Top 5 St Kitts and Nevis Patriots Highest Score In CPL
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots were not amongst the six teams that were initially a part of the Caribbean Premier League. They came into the CPL in 2015 for the very first time. The team is based in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Warner Park, Basseterre, located in Saint Kitts is the home ground of St Kitts & Nevis Patriots.
Antigua Hawksbills was a franchise that was based in Antigua and Barbuda and it has effectively been replaced by St Kitts and Nevis Patriots. St Kitts and Nevis Patriots have been home to some of the greats of the game. In this season of the CPL Sohail Tanvir, one of the most destructive bowlers in the league will feature for them. Alongside him will be Sheldon Cottrell, a young bowler who has made a name for himself and is well known for his salute celebration. Chris Lynn and Evin Lewis will provide the much-needed firepower at the top of the order. St Kitts and Nevis Patriots have been involved in some high scoring matches and here are the top 5 St Kitts and Nevis Patriots highest scores in CPL.
#5. 203 against Trinbago Knight Riders
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots played Trinbago Knight Riders on 11 Aug 2018 in Port of Spain. TKR won the toss and decided to field first. A 34 ball 58 by Thomas and a 15 ball 41 by Carlos Brathwaite enables St Kitts and Nevis Patriots to put on a score of 203 runs for the loss for 7 wickets. TKR fell well short while chasing 204, as they could only manage 161 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in their 20 overs. They were powered by Cooper and Bravo‘s 40 run innings. St Kitts won the match by 42 runs and their 203 against TKR makes it at number 5 in the list for the top 5 St Kitts and Nevis Patriots highest scores in CPL.
#4. 203 against St Lucia Zouks
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 203 runs for the loss of 7 wickets on 3rd July 2016 is at number 4 in the list for the top 5 St Kitts and Nevis Patriots highest scores in CPL. Batting first a 36 ball 73 run innings by Evin Lewis and a 27 ball 48 run innings by Thomas helped St Kitts and Nevis put on a score of 203 runs on the board. While chasing the 203, St Lucia Zouks could only manage 145 for 5 in their 20 overs. Shane Watson scored a hard-fought half-century for the St Lucia Zouks.
#3. 208 against Jamaica Tallawahs
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots were asked to bat first by Jamaica Tallawahs on 21 August 2018 in Basseterre. On the night St Kitts and Nevis Patriots put on a score of 208 runs for the loss of 3 wickets. This innings of theirs is at number 3 in the list for the top 5 St Kitts and Nevis Patriots highest scores in CPL. A 55 ball 71 from Chris Gayle and a 39 ball 69 from Evin Lewis is what helped them put such a good total on the board. While Chasing the 208, Jamaica Tallawahs could only manage 171 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in their 20 overs.
#2. 216 against Trinbago Knight Riders
On 17th September 2019 in Basseterre, TKR played St Kitts and Nevis Patriots. TKR batted first and went on to score 216 runs for the loss four wickets in their 20 overs. A 45 ball 90 by Simmons is what enabled them to get to the humongous total. A 21 ball 45 by Evin Lewis and a 30 ball 64 by then captain Braithwaite helped them score exactly 216 for the loss of 7 wickets in their 20 overs. The match went on to a thrilling super over which was won by St Kitts and Nevis Patriots. The 216 against TKR is at number two in the list for the top 5 St Kitts and Nevis Patriots highest scores in CPL.
#1. 241 against Jamaica Tallawahs
Jamaica Tallawahs were asked to bat first by St Kitts and Nevis Patriots and they managed to power their way to 241 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. The match was played on 10th September 2019 in Basseterre and is first in the list of the top 5 St Kitts and Nevis Patriots highest scores in CPL. The Gayle storm had hit St Kitts and Nevis Patriots as Chris Gayle scored 116 of 62 balls with 10 sixes. He was well supported by Walton who scored 73 of 36 balls. St Kitts and Nevis Patriots recovered well from the Gayle storm as they went on to win the match with 7 balls remaining. Evin Lewis and Thomas helped them chase down one of the biggest totals in the CPL history. Evin Lewis was the man of the match for his 18 balls 53 runs as Patriots won the match by 4 wickets.
