KINGS BEAT ROYALS

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There is a new leader at the top of the Caribbean Premier League table. The St. Lucia Kings lead the standings after 8 matches. They defeated the Barbados Royals by 13 runs today. Given 163 to win, the Royals could only muster 149 for eight as they dropped to third in the standings.

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00:00Faf Du Plessis and Johnson Charles can be a deadly duo at the top if they get going.

00:07They got 20 runs before Du Plessis had to go.

00:10Charles and Hakeem Oguist took the attack to their opponents.

00:14Charles played well for 53 or 41 balls.

00:17However, on 83 in the 11th over, Naeem Young took his wicket.

00:25Ruston Chase was next to fall on 99 in the 15th over.

00:29Tim Seifert and Oguist rallied for their team and the runs came.

00:38Seifert finishing not out on 45.

00:41They post 162 for 3.

00:47Kadima Lane and Quinta de Kock got off to the ideal start.

00:56They brought up the 50 mark in under 5 overs.

01:02But on 55 de Kock had to go for 22 and that's when the floodgates opened.

01:06Rakeem Cornwall fell 9 runs later.

01:10Make that 3 for 75 with their backbone gone for a top score of 47 from 25 balls.

01:20It meant the Royals needed to build a new partnership on a crucial point but Ruvman

01:25Powell could not get the job done.

01:28At 118 David Miller lost his wicket.

01:31There was still a game on though with 4 overs remaining.

01:35Jason Holler slashed 16 runs and the match was going away from the Royals.

01:42They needed 16 more runs off 3 balls in the last over.

01:47They would get 3.

01:48The Kings taking the win by 13 runs.

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