Final result
St Kitts Patriots won by 1 runs
Player of the match: JO Holder
Result · Caribbean Premier League
St Kitts Patriots vs Barbados Royals
Result · Caribbean Premier League
Venue par · 296Chase success · 100%POTM · JO Holder
Match preview & overview
Patriots edge Royals by 1 run in a CPL classic at Kensington Oval
St Kitts Patriots beat Barbados Royals by 1 run at Kensington Oval on 11 September 2025, in what became one of the closest results of the Caribbean Premier League season. Patriots set a target of 151 after posting 150/7 in 20 overs, and Royals pushed all the way to 149/7 before falling short. Jason Holder took the player-of-the-match award. The result gives Patriots consecutive victories over Royals in 2025, having also beaten them by 12 runs earlier in the season at Warner Park.
Both teams tracked similarly through the powerplay: Patriots scored 46/1, Royals answered with 44/1. The difference emerged in the death overs. Patriots hit 48 runs for 2 wickets in the final phase; Royals managed only 38 for 3 in theirs. That 10-run swing, accumulated largely in the last four overs of the chase, was the margin.
For Barbados Royals, the defeat at their own ground deepens a difficult run of form. They have now lost four of their last five CPL matches, with wins proving hard to come by regardless of venue.
Pitch report & venue insights
Kensington Oval — 1-match sample
Aggregate conditions from 2005. Numbers that tend to decide matches at this ground — par score, chase success, powerplay averages and toss bias.
1
T20 matches hosted
296
Avg 1st-innings score
548
Avg 2nd-innings score
100%
Chase success rate
0
Avg powerplay runs
0%
Toss-field rate
Key talking points
Moments the match hinged on
Headline angle
One-run margin: as close as T20 gets
St Kitts Patriots posted 150/7 and Barbados Royals fell agonisingly short on 149/7. A single run separated the sides across 40 overs, making this one of the tightest finishes in Caribbean Premier League history. The result continued Patriots' winning head-to-head record over Royals, now 12 wins from 21 meetings.
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Royals' death overs cost them the match
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Jason Holder earns player of the match
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Both sides' powerplays tracked below the venue average
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Royals' form slump deepens after home defeat
Betting & analytical angles
Angles the data surfaced
- Top wicket-taker markets may offer more value than outright result lines given both teams' bowling resources at Kensington Oval.
- With both sides scoring in excess of the venue's average powerplay figure of 36 runs, powerplay-performance markets are worth considering in context rather than as a straightforward proposition.
- The death-overs collapse from Barbados Royals. 38 runs for 3 wickets versus the Patriots' 48. Could inform how markets price Royals' batting depth in future fixtures at this ground.
- With a 50 per cent chase success rate at the venue over 119 matches, toss-related markets tend to be less decisive here than at grounds with a clear first-innings or second-innings bias.
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Frequently asked
Questions about St Kitts Patriots vs Barbados Royals
Who won the St Kitts Patriots vs Barbados Royals CPL match on 11 September 2025?
St Kitts Patriots won by 1 run. Patriots posted 150/7 in their 20 overs and Barbados Royals fell just short on 149/7 in their chase at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown.
Who was player of the match in Patriots vs Royals CPL 2025?
Jason Holder (JO Holder) was named player of the match. His all-round contribution was central to the Patriots' narrow one-run victory.
Where can I watch CPL 2025 matches in the UK?
CPL fixtures are broadcast in the UK on Sky Sports Cricket. You can stream matches via Sky Go or take out a day pass through NOW TV if you are not a Sky subscriber.
What is the head-to-head record between St Kitts Patriots and Barbados Royals?
The two sides have met 21 times in CPL cricket. St Kitts Patriots lead the series 12 wins to 9. Barbados Royals had won four of the five most recent meetings before this match, but Patriots took this fixture to level things in the 2025 campaign.
What did the toss decide in this match?
Barbados Royals won the toss and chose to field. St Kitts Patriots batted first and set a target of 151. Royals fell one run short in their chase, meaning the toss decision did not help Barbados on this occasion.
What is Kensington Oval like for T20 run-chases?
Kensington Oval has hosted 119 T20 matches and the average first-innings score is 188, with chasing sides successful roughly 50 per cent of the time. Barbados Royals' collapse in the death overs. 38 runs for 3 wickets. Proved decisive in this particular match, where the target was well below the ground's typical first-innings score.
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