CPL 2024, BR Vs SKN 2024 Match Highlights: Cornwall, Quinton De Kock Engulf Patriots In Big Royals Win
Rahkeem Cornwall set up a huge win for the Barbados Royals with the ball (x.com)
Barbados Royals steamrolled St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in the 18th match of CPL 2024 at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. The outcome also helped Rovman Powell and co. to secure a spot in the impending playoffs.
Here’s the timeline of how BR vs SKN panned out in Barbados:
BR vs SKN Highlights: Naveen-Ul-Haq Ruffles Up Patriots Top-Order
Frugal with the new-ball, Barbados Royals seamer Naveen-ul-Haq pulverized St Kitts & Nevis Patriots’ top-order with the sudden wickets of Evin Lewis and Kyle Mayers. All-rounder Rahkeem Cornwall also got into the act by accounting for the exits of a well-set Andre Fletcher and number five Mikyle Louis in successive deliveries as the Royals crashed to 49-4 in 7.2 overs.
Cornwall also trapped Wanindu Hasaranga a couple of overs later in the innings while Obed McCoy had Rilee Rossouw caught out by captain Rovman Powell at mid-off as the Patriots reached a sluggish 61-6 before strategic timeout.
BR vs SKN Highlights: Cornwall, McCoy Mops Up Patriots Tail At 110
Rahkeem Cornwall demolished Patriots further by adding Odean Smith and Ryan John into his collection of victims for the night. The Barbados Royals’ off-spinner ended up claiming at least a wicket in each of his four overs to bag career-best T20 figures of 5-16.
Joshua Da Silva and tailender Anrich Nortje stitched together a 39-run defiance to lift Patriots from 69-8 and took them past the 100-run mark. However, Naveen-ul-Haq and Obed McCoy cleared up their resistance in the space of just three deliveries to blow away the entire Patriots line-up for just 110 in 19.1 overs.
BR vs SKN Highlights: Barbados Royals Take 62 From Powerplay
Barbados Royals openers Quinton de Kock and Kadeem Alleyne forged a fiery powerplay start to take their team to 57-0 inside the first six overs of the run-chase. Alleyne listed a couple of boundaries and a huge six to make a swift 15-ball 23 before he was deceived by Patriots spinner Wanindu Hasaranga.
BR vs SKN Highlights: Quinton De Kock Takes Royals Home In 11.2 Overs
Quinton de Kock marched on and smacked his third fifty-plus score of the CPL 2024 season in just the tenth over of the Barbados Royals innings. The dashing South African-based opener launched four huge maximums and three additional boundaries to blaze his way to an unbeaten 59* from 38 balls.
Alick Athanaze at number three also made 22* off 15 balls with three boundaries and formed an unbroken 56-run partnership with Quinton de Kock as the Barbados Royals catered themselves to a nine-wicket victory with nearly nine overs to spare.