'Let's go kings' - Twitter rejoices as Saint Lucia Kings clinch a thriller against Trinbago Knight Riders

Saint Lucia Kings (Image Source: Twitter)

Caribbean Premier League 2022 has turned out to be a balance between low-scoring games and high-scoring ones. But one has to agree that match 23 between Saint Lucia Kings and Trinbago Knight Riders turned out to be the game of the tournament. 

Brian Lara Stadium, Trinidad hosted the match and the Knight Riders’ skipper Kieron Pollard won the toss and elected to field first. Saint Lucia Kings got off to a disappointing start as Faf du Plessis crumbled for just two runs. Akeal Hosein produced magic up front as he came up with eleven dots in the powerplay. 

However, Johnson Charles managed to pull the team out of the nightmare and gave a high finish to the powerplay as the team ended at 51-1. The aggressive batter carried on with his innings throughout the middle overs and bagged a crucial half-century to his name. 

David Wiese, the Namibian star, gave Saint Lucia Kings the much-needed finish as the team ended up on 147 for the loss of six wickets. 

Saint Lucia Kings clinch a last-ball thriller

The chase from Trinbago Knight Riders turned out to be a great one as it stood on par with Saint Lucia Kings’ first innings. Despite losing three wickets in the powerplay, Kieron Pollard ensured that the team stayed alive in the chase with his maximums. 

The West Indian legend carried on until Alzarri Joseph provided the breakthrough for Saint Lucia Kings by dismissing him. The match looked like it could go either way as wickets and boundaries kept coming at the same time. 

With twenty-two requiring off the last over, the Kings clinched the match by one run despite conceding two maximums and a boundary in the over. It turned out to be a heart-breaker for Andre Russell, who gave it all till the end of the match.

Faf du Plessis and co would look to carry on with the momentum and make it to the next round. Trinbago Knight Riders, on the other hand, will have to do a lot of homework to get things back on track, 

Let’s take a look at some of the tweets that popped up post the conclusion of the match:

Trinbago Knight Riders' streak of 10 consecutive wins at Brian Lara Cricket Academy has come to an end. Another good win for Saint Lucia Kings and top spell by Alzarri Joseph, who now has 15 wickets - the most by anyone this season. #CPL2022

— Mr_feiz_17 (@Apka_Apna_JEEJU) September 19, 2022

TKR has a tricky situation now. They need to win their remaining two games in the tournament. If they manage to do that, they will be might tough to beat in the playoffs #CPL22

— Anubhav shahi 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 (@Anubhavshahi48) September 19, 2022

A low scoring match but a nail biting match

Rotion Chase is the man of the match for his brilliant Bowling spell

Took 3 important wickets earlier in the innings and bowled 2 important overs in the last 10.

Saint Lucia kings won by just 1 runs but they played top class cricket

— Mr_feiz_17 (@Apka_Apna_JEEJU) September 19, 2022

Saint Lucia Kings win by one run in the never ending story....

They are one step closer to the playoffs

— Caribbean Cricket Podcast (@CaribCricket) September 19, 2022

St Lucia Kings post 147/6 after 20 overs against TKR. Johnson Charles (54) was their top scorer while Ravi Rampaul was the pick of the bowlers with 2/10 from two overs. TKR hunt 148 for their final victory at home before they head off to Guyana. @Newsday_TT @CPL

— Junglist John (@JunglistJohn) September 19, 2022

Saint Lucia Kings!

— Rhyesa Joseph (@RhyesaJ) September 19, 2022

It's crunch time, let's go Saint Lucia Kings!!!!!

— ♥※ KFC QUEEN ♥※ (@kfcgirlcay) September 19, 2022

Ravi 🐐 Rampaul ❗️❗️ #TKR #cplt20

— Joso (@Jr_Medina96) September 18, 2022

Mujeeb Rahman with a sick spell today , 4-1-4-1 🥶. Trinidad wicket crumbling as usual#cplt20 #CPL22

— 🔁 (@Tutterdotcom) September 18, 2022