Antigua and Barbuda Falcons scored 142/7 in 20 overs, where as St. Lucia Kings scored 144/3 in 17 overs.
So, finally St. Lucia Kings won by 7 wickets.
The St. Lucia Kings secured a comfortable victory over the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons, chasing down a target of 143 in just 17 overs.
This defeat leaves the Falcons still searching for their first win, having lost all four of their games so far, and firmly rooted at the bottom of the table.
Noor Ahmad was the standout performer with figures of 3 for 18 from his four overs.
Johnson Charles and Tim Seifert played pivotal roles in steering the Kings to victory.
The Falcons now need to win at least five of their remaining six games to qualify for the playoffs.
Put in to bat, the Falcons got off to a slow start against David Wiese.
Fakhar Zaman, however, counter-attacked with a couple of boundaries and a six off Matthew Forde.
Zaman’s innings was cut short when he sliced a delivery from Roston Chase to cover.
Justin Greaves made some crucial runs with two boundaries off top-edges from Alzarri Joseph before he was dismissed for a mistimed shot to deep midwicket.
Sam Billings and Imad Wasim managed to score a boundary each in the 15th over, pushing the Falcons past the 100-run mark.
Noor Ahmad then took control, dismissing Jewel Andrew with a mistimed googly, followed by Billings and Fabian Allen in consecutive deliveries, leaving the Falcons in a difficult position at 110 for 6 in 17 overs.
Wasim added two boundaries off Joseph in a 12-run 18th over, and Chris Green’s cameo of 13 from eight balls helped the Falcons reach a respectable 142 for 7.
Faf du Plessis set the tone for the chase, taking on Shamar Springer with three fours and a six in a 20-run second over.
He continued his aggressive play against Mohammad Amir, hitting two more boundaries before being dismissed while attempting a big shot.
Charles anchored the innings, finding occasional boundaries while keeping the run rate in check.
Ackeem Auguste hit Fabian Allen for two sixes and Charles added a maximum off Chris Green.
Auguste was dismissed by Allen, trapped in front while trying a sweep shot.
Seifert then took over, smashing Amir for three sixes and a four in a 24-run 17th over, which sealed the win for the Kings.
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