Barbados Royals won their second straight match with a DLS victory against Saint Lucia Kings in the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2022. The Royals had earlier defeated St Kitts & Nevis by seven wickets with one ball to spare.

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Barbados Royals posted 162 for seven in 20 overs before rain interrupted St Lucia’s chase. After much delay, the target was revised to 103 in nine overs. Lucia managed only 91 for 4, losing by 11 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method.

Meanwhile, the other match of the day between Guyana Warriors and St Kitts and Nevis Patriots was abandoned without a ball being bowled. It was the second time in four matches that the Patriots’s match was abandoned. The result is a major disadvantage for them as they have lost both their other games.

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St Lucia Kings won the toss and put Barbados in to bat as Kyle Mayers and Rahkeem Cornwall smashed 49 in 4.5 overs before Cornwall was dismissed for 32 off 17 balls.

There was a steady run flow despite a slow run rate in the middle overs. Royals finally got to 162 for seven.

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Defending 162, Mayers got rid of the top order with a two over spell of 4/4. With rain disrupting play, the target was revised to 103 from 9 overs under the DLS method. Faf Du Plessis and Alzarri Joseph tried to win it and batted until the last over but fell short of the target.