Fans react as Preity Zinta’s Saint Lucia Kings clinch the title with a convincing victory over the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the CPL 2024.
I Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2024 holds a thrilling finale in between Saint Lucia Kings (SLK) again Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) at Providence Stadium. Saint Lucia Kings won by 6 wickets, thanks to a good team performance that kept the opposition at bay and allowed them to chase down the target comfortably in 18.1 overs.
The struggle of the Guyana Amazon Warriors to run
After winning the toss, Saint Lucia Kings elected to bowl first, looking to put pressure on the Guyana Amazon Warriors by limiting their batting range. The Guyana Amazon Warriors found themselves in trouble early on, losing Rahmanullah Gurbaz for a duck at first. The batting order struggled to find momentum, with wickets falling at regular intervals. Menzi Ali tried to stop the innings but managed 14 runs from 20 balls. Shai Hope contributed with 22 catches from 24 balls, during the season Shimron Hetmyer again Keemo Paul he also failed to go.
Late departure from Dwaine Pretoriuswho smashed 25 runs off just 12 deliveries, helped the Guyana Amazon Warriors reach 138/8 in their allotted 20 overs. Romario Shepherd he also chipped in with 19 runs from 9 balls, but it was not enough to push the team to a challenging total. Noor Ahmad starred for Saint Lucia Kings with the ball, taking 3 wickets for 19 runs in his 4 overs, and Khary Pierre, Matthew Forde, Roston Chaseagain David Wiese they all got important wickets to keep the team in control.
The Saint Lucia Kings are chasing comfortably despite a shaky start
Chasing 139 to win, Saint Lucia Kings faced an early setback, losing to Johnson Charles by just 7 runs. The pressure continued as Faf du Plessiswho scored 21 off 21 balls, too In August (13 off 15) failed to stop the innings. When Tim Seifert fell by just 3 runs, it looked like the game could swing either way.
Well, Chase again Aaron Jones assisted the Saint Lucia Kings, forming a strong partnership that took the game away from the Guyana Amazon Warriors. Chase played a crucial knock of 39 off 22 balls, including two fours and two sixes, setting the tone for the chase. Aaron Jones followed with a match-winning 48 off 31 balls, hitting four sixes to clinch victory with 11 balls to spare.
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A great all round performance by Roston Chase
Chase was named Player of the Match for his all-round performance with batting and bowling. His 1 for 13 in 2 overs, along with a crucial 39 runs in the chase, made him a worthy recipient of the award. His efforts, along with Jones’ attack, ensured that the Saint Lucia Kings won the title in style.
Here’s how fans reacted:
Congratulations to 2024 CPL Final Player of the Match Roston Chase. Good Working King!#CPL24 #CPLFinals #SLKvGAW #Cricket is Overplayed #BiggestPartyInSport #RepublicBank pic.twitter.com/TrZB5qBjK6
– CPL T20 (@CPL) October 7, 2024
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Congratulations to Faf du Plessis for winning another title. It should be free after a few years without a trophy. Enjoy it for him.
– Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) October 7, 2024
Saint Lucia! We deliver home🏆🇱🇨#SLKvGAW #CPLFin #I’m inspired #CPL24 #kiteyenspiwew #Ansanmnouplifò pic.twitter.com/d51oWB7qPa
— Saint Lucia Kings (@SaintLuciaKings) October 7, 2024
Finally, the franchise managed by Preity Zinta wins the trophy #SLKvGAW #CPL2024 #CPL #T20 #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/hiUfkNJD2z
– CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) October 7, 2024
THE WAIT IS OVER FOR PREITY ZINTA…!!!! 🏆
– Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia, Mohit Burman & Karan Paul own St Lucia (who also own Punjab Kings) won the CPL 2024. pic.twitter.com/WavlOAYLPq
— John. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 7, 2024
St Lucia Kings of course. And the first championship win for the Kings franchise anywhere. https://t.co/oRjoTZLpXt
– Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) October 7, 2024
ST LUCIA KINGS WON CPL 2024 TITLE…!!!! 🏆
– Faf Du Plessis Captained St Lucia Kings and won the Trophy. 🫡 pic.twitter.com/7a0SMWofP7
– Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) October 7, 2024
Congratulations 🇱🇨 St Lucia Kings 🏏 for your debut #CPL article!!! pic.twitter.com/DRRUoCd8bJ
– Haydn Dunn (@HaydnDunn) October 7, 2024
St Lucia Kings sit on the T-20 throne for the first time. History, it was well deserved, this team became the best franchise in the 2024 Republic Bank CPL and they are rightfully champions. Yet again, Darren Sammy is involved in the success of the white ball, what a leader of men. pic.twitter.com/qWoPpVtyaA
– Anmar Goodridge-Boyce (@anmargboyce) October 7, 2024
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