CPL 2024, ABF vs SKNP, Match 1 Live Score: Patriots Snatch A Win From The Jaws Of The Defeat

Goodbye, Folks!

We will be back for the second game of CPL 2024 in less than 24 hours on Saturday. Till then it is goodbye from our side. This is Sakshi Sharma, signing off on behalf of our dedicated OneCricket family. Cheers!

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: Player Of The Match!

Kyle Mayers as been named as the Player of the Match for his significant contribution with the bat as he scored 39 runs in 24 balls. 

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: Match Summary!

Anrich Nortje wins it for St Kitts & Nevis Patriots on the last ball of the match. Two South Africans in the middle finish the game for the Patriots. They had only one win last season and here they started with a thrilling win. Earlier in the match, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots won the toss and decided to bowl first. The decision looked fine when Anrich Nortje knocked over Teddy Bishop.

Fakhar Zaman teed off and made 43 off 32. Handy contributions came from Kofi James (22) and Sam Billings (18) but it was the 17-year-old Jewel Andrew, who scored an unbeaten half-century to take the Antigua & Barbuda Falcons to a competitive total of 163/4 from their 20 overs.

Anrich Nortje, Dominic Drakes, Ashmead Nedd and Tabraiz Shamsi all picked up a wicket each.

In response, Evin Lewis and Andre Fletcher added 37 runs for the opening wicket. Kyle Mayers top-scored with his knock of 39 off 24. Tristan Stubbs failed with the bat, scoring only 2 runs off 7 balls. There was a mini colapse in the lower middle order but Tabraiz Shamsi and Anrich Nortje held their nerves to finish the game on the last ball of the match.

Shamar Springer stood out with the ball, finishing with figures of 4/29 from his four overs. Roshon Primus picked up 2 wickets, while Mohammad Amir and Chris Green chipped in with one each.

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: St Kitts Need One Run Off The Last Ball 🫢

Anrich Nortje is the man for St Kitts & Nevis Patriots. Patriots win by one wicket in the final ball of the match. Nortje walks down the pitch and gets enough power behind the flat-batted stroke over the head of the bowler for a single. 

What a thriller to kickstart the CPL 2024! 🎊

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: What An Interesting Opener!

Roshon Primus strikes again and this time it is Nedd. The Falcons bowlers have completely changed the game! Back of a length, into the pitch around the off stump. Nedd on the back foot goes across the line for a hack. Fails to control the bounce and gets a top edge. 

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: High In The Air And Taken!

This time it's Roshon Primus..full and outside the off stump. Dominic Drakes looks to go big here but gets high not distance and is caught at long on. 

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: Blunder...RUN-OUT 😟Mohammad Amir bowls a length delivery outside the off stump and Drakes looks to pull that one away but misses and is rapped on his body. There was miscommunication in the middle Ryan John ran down to have a handshake with his partner and when he turned back, he saw that the stumps at his end had lit up.

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: Shamar Springer Is Everywhere In The Field!

Shamar Springer is the man of the hour and this time he takes a stunning sliding catch. Mohammad Amir gets his first wicket of the match.

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: Massive Hit By Mayers; Out Of The Stadium!!!🤪

That has hit the giant screen at deep square leg. A short of length delivery outside off, Mayers gets across and pulls 94m into the screen. 

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: Another One For Springer!!!

ROSSOUW GONE FOR THE FIRST BALL! Length delivery outside the off stump, he  looks to play that one but gets a toe end of the bat on that occasion that goes into the keeper's gloves. Patriots in deep trouble 🥹

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: Shamar Springer Chest-Roll Celebration...🎊

Shamar Springer does it again for his side. Slower off-cutter dug in outside off, Odean Smith is deceived, he guides it to short third man, wanted to get it over the man but fails.

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: Bye Bye Tristan Stubbs!!!

CAUGHT! SPRINGER HAS HIS SECOND! 😵 Back of a length delivery on the middle and leg stump, Stubbs hits that one a little too well and the man at deep midwicket comes a few paces in and takes the catch. 

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: IN THE AIR & TAKEN!!! Springer Gets The Big Fish 🐟

Shamar Springer does the job for St Kitts & Nevis Patriots !!! Evin Lewis wanted to take on him and get some crucial runs but failed as Chris Green at long-off takes an easy catch. 

