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00:09The St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots and the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons got the 2025 edition of the Caribbean Premier League
00:15on the way on Thursday night at Warner Park in St. Kitts.
00:19Jason Holder won his first toss as the captain of the Patriots and elected to bowl first.
00:23The Patriots got the start they were looking for when all-rounder Kyle Mayers got the wickets of rising star Joel Andrew with the third ball of the match.
00:32Rakim Cornwall and New Zealander Bevan Jacobs were also dismissed in the power play as the Falcons slumped to 39 for three.
00:42While wickets were falling regularly at the other end, Karima Gore tried keeping the Falcons innings together.
00:47The all-rounder played a lone hand, hitting eight fours and two sixes in his knock of 61 of just 34 balls.
00:56Spinner wacker Salem Kidd was the destroyer-in-chief for the St. Kitts franchise,
01:00running through the Falcons' middle order to claim figures of four for 22 in his four overs.
01:09Chasing 122 for victory, the home side made light work of the task at hand.
01:13An Evan Lewis cameo got the Patriots off to a flying start before he was dismissed in the fourth over.
01:24Fan-favorite Rakim Cornwall struck twice just after the power play,
01:28removing Kyle Mayers and South African Riley Russo for 13 and Duck, respectively.
01:32That double blow didn't do much to help the Falcons, however, as Alec Athanese kept his composure,
01:43scoring a measured 37 of 28 deliveries, which included three fours and a couple of sixes.
01:49Skipper Jason Holder struck a towering six before looking on from the other end
01:53as the Southpaw Athanese sealed the deal with a boundary.
01:56The St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots victorious by six wickets with five overs to score.
02:05Dominic Ramroop, TV6 Sports.
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