CPL 2025, Match 27: Barbados Royals vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots full match highlights and scorecard

On the 27th encounter of the 2025 season of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), Barbados Royals locked horns with the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. The home captain, Rovman Powell, won the toss and decided to bowl first on a surface that was anticipated to get slow in the second innings. 

Barbados retained their same playing eleven after earning their opening victory in the last game. On the other hand, the Patriots made just one change. Their opening left-handed batter, Rilee Rossouw, got out of the eleven, and Evin Lewis, who recovered from his injury, came back into the side.

Jason Holder’s 53* leads St Kitts and Nevis Patriots to 150/7

It was a stable opening stand of the Patriots inside the first six overs of the innings as they got 46 runs with both openers struggling with a strike rate of around 110. Mohammed Rizwan, the wicket-keeper opening batter, bashed 39 runs in 36 balls with the help of four boundaries and one six. Their middle order couldn’t do well apart from Jason Holder.

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The former Barbados Royals batter clubbed an unbeaten knock of 53 runs in 30 balls at a strike rate of 176.67, with the help of five sixes and one boundary. Navian Bidaisee nailed 30 runs in 23 balls at a strike rate of 130.43 with two fours and one six to post 150/7 in their allotted 20 overs of the first innings.

Barbados Royals fail to hold nerve in one-run defeat

Just like the Patriots, the Royals also got a decent start inside the power play with the 42-run opening partnership. Brandon King nailed 29 runs in 22 balls at a strike rate of 131.82, with the help of three sixes and one boundary. Rassie van der Dussen also nailed a fine knock of unbeaten 37 runs in 27 balls with two fours and one six.

However, the Patriots held their nerve beautifully on defense. Dussen nailed a six on the first ball of the last over, but the Royals needed two runs off the last ball. And Holder picked up the wicket of Daniel Sams to claim the one-run victory to breathe for another day.

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