Finally, the Saint Lucia Kings concluded their 11-year waiting period of winning their first-ever Caribbean Premier League (CPL) title under the captaincy of Faf du Plessis at Providence Stadium in Guyana. A 6-wicket thrilling victory in the CPL 2024 final against the Guyana Amazon Warriors placed the Kings as the fifth team in the history of CPL to win the highly coveted trophy.

Earlier, known as the St Lucia Zouks, the Kings were the only franchise in the league that had a long history without claiming any success, despite qualifying for the finals for two seasons in 2020 and 2021. In the previous edition, they concluded the league stages by ranking third in the points table but faced elimination in the playoffs to Jamaica Tallawahs. However, in this 12th edition, Faf and his men made a massive comeback and exhibited a stunning performance to end their championship drought.

Faf’s decision to bowl first after winning the toss proved beneficial for his team in a pressurized final to calm down Guyana Amazon’s powerful batting lineup. Once again Saint Lucia’s key spinner Noor Ahmed played a crucial role for his team in the finals restricting the Warriors to a below-par total of 138-8 in 20 overs. However, the main credit goes to these duo batters Roston Chase and Aaron Jones, who safely guided their team to a convincing victory.

Let’s find out how Saint Lucia Kings were on the halfway point of once again getting choked in their third CPL final during a tricky run chase and their fightback to win the CPL 2024 trophy.

Saint Lucia Kings vs Guyana Amazon Warriors CPL 2024 Main Highlights

A lackluster batting performance and bowlers’ inability to grab instant wickets failed Guyana Amazon Warriors to defend their championship title against the Saint Lucia Kings. These are the talking points of the CPL 2024 match you need to know:

1. Noor Ahmed’s 3-fer:

The 19-year-old Noor Ahmed grabbed 3 wickets in his 4-over spell by conceding just 19 runs at an economy of 4.80. Additionally, the other three pacers Matthew Forde, Alzarri Joseph, and David Weise along with the two spinners Khary Pierre Roston Chase played supportive roles by taking a wicket each.

2. Most Number of Dot Balls by Guyana Amazon Warriors Batters:

The Guyana Amazon Warriors batters couldn’t meet the fans’ expectations by converting their starts to high-scoring innings and rather played the most number of dot balls, which include names such as:

• Shai Hope: 22 runs from 24 balls (including 4 fours).
• Moeen Ali: 14 runs from 20 balls (including 1 four).
• Raymon Reifer: 13 runs from 12 balls (including 2 fours).
• Keemo Paul: 12 runs from 22 balls.
• Shimron Hetmyer: 11 runs from 9 balls (including a six).
• Kevin Sinclair: 11 runs from 10 balls (including 2 fours).

However, the all-rounders Dwaine Pretorius (25 runs from 12 balls–including 2 fours and 2 sixes) and Romario Shepherd (19 runs from 9 balls – including 2 fours and 1 six) accumulated runs instantly for their team batting at lower order.

Notably, these duo batters maintained a partnership of 37 runs to guide the Warriors to reach the three-digit score.

3. Early Dismissals of Saint Lucia Kings Top Order Batters:

Initially, the Guyana Amazon Warriors seemed to be in control by dismissing these top four batters of the Saint Lucia Kings:

• Faf du Plessis: 21 runs from 21 balls (including 2 fours and 1 six).
• Johnson Charles: 7 runs from 10 balls (including 1 four).
• Ackeem Auguste: 13 runs from 15 balls (including 1 four).
• Tim Seifert: 3 runs from 10 balls.

4. Roston Chase and Aaron Jones 88-run partnership:

Roston Chase and Aaron Jones stitched an 88-run partnership that guided the team to a thrilling victory with 6 wickets and 11 balls to spare.

Aaron Jones was the top run scorer for his side in the finals, scoring 48 runs from 31 balls (including 2 fours and 4 sixes). But, it was Roston Chase, who played a fiery 22-ball-39 run knock, smashing 2 fours and 2 sixes at an impressive strike rate of 177.27, leading his team to a comfortable run chase.

CPL 2024 Award Winners and Prize Money

Here is the list of award winners from CPL 2024 and the prize money rewarded with detailed information tabulated below:

CPL 2024 Notable Stats: Batting and Bowling Performances

Throughout the CPL 2024 tournament, these are the most noteworthy stats based on the top batting and bowling performance:

Batting Stats:

Bowling Stats: