Preview :
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots returned to winning ways after an impressive 6 wickets win over St Lucia Zouks and now will look to maintain their winning momentum when they play against Trinbago Knight Riders at home ground Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts tomorrow night. Patriots have only 2 wins from 6 matches and need a few wins in a row to keep themselves alive in the playoffs race. On the other hand, Trinbago Knight Riders is in red hot form with 4 wins from 4 matches and will be eager to put themselves in a stronger position for the playoffs with yet another victory.
Match Details :
Match : SKN vs TKR, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs Trinbago Knight Riders, CPL 2019
Date and time : 18 September 2019, 3.30 AM IST
Venue : Warner Park, Basseterre (St Kitts)
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots Team News and Expected Playing XI :
Team News :
1. St Kitts and Nevis Patriots are sitting at the 3rd place in the points table with 4 points from 6 matches (2 wins, 4 losses).
2. Alzarri Joseph was named the replacement of Isuru Udana who wasn’t granted NOC by Sri Lanka Cricket Board due to the tour of Pakistan.
3. Akeem Jordan made his T20 debut in the last match against St Lucia Zouks and picked up four wickets.
4. Patriots should remain unchanged for this match after an impressive performance in the last match against St Lucia.
Expected XI :
Devon Thomas (wk), Evin Lewis, Laurie Evans, Mohammad Hafeez, Carlos Brathwaite (c), Fabian Allen, Kjorn Ottley, Usama Mir, Rayad Emrit, Sheldon Cottrell, Akeem Jordan
Trinbago Knight Riders Team News and Expected Playing XI :
Team News :
1. Trinbago Knight Riders are currently sitting at 2nd place in the points table with 8 points from 4 matches (4 wins).
2. Dwayne Bravo is out from CPL 2019 due to injury and Kieron Pollard is captaining Knight Riders in his absence.
3. Fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain has been asked to return home by Pakistan Cricket Board to play in domestic first-class cricket and is unavailable for the selection.
4. Darren Bravo is cleared to play and is expected to come in for Javon Searles.
Expected XI :
Lendl Simmons, Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Kieron Pollard (c), Denesh Ramdin (wk), James Neesham, Darren Bravo, Seekkuge Prasanna, Khary Pierre, Ali Khan, Anderson Phillip
SKN vs TKR Dream11 Prediction :
Wicketkeepers : Devon Thomas
Batsmen : Kieron Pollard, Evin Lewis, Colin Munro, Lendl Simmons, Laurie Evans
All rounders : Sunil Narine, James Neesham
Bowlers : Ali Khan, Rayad Emrit, Akeem Jordan
Captain and Vice Captain :
Captain James Neesham and vice captain Sunil Narine or Colin Munro
Stats and facts :
1. Form Guide (CPL 2019)
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots -W, L, L, W, L
Trinbago Knight Riders – W, W, W, W
2. Evin Lewis – 175 runs @ 35.0 in 5 innings, Lendl Simmons – 171 runs @ 42.75, Laurie Evans – 150 runs @ 37.50 in 4 innings are among top 7 leading run scorers in CPL 2019 right now.
3. Colin Munro kicked off his CPL 2019 journey with 96* runs off 50 balls knock against Jamaica Tallawahs three days ago.
4. Kieron Pollard has scored 151 runs at an average of 151 in 4 innings and has also taken 2 wickets so far.
5. Pacer Akeem Jordan made his T20 debut in Patriots’ last match and took 4 wickets haul on debut.
6. All rounder James Neesham with 8 wickets from 4 matches is the leading wicket taker in CPL 2019 at present.
7. Sunil Narine has had average tournament so far as he scored only 73 runs and took 4 wickets in the first 4 matches.
8. Mohammad Hafeez has been struggling for runs and wickets for a long time in this format.