Theekshana to Charles, 2 runs, to deep extra cover
0.3
Theekshana to Charles, no run
0.2
Theekshana to du Plessis, 1 run, to short mid-wicket
0.1
Theekshana to du Plessis, no run, flatter and quicker, not much spin and Faf knocks it back to Theekshana
du Plessis and Charles are at the crease. du Plessis is on strike. Theekshana will open the attack
It is a hot and humid morning in Guyana. The players are making their way out to the middle. Faf and Charles stride out while the Royals have a quick huddle before following the pair.
Pitch and Conditions: "This will be the fourth match within 48 hours. Straight down it is 75 meters, 65 and 64 on either side. The average degree of turn is 3.1 in the morning compared to 2.8 in the night games. 28 wickets out of 47 have gone to the spinners. It will all come down to how the batters handle spin," reckons Daren Ganga.
Teams:
Saint Lucia Kings (Playing XI): Johnson Charles(w), Faf du Plessis(c), Ackeem Auguste, Aaron Jones, Roston Chase, Tim Seifert, David Wiese, Khary Pierre, Mikkel Govia, Alzarri Joseph, Noor Ahmad
Barbados Royals (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Rahkeem Cornwall, Kadeem Alleyne, Alick Athanaze, Rovman Powell(c), David Miller, Jason Holder, Keshav Maharaj, Maheesh Theekshana, Nyeem Young, Obed McCoy
Faf du Plessis: I think so (if the toss matters). I was surprised yesterday as well when we lost the toss and did that (bowled out Barbados Royals for 96), it (toss) is 50-50. We have an idea on what the wicket is going to do and have the match-ups according to that. Same team.
Barbados Royals have won the toss and have opted to field
Rovman Powell: We are going to bowl first this morning. There might be some moisture early on. There is no over-reliance on him, he has done a fantastic job for us and long may it continue. Same team.
Barbados Royals have won the toss and have opted to field
09:00 Local Time, 13:00 GMT, 18:30 IST: The playoff spots have been sealed. Both these teams - Saint Lucia Kings and Barbados Royals - are in the top four. In fact the top three teams are all tied on 10 points and are separated by net run-rate, so today gives one of these teams to pull away. The two sides met a couple of days ago and it was the Kings who came out victorious. Alzarri Joseph blasted through the top order while Roston Chase had an excellent game with bat and ball and the duo made it three wins on the trot for the Kings. It was Royals' second defeat this season and more than avenging they would want to correct the mistakes from that game as the playoffs are round the corner. Who do you think will come out on top? Toss and teams coming up..
Squads:
Barbados Royals Squad: Rahkeem Cornwall, Quinton de Kock(w), Kadeem Alleyne, Alick Athanaze, Rovman Powell(c), David Miller, Jason Holder, Keshav Maharaj, Maheesh Theekshana, Nyeem Young, Obed McCoy, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ramon Simmonds, Rivaldo Clarke, Isai Thorne, Kevin Wickham, Nathan Sealy
Saint Lucia Kings Squad: Johnson Charles, Faf du Plessis(c), Ackeem Auguste, Aaron Jones, Roston Chase, Tim Seifert(w), David Wiese, Khary Pierre, Mikkel Govia, Alzarri Joseph, Noor Ahmad, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Sadrack Descarte, Matthew Forde, Khari Campbell, Johann Jeremiah, McKenny Clarke