2023 JT vs SLK highlights: Faf du Plessis-led Saint Lucia Kings is scheduled to play on the 1st match of the CPL 2023 against Brandon King-led Jamaica Tallawahs.
| Match No | Carribean Premier League 2023, 1st match |
| Match | Jamaica Tallawahs vs St Lucia Kings |
| Date | August 16, 2023 |
| Toss | Saint Lucia Kings won the toss and Opt to bowl |
| Venue | Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium |
| Result | Jamaica Tallawahs won by 11 runs |
2023 JT vs SLK Playing 11
Saint Lucia Kings Squad
Faf du Plessis (c), Johnson Charles (wk), Sean Williams, Kimani Melius, Roston Chase, Sikandar Raza, Roshon Primus, Matthew Forde, Alzarri Joseph, Peter Hatzoglou, Chris Sole
Jamaica Tallawahs Squad
Brandon King (c), Amir Jangoo (wk), Fabian Allen, Imad Wasim, Shamarh Brooks, Raymon Reifer, Kirk McKenzie, Salman Irshad, Mohammad Amir, Chris Green, Nicholson Gordon
2023 JT vs SLK Scoreboard
| Team | Scoreboard |
| Jamaica Tallawahs | 187/10 (20) |
| St Lucia Kings | 176/8 (20) |
2023 JT vs SLK highlights
Jamaica Tallawahs innings
The opener Brandon King had an impressive innings scored 81 runs out of 53 deliveries and was sent out by Chris Sole. Kirk had scored 20 runs and Shamarh Brooks had scored 12 runs out. With Amir Jangoo was sent out by duck and Reifer had scored 16 runs and Fabian Allen had scored 15 runs out of 6 deliveries.
Roston Chase had scalped 3 wickets while Alzarri Joseph had scalped 2 wickets. Chris Sole and Matthew Forde had scalped one wicket each.
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Brandon King (c) | c du Plessis b Sole | 81 | 53 | 87 | 9 | 3 | 152.83 |
| Kirk McKenzie | c du Plessis b Chase | 20 | 11 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 181.81 |
| Shamarh Brooks | c Hatzoglou b Chase | 12 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| Amir Jangoo † | c Hatzoglou b Joseph | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raymon Reifer | c Williams b Chase | 16 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 88.88 |
| Fabian Allen | run out (Joseph) | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 250 |
| Imad Wasim | c Sole b Forde | 19 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 135.71 |
| Chris Green | lbw b Joseph | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Mohammad Amir | run out (Hatzoglou/†Charles/Forde) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicholson Gordon | run out (Williams/Forde) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Salman Irshad | not out | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Matthew Forde | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7.33 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Sole | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alzarri Joseph | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Roston Chase | 4 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 9.75 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Peter Hatzoglou | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Sikandar Raza | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roshon Primus | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Saint Lucia Kings innings
Johnson had scored 24 runs out of 22 deliveries, and Faf du Plessis was sent out by 9 runs. Sean Williams had scored 26 runs and Roston Chase had scored 53 runs out of 31 deliveries before being sent out by Salman Irshad.
Sikandar Raza was sent out with four runs and Kimani Melius was sent out with duck. Roshon had scored 37 runs out of 20 deliveries.
Imad Wasim had scalped 3 wickets while Salman Irshad and Chris Green had scalped two wickets each. By the end of 20 over Saint Lucia Kings had scored 176 runs losing 8 wickets.
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Johnson Charles † | c Allen b Green | 24 | 22 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 109.09 |
| Faf du Plessis (c) | c Green b Imad Wasim | 9 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 112.5 |
| Sean Williams | c Salman Irshad b Green | 26 | 22 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 118.18 |
| Roston Chase | b Salman Irshad | 53 | 31 | 55 | 4 | 3 | 170.96 |
| Sikandar Raza | c Brooks b Imad Wasim | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Kimani Melius | c †Jangoo b Imad Wasim | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roshon Primus | run out (Mohammad Amir) | 37 | 20 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 185 |
| Matthew Forde | b Salman Irshad | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Alzarri Joseph | not out | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Peter Hatzoglou | not out | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Mohammad Amir | 4 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 11.75 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Imad Wasim | 4 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 6.75 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Salman Irshad | 4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9.75 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Green | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fabian Allen | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicholson Gordon | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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Player of the match
Brandon King | Jamaica Tallawahs
I am really pleased to the get the win. Really important innings to help the team win the game. Like they say, you are as good as your last game, it is good to have some consistency. It all comes naturally, react to the ball and play according to the situation.
He (McKenzie) has played recently for the West Indies Test team and has lot of potential. This was a new experience for me. But credit to the bowlers as they made my job easier.
I have an important role to play at the top of the innings and my job is to add partnerships and build the innings. We have experienced bowlers and they know what they want to do, what fields they want and that helped me.
I wasn’t worried but it did come too close to my liking, but Salman was very clear in his mind on what he wants to do and that calmed me down.
