Kamil Pooran’s unbeaten 81 off 49 balls powered Saint Lucia Kings to a six-wicket win over Jamaica Kingsmen in CPL 2026 on the Daren Sammy Nationwide Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet on Friday. Matthew Forde helped set-up the win with a five-fer within the first innings to maintain Kingsmen to 169 after a composed half-century by Keacy Carty.
Chasing 172, the Kings misplaced Tim Seifert early, however Pooran and John Campbell steadied the innings with a 66-run partnership that got here off simply 39 balls. Campbell struck 23 off 19 balls earlier than falling to Vitel Lawes, however Pooran continued to maintain the chase on observe.
Pooran misplaced two extra companions in fast succession, however discovered a prepared companion in Obus Pienaar, who chipped in a precious 34* off simply 14 balls. He offered the decisive acceleration, smashing two sixes and 4 boundaries in his cameo. The unbeaten fourth-wicket stand of 57 runs propelled Kings to a snug victory with 10 balls to spare. Pooran hit six fours and 5 sixes in his match-winning knock.
The Kingsmen had been put in to bat first earlier and whereas Carty anchored the Kingsmen innings with a 45-ball 50, they struggled to maintain partnerships. Forde struck 4 occasions contained in the Powerplay to scale back them to 54/5 within the sixth over. That included the wicket of Usman Khan, who offered some impetus with 28 off 11 balls. Whereas Carty held one finish, Andre Russell chipped in a 25-run cameo in 15, together with three sixes. Odean Smith offered some late flourish with an unbeaten 27 off 17 balls, three sixes included, serving to Jamaica end with 169 that appeared a bit far-fetched at one level.
Forde picked the Participant of the Match award for claiming 5 wickets for 23 runs from his 4 overs. The win took Saint Lucia Kings to the highest of the factors desk, whereas Jamaica Kingsmen missed the chance to maneuver into the lead after either side had entered the competition with two wins from 5 video games.
Temporary scores: Jamaica Kingsmen 169/9 in 20 overs (Keacy Carty 50, Usman Khan 28; Matthew Forde 5-23) misplaced to Saint Lucia Kings 171/4 in 18.2 overs (Kamil Pooran 81*, Obus Pienaar 34*; Vitel Lawes 2-22, Hunain Shah 2-34) by 6 wickets
