CPL: Lewis hits ton as St Kitts enter semis

ST. KITTS & NEVIS: On a day which saw three matches, St. Kitts & Nevis secured their semifinal spot, while Guyana came closer and Barbados were put off running in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) here on Sunday.

An unbeaten century by Evin Lewis saw St Kitts & Nevis Patriots get back to winning form and outplay Trinbago Knight Riders by eight wickets with 32 balls to spare.

This win put Patriots back to the top of the table and they are assured of a semifinal battle on September 14. The Knight Riders got off to a slow start in the face of some excellent bowling from the Patriots, before a 50-run stand between Darren Bravo and Colin Munro helped bring some order. Munro top-scored with 47 but when Darren Bravo went for 22 the Knight Riders lost their momentum again.

Munro and Kieron Pollard went off successive balls bowled from Jon-Russ Jaggesar and the Knight Riders aided by some big hitting from Sunil Narine reached 159 for 7.

The Patriots innings got off to a flying start thanks to Evin Lewis and Chris Gayle who was promoted to open as a result of an injury to Devon Thomas. They reached 67 for 1 from their PowerPlay overs before Gayle (35 in 18 balls) fell. Lewis smashed his way to 102 from just 52 balls.

Lewis took over, passing 50 from just 27 balls. Except for Narine the other Knight Riders bowlers struggled. Lewis also had an 85-run stand with Bopara.

Brief scores: Trinbago Knight Riders 159/7 (Munro 47, Narine 32*; Jaggesar 3/32, Drakes 3/32) lost to St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 160/2 (Lewis 102*, Gayle 35; Pollard 1/20, Khan 1/54) by eight wickets. IANS

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