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: What An Brilliant Effort!

That was an excellent effort from the fielding from Shamar Springer in the deep-mid wicket boundary. He really sprang into the air and saved crucial runs for his side. 

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: WICKET!!! 

Imad Wasim draws the first blood and finally provides the much-needed breakthrough as he scalps the wicket of captain Andre Fletcher. Brilliant bowling from Wasim along with excellent glovework from Sam Billings from behind the stump. 

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: Back-To-Back Boundaries For Andre Fletcher!

Now it seems to be Andre Fletcher's turn. Another over from the Falcons where only boundaries are scored. Two fours from that Green's first over.

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: First Maximum For Evin Lewis, Patriots Off To Great Start!

Evins Lewis gets off the mark with a maximum. He moves his weight on the backfoot and pulls it over deep mid wicket for a maximum. 

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: Welcome Back Folks! 😁

It time for the chase...!!! The umpires and players have taken the field. Evin Lewis and Andre Fletcher are the Patriots openers with Mohammad Amir with the new ball for the Falcons. 

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: Innings Break

The Antigua and Barbuda Falcons have posted a competitive total of 163/4  at the end of their 20 overs. This effort from the Falcons came after they were put to bat first by the Patriots.

The Falcons lost an early wicket, but, Fakhar Zaman came up with an aggressive knock and brought his team back into the game. He scored a brilliant 43 off 32 and set the stage for a big total. However, the Falcons lost a flurry of wickets in the middle phase and lost the plot to some extent.

But the 17-year-old Jewel Andrew scored 50 off 30 and ensured that his team got to a total that will pose a challenge for the opposition.

Stay tuned as we come with the chase from the Patriots in a short while.

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: Jewel Andrew's half-century

A brilliant knock by the young West Indian batter, Jewel Andrew here. He has delivered under pressure and has scored an impressive half-century off just 30 deliveries. A lot of cricket experts will be impressed by this effort from the 17-year old.

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: Importance of the knock by Fakhar Zaman

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: Jewel Andrew impresses with his maturity and hitting

Jewel Andrew has played a brilliant knock under pressure. His innings has brought the Falcons right back into this game. He has shown great maturity for a 17-year old young boy. Looks like a talent West Indies can bank on in the future.

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: Andrew and Allen look for a powerful finish

Though the Falcons have lost wicket in the middle phase, the strong start from Fakhar has kept them in the game. Jewel Andrew is looking particularly well settled in the middle. On the other end is Fabian Allen, who has a brilliant power game. If this two can make the most of the last 24 balls, the Falcons will definitely have a respectable total on the board.

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: ODEAN Takes a stunner!!!!

Sam Billings falls now!!!! But is purely down to the compsure and brilliance of Odean Smith in the deep. It was a tough on the line, but Smith took the catch threw the ball in the air, went outside and came back in time to take the catch. Just when a partnership was building, the Falcons have lost one more wicket. 

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: Falcons look to rebuild

Jewel Andrew and Sam Billings are looking to rebuild the innings here for the Falcons. They will now try and take the score at least past the 160-mark so that they pose a fight in this game.

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: One more falls

IN THE AIR AND TAKEN!!!! One more wicket. The Falcons are gradually losing the plot here. That is the second wicket in a very short span of time. The onus will now be on Sam Billings to do the repair job and take this total to a competitive one.

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: Fakhar Zaman departs!!!!

IN THE AIR AND TAKEN!!!! Huge wicket!!!! Shamsi strikes and he takes the big one of Fakhar Zaman. It was flighted delivery by Shamsi around the off stump. Fakhar cleared his front leg and was looking to clear the mid-wicket fence. However, the connection was not right for Zaman and all he managed was a top edge to be taken in the deep by Evin Lewis.

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: Comeback for Patriots

A couple of quite overs from the bowlers of the Patriots. However, Zaman is still going on at one end and they have not yet found an answer to the powerful southpaw.

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: End of Powerplay

With that Kyle Mayers over, we come to end of the first Powerplay in the CPL 2024. The Falcons will be very happy with the start they have got after losing the first wicket pretty early. Fakhar Zaman has played a blazing knock so far. He has taken the attack to the bowlers and has not allowed to settle them down. 

The Patriots will need to see the back of Fakhar Zaman as early as possible, otherwise he take the game away from them pretty quickly.

