Kensington Oval Barbados Pitch Report For BR Vs SKNP CPL 2024 Match

Kensington Oval, Barbados (X.com)Kensington Oval, Barbados (X.com)

The Caribbean Premier League 2024 is now heading towards its middle phase and in the 18th match of the season Barbados Royals will take on St Kitts and Nevis Patriots at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown. It is a clash between two teams placed poles apart on the points table with the Royals at the top and the Patriots at the bottom of the table. So, it would be a tough task for visitors, and it promises to be an intense game.

The pitch as always will also play a crucial factor in the game, and let's see how it will behave in the 18th match. Traditionally, Kensington Oval is known to be one of the fastest pitches in the Caribbean, but it has slowed down over the years. 

Kensington Oval Pitch Report For BR Vs SKNP

In recent times, the pitch at Kensington Oval has behaved decently for the batters, and we can expect the same in this game too. There has been one score of over 200 in the three matches played at this venue during this CPL edition and other games have also produced some big runs. So, we can expect batters to score big runs in this match too, but there would be slight help for the bowlers as well with spinners likely to play a role, especially in the second innings. The pacers would have to rely on the change of pace to extract more help from the pitch and it would be interesting to see how

The average first innings score at the venue is 155, but it is not likely to be a safe score and the team batting first would target close to 180. Also, both teams have plenty of power-hitters in their line-up, and the 18th game of the season at the Kensington Oval is most likely to be a high-scoring encounter.