PATRIOTS BEAT ROYALS

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St Kitts and Nevis Patriots kept their playoffs hopes alive by pulling off a narrow one-run victory over Barbados Royals, who have been knocked out of the race in CPL 2025.   Captain Jason Holder played a starring role, not only anchoring Patriots' innings with an unbeaten fifty but also delivering a match-winning final over with the ball, in which he defended 13 runs.

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00:00Just one more spot to be decided in the Caribbean Premier League playoffs.

00:04St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots are hoping to be that team.

00:08Mohamed Rizwan and Andre Fletcher opening and blasting the ball to all parts of the field

00:13until Fletcher was outcourt for 13 with 46 runs on the board in the sixth over.

00:18They were two down for 47 as Evan Lewis has a short stay.

00:25In the next four overs, things took a turn for the worse for the Patriots.

00:30Kyle Meyers for two and Mohamed Rizwan, both the prize wickets of Chris Green, 62 for four.

00:40Jason Holder saw what was happening and he was not prepared to see that story play out.

00:45He rewrote the script just in time to give the Patriots the shot they needed to keep their playoff chances alive.

00:51Holder played a tune with the sweetest sound coming off the middle of the bat, smashing 53 runs from 30 balls.

00:56Lavin Bidessi also took the opportunity to put his team in a better position.

01:0330 of 23.

01:05No runs for Dominic Drakes.

01:08Nassim Shah made one run but it was an important run.

01:11Perhaps the match winning run.

01:13Quinton Decoq and Brandon King started the reply.

01:16Both men ever stable for the first five overs.

01:1942 before the fall of the first wicket.

01:26And 58 for two as Kadeem Alain leaves the wicket.

01:33Decoq was gone.

01:3560 for three.

01:36Are you kidding me?

01:38Just like that.

01:39Shafayn Rutherford had the potential to score more runs but on 25 he was dismissed.

01:44That's handy.

01:44That's a chance.

01:45And chance taken.

01:47This match was not over as Razivander Darsen stuck around for a well played 37.

01:52He gave them a fighting chance.

01:54This match went down to the final over and with 30 needed of it, Holder brought his team home.

02:01Daniel Sams got out of the final ball.

02:04Royals stopped on 149 for seven.

02:07Patriots win the match by one run.

02:09They now sit fifth on the points table with eight points.

02:12Guyana Amazon Warriors are fourth with eight points.

02:15And if they win the next two matches, they will secure the last playoff spot.

02:20With Seleucia Kings, Trindago Knight Riders and Antigua and Barbuda Falcons.

02:25Sergio Dufour, TV6 Board.

02:30And if they win the next two matches, they will secure the last playoff spot.

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