Best Players of St Lucia Zouks in CPL
St Lucia Zouks is the only inconsistent side of the Caribbean Premier League. They are the only current side in CPL who haven’t appeared in the final over seven seasons. St Lucia is playing from the first season and 2-times T20 World Cup-winning captain Darren Sammy is leading the side. Their best performance in CPL was recorded in 2016, qualifying into the playoffs for the first time. They have missed the playoffs race every time except 2016. They are considered as the poor side in CPL history.
For the new season, they signed T20 Talisman Chris Gayle who is the highest run-getter in the history of CPL. For the 8th season, they added Rossouw, Colin Ingram, Mohammad Nabi, and Anrich Nortje as overseas players to change their fortune in CPL. They have also retained Sammy and Fletcher for the consecutive 8th season. Over the eight years, St Lucia has introduced some amazing players in CPL.
Here’s the list of Top 5 Best Players of St Lucia Zouks in CPL history:
#1 Darren Sammy (2013-2020)
The current captain of the side has appeared in most CPL matches as the captain for St Lucia (62) which is also a record. Darren Sammy has a roller coaster ride with St Lucia Zouks. He couldn’t replicate his international captainship in CPL but he was the key figure for the side since his debut in the mega event. From 62 matches, he scored 856 runs at down-order.
With the ball, Sammy also picked up 23 wickets for St Lucia. His best performance with the ball came in 2016 against Tridents, picking 3 wickets for 18 runs. He batted at lower-order and his batting knock came in 2016 against Patriots, scoring unbeaten 60 off just 29 balls. He has smashed 54 sixes for the franchise as the captain.
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#2 Andre Fletcher (2013-2020)
Best Players of St Lucia Zouks: Andre Fletcher is the only player along with Sammy who has been retained by St Lucia in all eight seasons. He has played 66 CPL matches for St Lucia, which is the record of playing most matches for a single franchise in CPL. He is the leading run-getter for the franchise over 66 matches, scoring 1870 runs at an average of 31.16 including 11 half-centuries.
He has the record of scoring most runs for a franchise in CPL. He might cross the 2000 runs for St Lucia this year. The opener has smashed 84 sixes for St Lucia, only Gayle has more sixes for a single franchise in CPL. His best knock came in 2017 against Tallawahs, scoring unbeaten 84 off 53 balls. In 2015, he scored 369 runs from 11 matches at an average of 36.90. In 2016, he scored 324 runs from 11 matches to guide ST Lucia in first-ever playoffs.
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#3 Johnson Charles (2014-2017)
Johnson Charles joined St Lucia in 2014 and appeared in four seasons until 2017. Charles is the 2nd leading run-getter for Zouks, scoring 1037 runs from 40 matches striking at 131.26. He was the top-scorer in 2016 to register the first-ever playoff entry for St Lucia Zouks.
In 2016, he scored 441 runs in 11 matches at an average of 44.10 with the strike rate of 143.18. His best knock came in 2016 against Guyana, scoring unbeaten 94 off 52 balls. It was the only season where Charles was in his prime form.
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#4 Shane Watson (2016-2017)
Best Players of St Lucia Zouks: The Australian all-rounder appeared in only two seasons and made an impact with bat and ball. Shane Watson scored 446 runs from 19 matches at the strike rate of over 145.75. He also picked up 13 wickets for St Lucia in CPL.
In 2016, he contributed 286 runs from 11 matches at an average of 31.88 and picked up 12 wickets as well. It was the best season for him in CPL. Watson’s best knock with the bat came in 2017 against Tallawahs, scoring 80 off 45 balls. With the ball, he picked up 3 wickets for 26 runs against Trinidad in 2016.
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#5 Kieron Pollard (2018)
Kieron Pollard played only one season for St Lucia. In 2018, he played 9 matches for the franchise and contributed the best with his hard-hitting skills. Pollard is the only player who scored a hundred from St Lucia in CPL.
In his only season for the franchise, he smashed a hundred against Tridents. In 9 appearances, Pollard scored 330 runs at an average of 47.14 with the strike rate of 159.42. He also picked up 4 wickets in his 15.4 overs spells for St Lucia. He hit 22 sixes in a single season which is the record for St Lucia.
