On the eighth fixture of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2025, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots met the Barbados Royals at Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts. The touring captain, Rovman Powell, won the toss and decided to bowl first on a surface which he anticipated would get better in the second innings. 

The home side made as many as four changes in the eleven, with Evin Lewis, Abbas Afridi, and Ashmead Nedd coming into the eleven while Mohammed Rizwan made his debut in the league. On the other hand, the Royals left out Shaqkere Parris and Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman to include Kofi James and Nyeem Young in the side.

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots fire their way to 174/8

Andre Fletcher, the wicket-keeper batter, smashed 25 runs in 16 balls with the help of 156.25, but the Patriots still kept losing wickets regularly and hardly got the required momentum in the first innings. Kyle Myer clubbed 42 runs in 28 balls at a strike rate of 150 with one four and three sixes.

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Captain Jason Holder drilled 38 runs in 21 deliveries at a strike rate of 180.95, with the help of four boundaries and two sixes. A few other small contributions from the lower order pushed them to post 174/8 in their allotted 20 overs in the first innings.

Barbados Royals limp to face a 12-run defeat 

It was the same issue for the Barbados side in the chase during the second innings. Kadeem Alleyne smacked 42 runs in 28 balls at a strike rate of 150, shouldering on two boundaries and three sides. However, whenever they needed to put the foot on the accelerator, they lost a wicket and struggled.

Their former captain, Holder, used the pace variations beautifully with the right line and length to pick four wickets in 3.2 overs. The Royals got bundled out for 162 runs in 18.2 overs and faced a 12-run defeat.

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