GROS ISLET, St Lucia (CMC):

Jason Holder’s bowling heroics and Andre Fletcher’s crucial knock with the bat helped the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots get off the mark in this year’s Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) via a comfortable five-wicket win over the St Lucia Kings here on Wednesday.

Kamil Pooran and Jewel Andrew’s half-centuries gave the home side a promising start, but Holder strangled the Kings’ batters at the death with his medium pace to restrict them to 155 for eight in their 20 overs after they chose to bat first at the Daren Sammy National Stadium.