Caribbean Premier League 2020 Trinbago Knight Riders vs. St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Match no. 29

Match predictions

Winners Prediction Trinbago Knight Riders have won all the matches so far and are looking to finish the league phase unbeaten this year. Patriots on the other hand are having a horrific season with just one win in their 9 games so far.Patriots will look to beta the top placed Knight Riders and end the season with morale boosting win. But, we expect Trinbago Knight Riders to win this contest. 

Score Prediction: The pitch seems to be have good balance between the bat and ball with little help for the slower bowlers’. We expect scores in the range of 160-170 runs in this match. 

Toss Prediction: Chasing is the safe option as no target is safe in T20s nowadays. The pitch will remain same throughout the entire duration of the match.

Predicted Playing XI

TRINBAGO KNIGHT RIDERS: Lendl Simmons, Sunil Narine, Tion Webster, Darren Bravo, Tim Seifert (wk), Kieron Pollard (c), Dwayne Bravo, Akeal Hosein, Khary Pierre, Jayden Seales, Sikander Raza

ST. KITTS AND NEVIS PATRIOTS: Evin Lewis, Chris Lynn, Joshua Da Silva, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Ben Dunk, Colin Archibald, Rayad Emrit (c), Alzarri Joseph, Imran Khan, Sheldon Cottrell, Jon-Russ Jaggesar

MATCH FACTS:

➢ St. Kitts and Patriots have just 3 points from 9 matchesand will end their season in group phase. 

➢ Trinbago Knight Riders have 18 points and will face Jamaica Tallawahs in the first semi-finals after this match.

➢ Knight Riders beat Patriots by a massive 59 runs in their previous encounter this season. 

Players to Bet on

TRINBAGO KNIGHT RIDERS

1. Darren Bravo – Darren Bravo has been consistent with the bat in the second half of the league especially. He has 239 runs at a strike rate of 120 with 2 fifties to his name so far.

 2. Dwayne Bravo – Dwayne Bravo has 9 wickets at an economy arte of 8 RPO this season. He will have a big role to play in this match and knockout matches as he might bring in his experience of 500 T20I wickets to the fore. 

3. Kieron Pollard – Pollard looks in great touch with 207runs at a strike rate of 200+ in this season with most his runs coming in last 5 overs. He looks to be in red-hotform currently. 

ST. KITTS AND NEVIS PATRIOTS

1. Joshua De Silva – De Silva has scored of 59 & 29 in the last two matches and will look to end the season with yet another good showing with the bat. 
2. Evin Lewis – Evin lewis is the team`s leading run scorer with 230+ runs. He has been inconsistent to his standards this season and will look to end the season with a dominating batting performance. 
3. Rayad Emrit – Rayad Emrit is leading the bowling attack with 10 wickets at an economy rate of just 6 RPO. He has failed to take wickets in last 3-4 matches and will look to end the season with a good performance with the ball. . 

DREAM XI Picks

Wicket-Keeper: Joshua De Silva (SKNP), Tim Seifert(TKR)

Batsmen: Lendl Simmons (TKR), Evin Lewis (SKNP), Chris Lynn (SKNP), Darren Bravo (TKR)

All-rounders: Dwayne Bravo (TKR), Kieron Pollard (TKR)

Bowlers: Akeal Hossain (TKR), Sheldon Cottrell (SKNP), Rayad Emrit (SKNP)

Captain: Kieron Pollard (TKR)

Vice-Captain: Darren Bravo (TKR) or Evin Lewis (SKNP)

TKR – Trinbago Knight Riders

SKNP – St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots

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