Providence Stadium Guyana Pitch Report For SLK vs BR CPL 2024 Match

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For the 22nd match of CPL 2024, St Lucia Kings will take on Barbados Royals at the Providence Stadium in Guyana. The Royals are in top form as they have already qualified for the playoffs with five wins in six matches. 

Meanwhile, St Lucia Kings are placed fourth on the table with four wins. It will be the second match in 12 hours that Providence Stadium will host as Guyana Amazon Warriors too took on St Kitts & Nevis Patriots at the same venue. 

The earlier concluded match was the first game at this venue in CPL 2024, which Guyana won comfortably. It was a slowish pitch with a hint of spin as Guyana successfully defended 137 runs and restricted the Patriots to 107 runs. Let's look at the pitch report for the upcoming match. 

Providence Stadium Pitch Report

Providence Stadium is known for its pitch that offers a fair contest between bat and ball but looking at the first match, the bowlers have an upper hand as the pitch is slower and coming late onto the bat. Batters too can post big scores but they need to build their innings carefully and not throw their wicket away. 

The surface also favours the spinners as seen in the first match here,  making it a friendly hunting ground as the game progresses. It is likely that the surface will get slower, thus the team that wins the toss should opt to bat first. 

Although, the trend at the Providence Stadium shows that the teams chasing have an upper hand. Out of the 19 T20Is played at this venue, nine have been won by the team chasing, reflecting the pitch’s behaviour in the second innings.