CPL Match 15: St Lucia Zouks prove too strong for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots

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Thanks to all-round performance, St Lucia Zouks proved too strong for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots winning the match by six wickets in the 15th match of the tournament played at Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad on Thursday.

St Lucia Zouks captain Darren Sammy won the toss and decided to field first. The decision paid off as Mohammad Nabi struck twice in the first over getting the wickets of Chris Lynn and Nick Kelly. Denesh Ramdin hit a six before Nabi dismissed experienced West Indies wicketkeeper and then Evin Lewis to leave St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in tatters at 11 for 4.

Ben Dunk and Jahmar Hamilton tried to rescue the innings. At the end of six overs, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots scored 22 for 4. Zahir Khan of Afghanistan broke the partnership by getting the wicket of Jahmar Hamilton. Hamilton and Dunk put on 27 runs for the 5th wicket.

The explosive left-handed batsman from Australia Dunk tried to play with positive intent but Zouks bowlers did not allow him to score runs freely. The matter went worst for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots as the well-set Dunk was dismissed by Rakheem Cornwall. The experienced Mohammad Nabi picked his 5th wicket getting rid of Sohail Tanvir to leave St Kitts and Patriots in more trouble at 70 for 7. Alazzari Joseph quickfire 21 off 13 unbeaten helped them to post a respectable 110 for 9 in 20 overs.

Chasing 111 runs to win, Rakheem Cornwall smashed 20 runs off the first over from Sohail Tanvir to put the pressure on Kitts bowlers. On the other hand, Fletcher gave good support to him. Khan struck for St Kitts by getting the dangerous Cornwall for a valuable 26 off 11 balls with 2 fours and 3 sixes. With the scoreboard reading 30 for 1 in 2.5 overs, rain arrived.

After the rain break, Imran Khan struck to dismiss Mark Deyal off the first ball. Roston Chase impressed with his stroke play and put the St Kitts bowlers under pressure. Khan got his 3rd wicket of the innings dismissing Andre Fletcher. Najibullah Zadran came to the crease and played with intent.

Zadran made the batting look easy and scored a quickfire 33 off 23 balls. Trying to hit another big shot, Zadran was caught by Joseph. Zadran and Chase put on 47 runs for the 4th wicket. Roston Chase hit the winning runs to help St Lucia Zouks register a comfortable six-wicket win with 32 balls to spare.

For his brilliant figures of 5 for 15 in 4 overs, Mohammad Nabi was awarded the man of the match. Zouks and Trinbago Knight Riders have 8 points each but to better net run rate, Knight Riders are at the top. Knight Riders will take on Guyana Amazon Warriors in the 2nd match today.

St Lucia Zouks 111 for 4 in 14.4 overs (Najibullah Zadran 33, Chase 27*, Imran Khan 3/23) beat St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 110 for 9 in 20 overs ( Ben Dunk 33, Joseph 21*, Mohammad Nabi 5/15) by six wickets.

Afghanistan all-rounder Mohammad Nabi creates unique record with his 5-wicket haul in CPL 2020 | Cricket News

 Mohammad Nabi leads St Lucia Zouks to a big win in 15th Match against Patriots 

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