Basseterre, Aug. 20 -- In an exciting match, defending Champions Saint Lucia Kings beat St Kitts and Nevis Patriots by three runs in a last-ball thriller at Werner Park to register their first win of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2025, early on Wednesday, an official CPL statement said.

Put in to bat after losing the toss, St Lucia Kings posted 200 runs in the first innings, riding on quick-fire half-centuries from Johnson Charles and Roston Chase and a 23-ball 46 from Tim David. Charles scored 52 off 28 balls and set the tone for a big total for SLK, the statement added.

Whereas Chase scored a 38-ball 61 and picked up two wickets for 27 runs to be named the player of the match.

Patriots started their chase well and stayed in the ...