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Saint Lucia Kings earned their second win of the 2023 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with a 54-run victory over Trinbago Knight Riders.

The Knight Riders won the toss and chose to field first, but Saint Lucia Kings, powered by the batting of Faf du Plessis and Sikandar Raza, scored a substantial 167/5 after 20 overs.

Trinbago Knight Riders began their chase scoring runs rapidly, but the spin bowling of Khary Pierre, Roston Chase, and Sikandar Raza was ultimately their undoing as they lost frequent wickets and were bowled out for 113, falling 54 runs short of the target.

Openers Faf du Plessis and Johnson Charles would put on an 85 run partnership to provide a platform for the Saint Lucia Kings, du Plessis reaching his half-century from just 33 balls before losing his wicket to an Andre Russell delivery.

Trinbago Knight Riders would then frustrate Saint Lucia Kings as their variation of bowlers kept the runs down, before Sikandar Raza led a counter-attack, scoring four boundaries before departing for 32.

Faf Du Plessis of Saint Lucia Kings hits four  (Photo by Randy Brooks/CPL T20 via Getty Images)

Dwayne Bravo and Ali Khan would bowl superbly at the end of the innings, combining to concede just 11 runs and taking three wickets across the final two overs, as the Saint Lucia Kings set a target of 168 to win.

There were early set backs for the Knight Riders, as they lost the experienced wickets of Martin Guptill, Chadwick Walton and Nicholas Pooran in the powerplay.

Captain Kieron Pollard would provide a destructive cameo as he scored 34 off 15 balls and ensured they stayed ahead of the run rate, but wickets continued to fall, leaving the Knight Riders 86-6 after ten overs.

Saint Lucia Kings continued to utilise spin effectively; Khary Pierre was the pick of the bowlers, taking four wickets for 20 runs as the Knight Riders were dismissed for 113.

Trinbago Knight Riders will look to rebound in tomorrow evening’s match as they face off against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots.  (CPLT20) 

Pole position qualifier Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing is presented with the Pirelli Pole Position Award (Photo: Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

Mercedes driver George Russell was third, while team-mate Lewis Hamilton could manage only 13th.

Alex Albon also claimed a sensational fourth place for Williams.

The final session of qualifying was punctuated by two red-flag stoppages, as first Logan Sargeant of Williams ruined his first ever appearance in the top 10 with a crash at Turn Two, before Charles Leclerc wrecked his Ferrari on the exit of Turn Nine after the session’s resumption.

Fernando Alonso ended the session in fifth place in the Aston Martin, while Leclerc’s team-mate Carlos Sainz took sixth in the final moments ahead of the Red Bull of Sergio Perez, McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, Leclerc and Sargeant.

Alpha Tauri driver Yuki Tsunoda has been handed a three-place grid penalty for Sunday’s race for impeding Hamilton in the second part of qualifying. The Japanese driver qualified in P14 but will now start in 17th place.

Sainz, meanwhile, has been reprimanded and Ferrari fined 5,000 euros after the Spaniard moved over on Piastri as he left the pits.

Verstappen said the qualifying session had been tricky, starting on intermediate tyres in wet conditions and moving on to dry at the end, but that the final lap had been “very satisfying”.

“The pressure is always there to perform but when you can pull it off, it’s incredible,” he said.

Norris said: “P2 is a good result. In these conditions you hope Max makes a mistake, but he doesn’t.”

The Briton was faster than Verstappen in the first sector of the lap but the time slipped away from him.

“The first half of the lap was mega,” Norris said, “but the second half was probably one of the worst second halves I’ve done. But I always enjoy these conditions and I’m taking P2. The driver peaked very early!” (BBC Sport)

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The court heard that the defendant arrived at the Prison Headquarters and was stopped by ranks for a routine search. In one of her bags, officers found a quantity of plastic parcels containing seeds, leaves and stems suspected to be cannabis.

Chichester begged the court to be lenient with her since she has three sons, ages nine, eight and six.

Following her guilty plea, she was sentenced to six months imprisonment.