CPL: Barbados Royals ride on stunning show by Glenn Phillips and Kyle Mayers to beat Saint Lucia Kings | Cricket News – Times of India

BASSETERRE: A sensational run-chase from the Barbados Royals ensured they ended their 2021 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) campaign with a victory against the Saint Lucia Kings at Warner Park.
The Royals on Sunday won the toss and captain Jason Holder chose to field, as he did in their game on Saturday.
Rahkeem Cornwall returned to the Kings’ line-up and made an instant impact, scoring 40 runs off just 26 balls before Roston Chase continued his fine form to score 56 and take his side to a big total of 190/6.
But despite facing a hiccup by losing two wickets in the sixth over, Kyle Mayers and Glenn Phillips combined for a remarkable 154-run partnership to take their side to a comfortable eight-wicket victory with seven balls to spare.

Earlier, Saint Lucia Kings missed captain Faf du Plessis in the eleven after he was ruled out with an injury, but stand-in captain Andre Fletcher and a returning Cornwall got their side to an outstanding start, taking the score to 54/0 by the end of the Powerplay.
Once Cornwall was dismissed and Fletcher run out after an outstanding bit of fielding from Mayers, it was up to Chase to lead with the bat.
Chase’s rich vein of form in this year’s CPL continued with a swift half-century that catapulted his side to an imposing total of 190/6.
The Royals encountered trouble in the sixth over, as Roston Chase bowled a double-wicket maiden over, firstly getting Johnson Charles caught out, then Shai Hope falling the very next ball to a run-out.

However, Mayers and Phillips came to the crease and formed a memorable partnership to give Barbados Royals a famous win, scoring 22 boundaries between them.
It was the highest successful run-chase of this year’s CPL. Other than Chase, none of the Saint Lucia Kings bowlers were able to take a wicket.
Brief Scores: Saint Lucia Kings 190/6 (Chase 56, Cornwall 40; Mayers 3/39) lost to Barbados Royals 191/2 (Mayers 81 not out, Phillips 80 not out; Chase 1/35)