AI Simulation, BR vs SLK । Tim David's explosive century helps Kings beat Royals by four wickets

Pitch and Weather

It was a classic Kensington Oval surface—true bounce but a touch two-paced with the old ball.

Short showers skirted Bridgetown earlier; humid evening with a gentle cross-breeze. Dew threat is mild to moderate in the chase.

Toss

St Lucia Kings won the toss and elected to bowl first.

Lineups

BR XI: Brandon King, Quinton de Kock (wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Sherfane Rutherford, Rovman Powell (c), Eathan Bosch, Chris Green, Daniel Sams, Johann Layne, Ramon Simmonds, Jomel Warrican.

SLK XI: Tim Seifert (wk), Johnson Charles, Ackeem Auguste, Roston Chase, Tim David, Aaron Jones, David Wiese (c), Delano Potgieter, Khary Pierre, Alzarri Joseph, Tabraiz Shamsi.

Match Report

St Lucia Kings won the toss and asked the Barbados Royals to bat first. The opening pair of Brandon King and Quinton de Kock started with a blistering approach, stitching a quick opening stand of 34 runs in just 4.2 overs before Alzarri Joseph dismissed Quinton de Kock, getting him caught by Khary Pierre. De Kock could score only 14 runs off 12 balls, with only two fours. Brandon King continued to stay there in the middle and added 29 runs for the second wicket with Rassie van der Dussen. King’s 28-run knock ended when he misjudged Roston Chase’s off-break that crashed into the stumps. Just after an addition of 16 runs, Rutherford also fell cheaply at the individual score of just seven runs off six balls, getting caught by David Wiese off Tabrez Shamsi. Following two quick blows, Rovman Powell joined Van der Dussen in the middle and added 36 runs for the third wicket before the latter’s efforts ended in an unfortunate run out on the first ball of the 16th over. Van der Dussen scored 41 (34), hitting three fours and a six, followed by Powell’s blistering 36 runs off just 18 balls. These knocks took the Royals’ score to 171/8 in 20 overs. Alzarri Joseph and Tabraiz Shamsi claimed two wickets each for the Kings to restrict the Royals from posting a big total on the board.

St Lucia Kings’ run chase faced a dent when they lost Johnson Charles (11) cheaply at the team score of just 20 runs in 2.5 overs. Tim Seifert also went back to the pavilion after scoring 22 (15) on the first ball of the sixth over. In another quick succession after an addition of just 14 runs, Ackeem Auguste (8) fell prey to Chris Green on the fourth ball of the eighth over. After these quick dismissals, Roston Chase and Tim David stitched a match-winning partnership of 62 runs for the fourth wicket to turn the tables in favour of the Kings. Chase scored 37 runs off 28 balls, with three fours and a six, before getting dismissed off Daniel Samsin in the 15th over. Later, Tim David played a game-changing, unbeaten and blistering knock of 62 runs off just 32 balls, with four fours and a similar number of sixes. Chase and David’s game-defining contributions helped the Kings chase the target in 19.4 overs, scoring 173/6.

Player of the Match

St Lucia Kings’ Tim David won the ‘Player of the Match’ award for his match-winning and unbeaten knock of 62 runs off just 32 balls, with four fours and four sixes. His partnership with Roston Chase turned the game in favour of the Kings.

Scorecard