SLK vs BR Dream11 Team Prediction: Match 2 of CPL 2023, Playing 11, Pitch Report, Dream 11 Prediction

St Lucia Kings will take on Barbados Royals in the second match of CPL 2023. St Lucia King suffered a 11-run defeat against Jamaica Tallahwahs in the opening match. They will be keen to bounce back. On the other hand, Barbados Royals were the standout team in CPL 2022 and the only team to win more than half of their league games. But they lost in the Finals and they will be keen to go one step further this season.

When: 18 August, 4:30 AM IST

Where: Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia

TV Channel, Live Streaming: Star Sports/ Fancode

Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia, Florida Pitch Report

64m square boundaries and 74m on the straight. This is the paciest and bounciest pitch going around in the Caribbean. It looks dry and the ball should come onto the bat nicely. 165 is the par score on this pitch. The opening match of the season saw scores of 187 by Jamaica and 176 by St Lucia.

St Lucia Kings Playing 11

1. Faf Du Plessis (c)
2. Johnson Charles (wk)
3. Sean Williams
4. Roston Chase
5. Sikandar Raza
6. Roshon Primus
7. Kimani Melius
8. Alzarri Joseph
9. Chris Sole
10. Peter Hatzoglou
11. Matthew Forde

• Bhanuka Rajapaksa will join the team after the conclusion of LPL.

Johnson Charles Stats in T20I

Matches Played	Runs	Last 5 performance	Performance vs Barbados Royals	Batting Average
44	988	24, 12,2, 0, 3	188 runs in 10 matches at an average of 18 and strike rate of 109.	23

 

Alzarri Joseph Stats in T20I

Matches Played	Wickets	Last 5 performance	Performance vs Barbados Royals	Bowling Average
16	16	2/21, 0/41, 2/25, 2/28, 0/39. 1/77	6 wickets in 4 matches at an average of 24 and an economy of 9.	18.96

Barbados Royals Playing 11

1. Kyle Mayers
2. Rahkeem Cornwall
3. Alick Athanaze
4. Kevin Wickham
5. Rovman Powell (c)
6. Donovan Ferreira(wk)
7. Jason Holder
8. Akeem Jordan
9. Joshua Bishop
10. Qais Ahmad
11. Obed Mccoy

• van der merwe and Theekshana are not available for selection.

Kyle Mayers Stats in T20I

Matches Played	Runs	Last 5 performance	Performance vs St Lucia Kings	Batting Average
29	550	10,17,25, 15, 1	203 runs in 9 matches at an average of 29 and a stike rate of 116.	20

 

Obed McCoy Stats in T20I

Matches Played	Wickets	Last 5 performance	Performance vs St Lucia Kings	Bowling Average
31	41	0/32, 1/32, 0/25, 2/28, 0/13	1 wickets in 2 matches at an averge of 54 and an economy of 10.	21.4

 

SLK vs BR Dream11 Team Prediction

Wicket-keepers: J Charles

Batsmen: Faf du Plessis, Rovman Powell, S Williams, A Athanaze

All-rounder: Roston Chase, Kyle Mayers, Jason Holder

Bowlers: Obed McCoy, A Joseph, Chris Sole

Captain, Vice Captain for Small League, Head-to-Head contests: Faf Du Plessis, Kyle Mayers

Captain, Vice Captain for Grand League:  Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy

SLK vs BR Fantasy Tips

• Roston Chase picked up three wickets and scored 53 runs in the opening match.
• Du Plessis did not fare well in the recent Major League Cricket but apart from that he has done well in the other tournaments. He was dismissed cheaply for 9 runs in the season opener.
• Matthew Forde have impressed in LPL 2022 as well as the recently concluded Global T20 in Canada finishing as the joint-highest wicket-taker.
• Kevin Wickham has been out of form and might not face much balls to have an impact considering he will bat in the lower middle order.
• Alzarri Joseph picked up two wickets in the opening match against Jamaica.
• Rovman Powell did well in the previous edition and has been in form recently having scored 110 runs against India in the T20I series

Who will win St Lucia Kings vs Barbados Royals today match?

Barbados Royals are expected to win this match

Barbados are leading the H2H battle with 13 wins compared to seven wins by St Lucia Kings.

Barbados have scored 162 runs on average against St Lucia Kings.

10 out of the 13 wins for Barbados has come while chasing against St Lucia King

The last time these two teams met at this same venue, Barbados chased down 169 runs with an over to spare.