The 27th game of the ongoing edition of the Caribbean Premier League between St Kitts and Nevis Patriots and the Trinbago Knight Riders will be a clash of the titans of the current edition as both the sides are positioned number one and two on the points table.
Both sides have won five out of their eight games this season but a positive net run rate has helped the defending champions Knight Riders to take the top position.
The two West Indies heavyweights Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard who are leading their respective sides will come head to head for the first time in this edition and the fans will have an extra incentive of this battle inside a battle to follow the game.
For the Patriots, Evin Lewis and skipper Gayle hold the key with the bat while the wrist spin of Fawad Ahmed has been instrumental in the team’s success so far this season.
On the other hand, the Knight Riders are blessed with a much more balanced side and have a longer list of match-winners to turn the heat on any opposition at any phase of the game.
Match Details
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs Trinbago Knight Riders, Match 27
Venue: Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts
Date & Time: September 12th at 4:30 AM IST
Live Streaming: Fancode
Pitch and weather
The conditions in St Kitts is expected to be heavenly stacked in the favour of spinner as the pitch has had a lot of game this season. Apart from the turn, the slower nature of the surface will also hinder batsmen from scoring freely and they will have their tasks cut out to take their sides to a defendable total.
Probable XI
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
Evin Lewis, Devon Thomas, Chris Gayle (C), Andre McCarthy, Ravi Bopara, Fabian Allen, Joshua Da Silva(WK), Dominic Drakes, Jon-Russ Jaggesar, Paul van Meekeren, Fawad Ahmed
Trinbago Knight Riders
Lendl Simmons, Tion Webster, Colin Munro, Kieron Pollard(C), Darren Bravo, Tim Seifert(WK), Sunil Narine, Khary Pierre, Akeal Hosein, Ravi Rampaul, Jayden Seales
Fantasy XI
Devon Thomas (wk), Sunil Narine (C), Lendl Simmons, Evin Lewis, Colin Munro, Chris Gayle, Fabian Allen(VC), Kieron Pollard, Ravi Rampaul, Akeal Hosein, Dominic Drakes