St Lucia Kings Win Close Match Against Guyana Amazon Warriors

St Lucia Kings 203/6 beat Guyana Amazon Warriors 202/6 by 4 wickets

What Happened

Young player Ackeem Auguste played amazingly for St Lucia Kings. The 21-year-old scored 73 runs from just 35 balls. His family was watching from the crowd at their home ground.

St Lucia Kings needed to score 203 runs to win. They did it with 11 balls left to spare. Captain David Wiese hit the winning runs.

This win moved St Lucia Kings to second place in the tournament. They are now just one point behind the leaders.

How Guyana Amazon Warriors Batted

Guyana Amazon Warriors chose to bat first. They got off to a good start but then lost wickets quickly. At one point, they were struggling at 78 runs for 5 wickets.

But Romario Shepherd changed the game. He hit many big sixes and scored 73 runs without getting out. One bowler, Oshane Thomas, had a very bad time - he gave away 33 runs in just one over! This was the worst bowling figures ever by a St Lucia Kings player in this tournament.

Thanks to Shepherd's hitting, Guyana Amazon Warriors reached 202 runs.

How St Lucia Kings Chased

St Lucia Kings started their chase well. Auguste was the star player - he scored his runs very fast, getting to 50 runs in just 19 balls (the fastest this season).

Even after Auguste got out, other players like Aaron Jones and David Wiese finished the job with good batting.

Key Stats
Auguste: 73 runs off 35 balls
Shepherd: 73 runs not out off 23 balls (with 7 sixes)
Worst bowling: Thomas gave away 63 runs in 4 overs
St Lucia Kings have now beaten Guyana Amazon Warriors 3 times in a row

This was the first time Guyana Amazon Warriors scored over 200 runs but still lost the match.