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: Fakhar Zaman's counter attack

After that first wicket, Fakhar Zaman has decided to counter attack. He is not holding himself back and it is so far paying off for the Pakistan batter. The Falcons will hope that Fakhar continues doing this for the majority of the innings.

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: Nortje Bowls a Deadly Ball

GONE!!!!! Teddy Bishop has no answer to that by Anrich Nortje. The South African speedster decides to bring out his yorker and surprises the batter. Bishop tried to jam out the delivery there but he was too late on bringing the bat down. There goes the first wicket of the Falcons.

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: Steady Start for the Falcons

Mayers does a decent job with that first over. He tried to hit the right areas and most succeeded. On the other hand, the openers of the Falcons will be looking to get a feel of the wicket before they take the attack to the opposition.

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: Action Starts

The umpires have walked out into the field. The St. Kitts and Nevis fielders get into a huddle and finalise their strategies once more.

In walk the two openers for the Falcons. It will be Fakhar Zaman and Teddy Bishop opening the innings for the Falcons. Kyle Mayers will start with the ball for the St. Kitts and Nevis.

Here we go for the first ball....

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: Team News

Brandon King is still recovering from the injury that he picked up during the T20 World Cup 2024. He will not be available for Falcons for the first four games.

ABF vs SKNP Live Score:  A Look at the Toss

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: Playing XIs

The playing XIs of the two teams are out

St Kitts & Nevis Patriots Playing XI: Andre Fletcher (c and wk), Kyle Mayers, Rilee Rossouw, Evin Lewis, Tristan Stubbs, Dominic Drakes, Odean Smith, Ryan John, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi, Ashmead Romano Nedd

Antigua & Barbuda Falcons Playing XI: Fakhar Zaman, Teddy Bishop, Kofi James, Jewel Andrew, Sam Billings (wk), Imad Wasim, Fabian Allen, Chris Green (c), Roshon Primus, Shamar Springer, Mohammad Amir

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: Here is what the captains said in the Toss

Andre Fletcher (St Kitts and Nevis Patriots Captain): We are going to bowl first. New pitch, want to give our bowlers the first go and try to restrict them to a good total. It is about enjoying each other's company. We can't control the result, we can control what we do. 

Need to start well and take it from there. We have 6 debutants. They have played for the other franchises. Few new faces. Hopefully we can showcase some good skills.

Chris Green (Antigua & Barbuda Falcons Captain): Look, Brandon King had a bad injury in the T20 World Cup. Hopefully, he will be back soon. 

We are really excited. We haven't had home games for two years, so excited this year. We want to have fun in the home games.

New franchise, new home, we are trying to create a strong home base. A few local players from Antigua and a few coaching staff as well are from Antigua.

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: Toss Update

St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots have won the toss and they will be fielding first in the game.

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: Delay In Toss

It seems the toss of the match has been delayed. Although there has been no official update, it seems like it the start of the game will also be delayed. We will keep you updated with latest information as we receive it. 

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: Trivia

The last CPL game hosted by Sir Vivian Richards Stadium was back in 2014.

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: Fantasy Tips

Let us take a look at the fantasy tips for this game.

Top Player Picks

Brandon King (ABF)
Chris Green (ABF)
Tristan Stubbs (SKNP)
Tabraiz Shamsi (SKN)

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: Team Preview

St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots

The explosive opener and T20 specialist, Andre Fletcher will be leading the St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots. They will be looking to repeat their success from the 2021 season. The team has been in the league since 2015 and have one title to their name. 

The Patriots boast of some dynamic players like - Tristan Stubbs, Rilee Rossouw, Andre Fletcher and Sherfane Rutherford.

ABF vs SKNP Live Score: Team Preview

Antigua and Barbuda Falcons

The Antigua and Barbuda will be playing their maiden CPL season in 2024. The team will be led by the Australian all-rounder, Chris Green. They also have the likes of Imad Wasim, Fakhar Zaman, Chris Green, and Mohammad Amir to boost their squad.

Hello and welcome to OneCricket's Live Blog of the First match in the CPL 2024. The Antigua and Barbuda Falcons will be taking on the St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots in this game at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadum in North Sound, Antigua. This is Probuddha Bhattacharjee and along with Sakshi Sharma, we will take you through the action in this game.