewis carried them but there was only so much he could do. He made 73 of the 124 they got. They lost their last eight wickets for 42 runs, their last five for just 8. A proper low after a series of highs for the Patriots.

Mohit: "I know name changes of the teams are marketing gimmicks, but here as an Indian I don't care who win but deep down I want Kings to win just because of they've same name as a IPL team." --- Then it's a gimmick that has worked, Mohit!

Sriram Sridhar: "Strange they haven't tried Samit Patel even in this situation! "

Ismail: "and where is Faf du Plessis? Has he come back?? " --- No, he's still off the field

Blondie: "I did mentioned a few days ago, yhe King's are better batting first and defend their total."

Cottrell is in at 8. I think it is safe to assume Dwayne Bravo won't be coming out today.

Ashwin : "Kings could win big here and better their NRR! " --- Yeah, already got that 51-run win to help last game. Could be a similar, if not better margin, if they win here

Shaz: "Ppl seem to forget tkr one sided domination was largely because of all the games they played at home. We are seeing a similar situation for the patriots this tournament "

That dot ball takes the required rate past 20

Sarat: "That hit on the head by K.Williams .. did undo his confidence with bat to F.Allen for sure .. he generally is a bomb with bat..!!"

It's Drakes in at 7, Bravo clearly not over the groin niggle he went off with earlier

Prasu: "Kings win here will be good for tournament .. unlike last edition, where TKR dominated every side .. and won the finals convincingly .. dont want another one-sided tournament"

Jrm: "Suddenly scoring has been dried up" --- Indeed. Strange last few overs here, particularly from Allen. Lewis is struggling with that neck. Allen also seems to be struggling after this over, he's on his haunches and the physio is back out there. Is he still feeling the effects of that knock to the helmet? He's batting on, so there's no way to be sure...