Sheldon Cottrell pulled off a stunning match with a six off the final ball of the match against Ashley Nurse to help St Kitts and Nevis Patriots defeat Barbados Royals and remain undefeated in this season's CPL.
Royals snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. Patriots were 98 for 5 chasing 161. After brilliant spells from 20-year-old Nyeem Young and uncapped Englishman Jake Lintott had all but iced the game. Young bagged 3 for 26 while Lintott picked up 2 for 28 from four overs, including the key wickets of Chris Gayle and Sherfane Rutherford.But Drakes and Cottrell kept the game alive with some superb striking.
Patriots needed 28 from 12 balls when Cottrell took hold of Jason Holder. He and Drakes took 18 from the over as Royals' skipper missed his lines and lengths and he was fortunate not to be called for a no-ball for a full toss above waist height.
Needing four runs to win off the final delivery, Cottrell launched Nurse over long-off to finish with 20 not out from seven balls and spark wild celebrations from his team-mates. Cottrell claimed Player of the Match honours but he could not have done it without Dominic Drakes' contribution, having smashed 28 from 15 to give Patriots a chance.
The Patriots pulled off an unbelievable win while the Royals have doomed themselves with a bowling disaster, ruining what would have been a remarkable debut for the likes of Lintott and Smit Patel.
Dwayne Bravo: Happy with five from five. Games like these make us believe. Another great team effort. This is a ground you can chase and credit to the team. St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 163 for 8 (Gayle 42, Young 3-26) beat Barbados Royals 160 for 8 (Patel 54, Bravo 4-26) by two wickets.