St Lucia Kings etched their names in the history books after winning their maiden Caribbean Premier League title on Sunday at the Providence Stadium. Roston Chase and Aaron Jones returned unbeaten to guide their side to their first major trophy since the team was founded in 2013.
The team led by Faf du Plessis defeated the Guyana Amazon Warriors by 6 wickets in the summit clash, winning the CPL 2024 crown. Following the match, Faf du Plessis recreated the iconic trophy celebration done by Lionel Messi and Rohit Sharma as well.
Chasing a target of 139 runs, St Lucia were stuttering at 51/4 having lost four early wickets, but then Chase’s unbeaten knock of 39, and Jones’ unbeaten 48-run knock helped them win the match in incredible circumstances. The St Lucia Kings had won the toss and Faf du Plessis invited the opposition team to bat first.
Riding on Dwaine Pretorious’s 25-run knock and Shai Hope’s 22-run effort as well as a late cameo from Romario Shepherd, the Guyana Warriors scored 138/8 thanks to a three-wicket haul from Noor Ahmad.
Roston Chase picked up the Man of the Match award as he got a wicket to his name along with his blistering fast unbeaten knock his fifth wicket partnership turned the game on its head. Following the victory, when the St Lucia Kings were presented with the trophy, Faf du Plessis slowly walked towards the podium before lifting the prize with his teammates in jubilation.
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The gesture was earlier done by Lionel Messi after Argentina won the FIFA World Cup in 2022, and Rohit Sharma also recreated it having won the T20 World Cup 2024 with India. Du Plessis will be hoping to repeat these heroics with Royal Challengers Bangalore, who haven’t won the IPL in 16 years since the league’s inception.
RCB would be currently occupied with planning for the upcoming IPL 2025 auction, as they look to build for the future, uncertainty surrounds the skipper Du Plessis with KL Rahul being heavily linked to the captaincy role at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
