"We're really enjoying our cricket at the moment," Samit Patel says. "Who cannot love the Caribbean? Very impressed by Royal, there's a lot of local talent on show. He's bowling the most important overs for us and picking up a lot of wickets. We'll play positive cricket and see where the game takes us."
To see if they do, I'll leave you in Karthik's hands once more. Tune in about 10 minutes from now when the game resumes
19.3
W
Paul to Fawad Ahmed, OUT, glorious catch to round out the innings. Another slower ball that Fawad had a whack at, as you might expect him to do. Keemo Paul coming in plucked that low off the ground and ensure the Patriots are bowled out. Faf du Plessis' side might feel they've given away about 15-20 too many runs at the end, but they should gun this down with ease.
Fawad Ahmed c Cottoy b Paul 0 (4m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
19.2
1lb
Paul to van Meekeren, 1 leg bye, thudded into his pads, with the legbye getting Fawad on strike. Can the Kings get him before the Patriots reach 120?
19.1
2
Paul to van Meekeren, 2 runs, slower ball going down legside. He helps it on and helps himself to a couple
Mohd Irshad: "Can they get to 128? Its a winning total today."
END OF OVER:19 | 13 Runs 1 Wkt | STKNP: 115/9 | RR: 6.05
- Paul van Meekeren1 (6b)
- Fawad Ahmed0 (0b)
- Kesrick Williams3-0-32-2
- Wahab Riaz4-0-17-1
18.6
1
Williams to van Meekeren, 1 run, slower ball, biffed down the ground without much timing
18.5
W
Williams to Allen, OUT, top edges that to the man at cover. Allen finally falls, but not before ensuring his side has a fighting chance. He had to keep going for his shots really, but after a very slow start, Allen goes for a nifty little 32-ball 34
FA Allen c Joseph b Williams 34 (44m 32b 2x4 3x6) SR: 106.25
18.4
0
Williams to Allen, no run, slapped down the ground, decides to refuse the single
18.3
4
Williams to Allen, FOUR, slower delivery that Allen lay in wait for. Sliced it to the extra cover boundary with a flat-bat shot, and it evades both fielders stationed there
18.2
6
Williams to Allen, SIX, whoa, where did that come from? Allen has suddenly caught fire these last few overs. In the slot, and it comes riiight out of the middle to absolutely soar out of the stadium. That must have been pushing 100m, that six, and suddenly the patriots are back to a run a ball
18.2
1w
Williams to Allen, 1 wide, wide once more, these are nice easy runs for the Patriots
18.1
0
Williams to Allen, no run, whacked it high into the air and the ball plugs into the ground. he realised there was only a single on, so he refuses it to stay on strike
18.1
1w
Williams to Allen, 1 wide, starts off with a loose wide delivery
END OF OVER:18 | 7 Runs | STKNP: 102/8 | RR: 5.66
- Paul van Meekeren0 (5b)
- Fabian Allen24 (27b)
- Wahab Riaz4-0-17-1
- Kesrick Williams2-0-19-1
17.6
0
Wahab Riaz to van Meekeren, no run, gets away with it. It was tailing down leg, and had van Meekeren managed to get it slightly either side of short fine, there was four more to be had
17.5
1
Wahab Riaz to Allen, 1 run, nudged to backward point to get off strike
Jrm: "Suddenly st lucia bowling attacks look more lethal than patriots"
17.4
6
Wahab Riaz to Allen, SIX, gets the boundary this time! Full and wide from Wahab, and with that pace, Allen knew if he slashed hard and made contact, he was in business. The clearance he got on that was astonishing
17.3
0
Wahab Riaz to Allen, no run, bowled at over 137, too much pace and bounce for Allen, who can't get on top of it
17.2
0
Wahab Riaz to Allen, no run, length ball, a little nudge into the onside
17.1
0
Wahab Riaz to Allen, no run, swing and a miss
END OF OVER:17 | 12 Runs | STKNP: 95/8 | RR: 5.58
- Paul van Meekeren0 (4b)
- Fabian Allen17 (22b)
- Kesrick Williams2-0-19-1
- Samit Patel4-0-15-2
16.6
0
Williams to van Meekeren, no run, short of a length, ven Meekeren tried to slice that over the keeper's head, but fails to make contact once more
16.6
1w
Williams to van Meekeren, 1 wide, lets this one go. It was on the line, but the umpire decides it was a shade too wide
16.5
0
Williams to van Meekeren, no run, slower ball, van Meekeren was absolutely clueless, never looked like making contact with it
Saad: "'Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results.' -Albert Einstein, example: Asif Ali"
16.4
1
Williams to Allen, 1 run, sits back and tonks that straight past the bowler, but can't rush back for two
16.3
6
Williams to Allen, SIX, in the slot, and he clears the fielder at long-on. Are you watching Asif Ali?
16.2
4
Williams to Allen, FOUR, slower delivery, Allen bludgeons it through the offside. He just about clears cover, without much timing on it, and here's a rare, rare boundary for the Patriots
