11:13pm That will be all from us for tonight. We will be back with more CPL action tomorrow and we hope to have your company then as well. Until next time, this is goodbye from Shashwat, Thilak and Vairavan. Take care, folks!

Rovman Powell, Barbados Royals captain: (On the pitch and their bowling plans) When we came here today, we came to the conclusion that it was not a 260-wicket. We won the toss and credit needs to be given to the guys the way they put pressure in the powerplay. It is a case of bowlers winning tournaments and batters winning games. We have a good overseas spin department and that is very important (in the Caribbean). We have fast bowlers there to back up (as well). A key moment in the game was when we decided to send in a left-hander to push it around (for singles and doubles). They did not have an off-spinner. We then looked at their death bowlers, knowing me, Jason and Nyeem (were to come), we always knew we could put them under pressure.

Andre Fletcher, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots captain: I am happy in the sense that our bowlers, they tried their utmost. A low-scoring (game), bringing it down to the last over, could not ask for anything more. We were 10-15 runs short. The way Hasaranga played and brought us back into the game, and a few cameos from the others…I just told them to continue that momentum (at the break). (On the three dismissals in quick succession in the middle overs) They were soft dismissals. Even the way Sherfane got out, it could have been a case where he could have taken a single off that ball. We knew they did not have any great death bowlers (and could have capitalized later). Jason has been struggling. That is one of the few things we have to look into. We want to be positive but we have to be smart as well. We are still young in the tournament and we can win our next five, and I am trusting our players (to win the next five). We have to believe in ourselves and know we can do it. We are disappointing them (the fans) but we are not going out there to lose. There has to be a winner and a loser and unfortunately, we are not winning (at the moment).

Dunith Wellalage, Player of the Match: (On his batting) I just tried to play my normal game and back myself. He (Powell) told me to back my normal game and I knew he can hit, and he told me to support him. They (Hasaranga and Theekshana) are great bowlers, very happy to be playing with them.

Annan Boodram: "Why wasn't Mayers allowed to bowl his fourth over?" -- Mayers has not bowled much at the death. John has not been very frugal at the death either but has at least had some experience bowling this overs this season, which may have prompted Fletcher to pick John to bowl the last over.

10:55pm Another thoroughly entertaining game of cricket. It was not quite the high-scoring kind Warner Park has gotten accustomed to this season, but it went right down to the wire. Young, though, held his nerve just when it mattered, even as experienced batters failed before and around him. There were also notable contributions from Wellalage and Alleyne, with de Kock, Holder and Powell chipping in with cameos, although each of them would have wanted to bat much deeper than they did.

More heart-break for the Patriots, who remain winless at home since the final of the 2021 edition. Mayers was superb for them with the ball at the start, while Permaul was tidy through the middle. Hasaranga was a touch expensive, as was Nortje but the defining spell for them was their fifth bowler (Mohsin and John combined) conceding 57 in 3.5 overs. That said, this was a show of courage, considering they were 0-3 earlier in the evening and had only 153 to defend, but having lost so many games already, they will need to find that winning formula very soon.

19.5
6
John to Young, SIX, Nyeem Young, you absolute champion! What a shot under serious, serious pressure and the Royals go 2-0! John looks for the leg-stump yorker but errs on the shorter side, which gives Young the length he wants. He lays back deep in his crease, gets under it and clatters it flat over mid off. Lets out a scream of delight instantly, even as John looks despondent. The Patriots came so close tonight but their first home win since 2021 continues to evade them!

3 off 2. Pressure mounting. Naveen is at the other end. Young remains on strike

19.4
W
John to Young, OUT, another run out! What is happening here at Warner Park?! Tries to follow the batter outside leg and spears it further down. Not sure if the ball grazed the pad or not but Theekshana, for some reason, hared down for the single. Got sent back and was well short as Fletcher's throw found the bowler, who took off the bails. Wide not given either, so maybe it did brush the pad!

M Theekshana run out 1 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

3 off 3. Run-a-ball for the Royals

19.3
4
John to Young, FOUR, edged and four! Heartbreaking for the Patriots! Yorker zipped into leg stump. Young advances and then swings at it in wild fashion. Scrapes the inside edge and races away past the keeper!
19.2
1
John to Theekshana, 1 run, full on off. Theekshana comes forward and pushes it down the ground to long on. Gets Young back on strike, more importantly

Theekshana on strike now. John stays around the wicket

19.1
W
John to Holder, OUT, taken beautifully by Clarkson at deep backward square leg, and John comes up trump against Holder! Full toss on the stumps and Holder's eyes light up. He clears his front leg and swings at it. Does not get a good enough chunk of it, though, and Clarkson, running around to his left, dives forward to snare the chance. The Patriots are right back in this!

