SLK vs BR, CPL 2023: Cricket Fantasy Tips and Teams for Match 2 (Source: Instagram)
St Lucia Kings (SLK) and Barbados Royals (BR) entertain the crowd in the second match of the ongoing eleventh season of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). The encounter is slated to take place on Friday, August 18th, 2023 at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium at Gros Islet in St Lucia at 4.30 AM IST. Both sides will meet again later in the tournament in the reverse fixture in Match No.16 on Sunday, September 03rd in Barbados at 5.30 AM IST.
However, before the game goes live, here is a look at some of the important player stats, the prime player picks, and the best-suggested XIs for the fantasy contests of this fixture.
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The Kings will be playing their second game in as many days as they lost the opening clash of this season against three-time champions Jamaica Tallawahs by a margin of 11 runs. With no points on the board and a net run rate of -0.550, they are placed at the sixth spot in the table.
Meanwhile, the runners-up from the last edition, the Royals will be playing their first game this season and would be looking to go one step further this time around to seal the title. Notably, the Royals lost the summit clash in 2022 against the Tallawahs by an 8-wicket margin.
SLK vs BR, Team Form Guide (Most Recent First)
St Lucia Kings: L-L-L-W-W
Barbados Royals: L-W-L-W-W
SLK vs BR, Must Picks
St Lucia Kings
Johnson Charles
- CPL Stats: 2641 runs in 98 innings
- Recent Form: 36 runs in the last two innings (all T20s)
- Venue Record: 909 runs in 30 innings (T20s)
Roston Chase
- CPL Stats: 876 runs in 35 innings and 28 wickets in 34 innings
- Recent Form: 54 runs in the last two innings (across formats) and 4 wickets in the last two innings (all T20s)
- Venue Record: 102 runs in six innings and 5 wickets in five innings (T20s)
Barbados Royals
Laurie Evans
- CPL Stats: 274 runs in nine innings
- Recent Form: 46 runs in the last two innings (all T20s)
- Venue Record: 28 runs in one innings (T20s)
Rovman Powell
- CPL Stats: 1,337 runs in 69 innings and 17 wickets in 32 innings
- Recent Form: 110 runs in the last four innings (all T20s)
- Venue Record: 196 runs in five innings (T20s)
SLK vs BR, Risky Picks
St Lucia Kings
Faf du Plessis
- CPL Stats: 797 runs in 29 innings
- Recent Form: 41 runs in the last six innings (all T20s)
- Venue Record: 155 runs in six innings
Barbados Royals
Kyle Mayers
- CPL Stats: 951 runs in 57 innings and 24 wickets in 33 innings
- Recent Form: 67 runs in the last four innings (all T20s)
- Venue Record: 258 runs in 17 innings and 8 wickets in 12 innings (T20s)
SLK vs BR, Top Captain or Vice-captain choices
Johnson Charles (SLK)
Reasons
- In the opening game of the current campaign, Johnson Charles surpassed Lendl Simmons and is now the leading run-getter in the history of CPL
- The right-hander averages 28 with 17 half-centuries in the competition
- He also got start with a score of 24 off 22 in the opening fixture
Roston Chase (SLK)
Reasons
- All-rounder Roston Chase averages 35.04 with the bat with seven fifties in CPL
- Batting at no.4, Chase scored 53 off 31 and took 3 wickets in the first game of CPL 2023
Laurie Evans (BR)
Reasons
- Laurie Evans has a good record in CPL with over 270 runs in nine innings at an average of 30.44
SLK vs BR, Cricket Fantasy Team for Head-to-Head/Small League Contests
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Wicketkeeper: Johnson Charles
Batters: Sean Williams, Laurie Evans, Rovman Powell
All-rounders: Sikandar Raza, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Jason Holder
Bowlers: Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy, Maheesh Theekshana
Captain: Roston Chase
Vice-captain: Sean Williams
SLK: 6 Players, BR: 5 Players
SLK vs BR, Cricket Fantasy Team for Winner takes all/Grand League Contests
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Wicketkeeper: Johnson Charles
Batters: Faf du Plessis, Sean Williams, Donovan Ferreira
All-rounders: Roston Chase, Roshon Primus, Jason Holder, Rahkeem Cornwall
Bowlers: Alzarri Joseph, Roelof van der Merwe, Qais Ahmad
Captain: Sean Williams
Vice-captain: Jason Holder
SLK: 6 Players, BR: 5 Players
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