Kings romp to maiden title as Amazon Warriors crushed

Aaron Jones played a brutal lower-order cameo of 48 from 31 deliveries to seal the maiden crown for the Kings (ESPN Cricinfo Photo)

The St. Lucia Kings fought tooth and nail under gloomy skies at Providence to clinch their maiden CPL title against the Guyana Amazon Warriors in what turned out to be a low-scoring encounter.

Playing in front of a sold-out Providence National Stadium in their seventh Republic Bank CPL Final, the Guyana Amazon Warriors lost the toss and were sent in to bat amid frequent lightning and overcast conditions.

The Kings decision seemed justified as the Warriors got off to their slowest start of the campaign, recording only three runs from the first two overs while losing Rahmanullah Gurbaz for a two-ball duck.