- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR17.3 Snaffled languidly by Lewis at extra cover, falling like a shooting star to his left and takes a shrp one, shorter on off and he leant out and knocked it through covers, hand on his helmet, he cannot believe he erred, in absolute dismay and crestfallen while walking back to the hut, he so dearly wanted to get to his hundred, plays with so much ambition, determination and is certainly a prized scalp 156/62.1 Captain to continue. Around the wicket, good length and slanting in at middle and off, spoons it straight to the big man Cornwall who gets behind the ball like a wall and pouches it while diving to his left and acts as if he has done nothing, what a tremendous take, plucked his hand out and the ball stuck in, wow, smooth as silk while fielding 23/17.5 Stumps shattered, what a sight for Cornwall. Fraction short and it was turning across middle and off, he tries to drag it leg-side and ends up chopping it back onto the stumps! Subdued celebration 68/210.1 Breakthrough straightaway after the break! Andrew holes out to deep midwicket! Good-ish length with a hint of spin towards middle, swivel pull but hits it very flat and the fielder takes a sprawling running catch; takes an absolute gem running to his left 85/311.5 Oh, that's a massive breakthrough; quality gets quality! Bowls a searing bumper and it's very very well-directed at middle, he lifts his leg and tries to smash a pull behind square, gets a top-edge that has been taken wonderfully by the keeper; he moved swiftly to his left and gobbled it out of thin air; timely strikes that could help stymie the run-flow 99/415.1 Over the wicket, short ball, hops alarmingly off the deck and it was growing at him but he wanted to clobber it leg-side, middle-stump line, launched high into the night sky and knew he got a lot of height, Allen overan initially at midwicket then corrected himself and moved back in a jiffy to hold onto a screamer, great fielder, excellent take 127/518.3 Pitched on a length at off, gets a tinge of inward seam movement off the deck, hits it very straight in the air but doesn't get any power, late on the loft down the ground, swallowed by Seales at long-off, simple catch; battle clearly won by Joseph 162/817.6 Gets his man on this occasion, excellent set-up, gets it right into the blockhole at middle, he shuffled and tries to thump it down to long-off and is nowhere near the line, stumps are shattered, middle-stump rattled and uprooted, excellent delivery, Bishop goes without troubling Ranjith 156/7Extras5 (lb 4, w 1)TOTAL187/8 (20 Overs, RR: 9.35)Did not bat: M TheekshanaFall of wickets: 1-23 (Kamil Pooran, 2.1 ov), 2-68 (Ackeem Auguste, 7.5 ov), 3-85 (Jewel Andrew, 10.1 ov), 4-99 (Roston Chase, 11.5 ov), 5-127 (Darren Nedd, 15.1 ov), 6-156 (Andries Gous, 17.3 ov), 7-156 (Joshua Bishop, 17.6 ov), 8-162 (Matthew Forde, 18.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB FA Allen 3 0 25 1 8.33 12 3 2 0 0 JNT Seales 4 0 42 0 10.5 8 5 2 0 0 AS Joseph 4 0 32 3 8 11 1 3 0 0 Usama Mir 4 0 41 1 10.25 8 4 2 1 0 RRS Cornwall 1 0 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 SK Springer 4 0 39 2 9.75 6 1 3 0 0
Player of the Match
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.2 Over the wicket, drags it a touch short and it kept low and held its line outside off, gave himself room and pounded it back to Theekshana who takes a brilliant catch right after his follow-through; his little cameo comes to an end 36/110.3 What a nifty catch by Nedd on second attempt, wobbled and then caught it one-handed at deep square leg as the slog sweep went awry, gone after a substantial contribution but Falcons have to be careful and avoid losing too many wickets 116/38.4 Looped up on a shortish length at middle, quicker and dipping, he made his mind early, yanked front leg out of the way and slugged it to deep midwicket who hangs onto it brilliantly, just couldn't elevate it much even though he got plenty of power behind it 92/215.3 Pressure tells, you could sense something was going to give in, pushed length on middle, zips in at middle, clears front leg and goes mighty big down the ground, taken at wide of long-on and Falcons are faltering, not much batting to come, Kings are right back in this contest and tightening the screws on Kings. 15 dots built the pressure 142/511.3 Getting interesting, crucial wicket for Saint Lucia! Dramatic stuff as Chase swoops to his right and falls in the proces, bumps into Singh but still manages to hold onto it and grabs the caught and bowled opportunity, an opportunity for Kings to make a roaring comeback; one more wicket and they will be right back into this contest; length ball came back in sharpyl at him, got stuck deep in his crease; Tajinder was keen on getting back in his crease 126/419.4 Helped behind square and gathered quickly by the fielder, Haminton will have to take the long walk back to the pavillon, was trying to scamper for a run but didn't dive or slid bat in all the way 178/619.6 Slow ball. Forde has done it, holds his composure, shortish and nipping in a fraction and getting big on him, attempts a pull and gets a top-edge that has been taken at fine leg 183/7Extras13 (b 1, lb 1, w 11)TOTAL183/7 (20 Overs, RR: 9.15)Fall of wickets: 1-36 (Rahkeem Cornwall, 3.2 ov), 2-92 (Tim Robinson, 8.4 ov), 3-116 (Evin Lewis, 10.3 ov), 4-126 (Karima Gore, 11.3 ov), 5-142 (Tajinder Singh, 15.3 ov), 6-178 (Jahmar Hamilton, 19.4 ov), 7-183 (Shamar Springer, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB MW Forde 4 0 47 1 11.75 7 4 3 2 0 M Theekshana 4 0 18 2 4.5 13 2 0 0 0 J Bishop 3 0 37 1 12.33 4 2 3 0 0 SC van Schalkwyk 3 0 29 0 9.66 6 1 2 2 0 M Clarke 2 0 32 0 16 2 1 3 4 0 RL Chase 4 0 18 2 4.5 12 1 0 2 0
Match Details
Toss
St Lucia Kings , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20
Match days
9 August 2026 - night match (20-over match)
Twenty20 debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
St Lucia Kings 2, Antigua and Barbuda Falcons 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 53 runs, 1 wicket)
- St Lucia Kings: 50 runs in 5.4 overs (34 balls), Extras 0
- Strategic Timeout: St Lucia Kings - 85/2 in 10.0 overs (AGS Gous 48, J Andrew 5)
- AGS Gous: 50 off 31 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
- St Lucia Kings: 100 runs in 12.2 overs (74 balls), Extras 1
- St Lucia Kings: 150 runs in 16.6 overs (102 balls), Extras 5
- Rain: St Lucia Kings - 150/5 in 17.0 overs (AGS Gous 76, MW Forde 9)
- Wet Ground: St Lucia Kings - 150/5 in 17.0 overs (AGS Gous 76, MW Forde 9)
- Innings Break: St Lucia Kings - 187/8 in 20.0 overs (SC van Schalkwyk 10, M Clarke 15)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 65 runs, 1 wicket)
- Antigua and Barbuda Falcons: 50 runs in 4.4 overs (28 balls), Extras 1
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (E Lewis 20, TB Robinson 28, Ex 5)
- Antigua and Barbuda Falcons: 100 runs in 9.5 overs (59 balls), Extras 7
- Strategic Timeout: Antigua and Barbuda Falcons - 109/2 in 10.0 overs (E Lewis 42, Tajinder Singh 3)
- Antigua and Barbuda Falcons: 150 runs in 17.1 overs (103 balls), Extras 11
Match Coverage
All Match NewsForde holds his nerve at the close after Gous and spinners set up win for Kings
Antigua and Barbuda Falcons had the chase of 188 in their grasp before losing the plot against spin in the middle overs