JO Holder c Clarkson b John 17 (12b 1x4 1x6) SR: 141.66

Right. It has come down to this. Eight needed off the final six balls. Holder is on strike, which is what the Royals would have wanted. John to bowl the last over. His first over went for ten. Around the wicket to Holder

END OF OVER:
19 | 9 Runs | BR: 146/6 (8 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.68, RRR: 8.00)

  • Jason Holder17 (11b)
  • Nyeem Young7 (4b)
  • Anrich Nortje4-0-32-1
  • Mohammad Mohsin3-0-36-0
18.6
1
Nortje to Holder, 1 run, full toss outside off. Holder throws the plumbing at it and slices it towards sweeper cover
18.5
1
Nortje to Young, 1 run, into the blockhole on leg stump. Young digs it out towards mid off and saunters across to the other end

10 off 8 now

18.4
4
Nortje to Young, FOUR, oh, hello! Back of a length outside off. Young picks the length early and with mid off up, goes after it with all his might. Snaps right through it and crunches it over mid off!
18.3
1lb
Nortje to Holder, 1 leg bye, yorker speared into the pads. Holder does not get bat on it and the ball rolls away off his boot into the on side
18.2
1
Nortje to Young, 1 run, fullish just outside off. Young stays leg side and guides it towards backward point to get Holder back on strike

Harsh S.: "This is the definition of a 50-50 game."

18.1
1
Nortje to Holder, 1 run, into the blockhole on middle and leg. Holder squeezes it out towards deep mid wicket

17 off 12. As long as Holder is out there, the Royals will believe this is their game to lose. A wicket, though, and especially that of Holder, will put the Patriots in the driving seat. Nortje to bowl. The Patriots, for what it is worth, are well ahead of the over-rate

END OF OVER:
18 | 11 Runs | BR: 137/6 (17 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.61, RRR: 8.50)

  • Jason Holder15 (8b)
  • Nyeem Young1 (1b)
  • Mohammad Mohsin3-0-36-0
  • Anrich Nortje3-0-24-1
17.6
1
Mohammad Mohsin to Holder, 1 run, back of a length just outside off. Holder goes right back and nudges it towards backward point to retain strike
17.5
6
Mohammad Mohsin to Holder, SIX, right out of the screws! Mohsin goes fuller, wider and into Holder's arc outside off. He winds up, frees his arms and boshes it over long off!
17.4
0
Mohammad Mohsin to Holder, no run, googly on a length on leg stump. Holder has a massive whoosh at it and only connects with fresh air. Lucky escape for Holder!
17.3
2
Mohammad Mohsin to Holder, 2 runs, shorter outside off. Holder gets his hands through the ball and cuts it through point for a couple of runs
17.2
1
Mohammad Mohsin to Young, 1 run, floated up full outside off. Young drives it neatly towards extra cover, who dives snappily to his right and keeps it to a single
17.1
1
Mohammad Mohsin to Holder, 1 run, googly on a back of a length on off. Holder stays back and eases it to deep mid wicket

Young in at 3. 28 needed off 18. Mohsin to bowl

END OF OVER:
17 | 7 Runs 2 Wkts | BR: 126/6 (28 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.41, RRR: 9.33)

  • Jason Holder5 (3b)
  • Anrich Nortje3-0-24-1
  • Wanindu Hasaranga4-0-33-1
16.6
W
Nortje to Powell, OUT, Nortje gets Powell, and the Patriots surge into the ascendancy! Full outside off and Powell thinks he can thump this downtown. The bottom hand comes through a little too much, though, and he tugs at it much more than he would have wanted. Chops it back onto leg stump and he is distraught. He cannot believe what he has done, and that wicket brings the crowd to life at Warner Park!

R Powell b Nortje 19 (19b 1x4 1x6) SR: 100.00

16.5
1
Nortje to Holder, 1 run, off-pace on a back of a length outside off. Punched out to deep cover point
16.4
4
Nortje to Holder, FOUR, four vital runs! Back of a length outside off. Holder uses the pace on offer and opens his bat face to steer it past the keeper. Not sure he wanted to get it that fine, but those are very important runs!
16.3
0
Nortje to Holder, no run, back of a length just outside off. Holder stays back and defends

Holder on strike now

Royals 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0Q de KockRRS Cornwall
2nd25Q de KockK Alleyne
3rd28SSJ BrooksK Alleyne
4th18SSJ BrooksDN Wellalage
5th49R PowellDN Wellalage
6th6JO HolderR Powell
7th20JO HolderNRJ Young
8th5NRJ YoungM Theekshana
9th6Naveen-ul-HaqNRJ Young