St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs Barbados Royals, 9th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Done with another crazy game of cricket. The Royals have won their second game and remain unbeaten. They join the Kings and the Warriors who haven't lost yet as well. But the Patriots need to come out of this rut. It isn't very late for them but it certainly is getting closer to that. We are closer to covering another game of cricket. Hop tabs and consume more cricketing action. Time for us to leave. Bye bye...

Rovman Powell: I think when we came here today, we knew it wasn't a 260 wicket. It was a dry wicket. Credit to the guys for putting pressure on them in the powerplay. Just a case of bowlers win you tournaments and batters win you games. We have quality overseas spinners. And quality fast bowlers to back them. The key moment was when we sent Wellalage. They didn't have an offie. With myself, Holder and Young left, we knew they will be under pressure.

Fletcher: I am happy in the sense our bowlers tried their utmost best. Can't ask for anything better. We were 10-15 runs short as a batting unit. Hasaranga got us back in the game with his knock. Even John played a cameo. Sherfane's dismissal hurt us. We can look into a few things. We could have been smarter. We still have five games left. I still believe in the guys. We have to believe in ourselves. We are losing but we need to look at the positives and learn from them.

Dunith Wellalage | Player of the Match: I just came to the wicket and tried to play my normal game and backed myself. (On the advice that Powell gave) He told me to play my normal game and he can hit always so he told me to support him. (On playing alongside Theekshana and Hasaranga) They are great bowlers so it feels great to play with them.

22:56 Local Time, 02:56 GMT, 08:26 IST: The Royals have won a tight contest! The Patriots continue their free fall. They have lost four on the bounce now. They won their first game but have been on a losing streak ever since. The Royals now have won 2 out of 2. They are second on the table whereas the Patriots remain on the bottom of the table. 154 looked tough as the ball spun and batting wasn't easy against the tweakers. The Royals started poorly as they lost Cornwall for a duck. Even QDK couldn't do much damage. Alleyne got a start and Brooks never had one. But then Wellalage and Powell added 49 runs for the 5th wicket and that was vital. Then both fell and it was left to the lower-order to finish the job. Holder fell with 8 needed off the final 5 balls. But Nyeem Young kept his nerves and whacked a sixer off the penultimate ball to win it for the Royals. If you have any nails left, give them some rest!

Ryan John to Nyeem Young, SIX, and Young does it. Superb blow down the ground to seal this. Ryan John missed his mark by a few inches. Nyeem Young stayed back and slapped it flat over long-off. He muscled that hard. Fletcher does afford a smile. The Royals win by 2 wickets with a ball to spare

Naveen-ul-Haq, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Ryan John to Nyeem Young, out Theekshana Run Out!! That was a fuller ball on the pads, Nyeem Young looked to clip it but missed it. The ball went down to the keeper who under-armed the throw to the bowler. Ryan John gathered the throw and whipped the bails off. 3 needed off 2 now. Theekshana run out (Fletcher/Ryan John) 1(1)

Ryan John to Nyeem Young, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

Theekshana should be a goner here. He turned back as the batter sent him back. The keeper threw it to the bowler who whipped the bails off. He was miles out of his crease.

Ryan John to Nyeem Young, FOUR, and that's lucky! Three needed now. The bowler nails the yorker from round the wicket and Nyeem Young danced down to heave it. Got an inside edge and it beat the dive of the keeper to his left. Young to be the toast for the Patriots?

Ryan John to Theekshana, 1 run, and a single. From round the wicket and angled in fuller. Jammed down to long-on for a single

Maheesh Theekshana, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Ryan John to Holder, out Caught by Josh Clarkson!! And what a splendid catch! The fielder at deep square got around, dived and took it diving forward. That was a low full toss, Holder looked to heave it across the line and mistimed it. The fielder came in, dived forward and got it inches off the turf. Huge moment in the game again as Holder was expected to finish this off. But he is gone now.
Holder c Josh Clarkson b Ryan John 17(12) [4s-1 6s-1]

Ryan John to Holder, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Ryan John [1.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack

Nortje to Holder, 1 run, low full toss, outside off, sliced down to deep cover for a single. 8 needed off the final over

Nortje to Nyeem Young, 1 run, very full, Nyeem Young backs away and mistimes it down to mid-off for a single. 9 needed now off 7 balls

Nortje to Nyeem Young, FOUR, length delivery, outside off, Nyeem Young smears it over long-off. That was in the slot and Nyeem Young powered it. The ball landed just short of the fence. Much needed was this

Nortje to Holder, leg byes, 1 run, very full, spears in, Holder looks to clip it and the ball goes off the pads down to fine leg for a single