TKR vs SKN, CPL 2023: Cricket Fantasy Tips and Teams for the third match of the CPL 2023 (Source: Twitter)
Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) lock horns with St Kitts and Nevis Patriots (SKN) in the third match of the ongoing eleventh season of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). The encounter is all set to take place on Saturday, August 19th, 2023 at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium at Gros Islet in St Lucia at 7.30 PM IST. Both sides will clash again in the reverse fixture in Match No.12 next week on Monday, the 28th at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts at 4.30 AM IST.
However, before the game goes live, here is a look at some of the important stats, the prime player picks, and the best-suggested XIs for the fantasy contests of this contest.
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The most successful side in the history of CPL, the four-time champions TKR will play their first match of the brand-new campaign. They endured a difficult 2022 season as they ended up in the bottom position with just three victories in 10 fixtures.
The winners of the 2021 edition, the Patriots will also appear for the first time in the ongoing tournament. Last year, they too failed to make it to the playoffs as they finished just above the Knight Riders in the fifth spot with three wins.
TKR vs SKN, Team Form Guide (Most Recent First)
Trinbago Knight Riders: L-L-L-W-W
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots: W-L-L-W-L
TKR vs SKN, Must Picks
Trinbago Knight Riders
Nicholas Pooran
- CPL Stats: 1652 runs in 82 innings
- Recent Form: 176 runs in the last five innings (all T20s)
- Venue Record: 225 runs in 11 innings (T20s)
Andre Russell
- CPL Stats: 1610 runs in 78 innings and 75 wickets in 74 innings
- Recent Form: 37 runs and 1 wicket in the last two innings (all T20s)
- Venue Record: 215 runs in 12 innings and 14 wickets in 14 innings
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
Andre Fletcher
- CPL Stats: 2539 runs in 97 innings
- Recent Form: 69 runs in the last three innings (all T20s)
- Venue Record: 864 runs in 39 innings (T20s)
Sherfane Rutherford
- CPL Stats: 741 runs in 38 innings
- Recent Form: 86 runs in the last two innings (all T20s)
- Venue Record: 30 runs in three innings (T20s)
TKR vs SKN, Risky Picks
Trinbago Knight Riders
Martin Guptill
- CPL Stats: 1243 runs in 48 innings
- Recent Form: 10 runs in the last three innings (across formats)
- Venue Record: 44 runs in three innings (T20s)
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
Dewald Brevis
- CPL Stats: 125 runs in seven innings
- Recent Form: 61 runs in the last two innings (all T20s)
- Venue Record: 24 runs in two innings (T20s)
TKR vs SKN, Top Captain or Vice-captain choices
Nicholas Pooran (TKR)
Reasons
- Explosive left-hander Nicholas Pooran averages 24 with one century and eight fifties in the CPL
- He ended the recently concluded West Indies-India T20I series as the highest run-getter with 176 runs in five outings
Andre Russell (TKR)
Reasons
- Destructive Andre Russell Averages 30 with two hundred and six half-centuries in the CPL
- The experienced all-rounder recently won the Global T20 Canada league with Montreal Tigers
Sherfane Rutherford (SKN)
Reasons
- Sherfane Rutherford has scored over 700 runs with four fifties in the CPL
- He was the Player of the Match in the final (38* off 29) and also the Player of the Tournament (220 runs) in the recently concluded Global T20 Canada league.
TKR vs SKN, Cricket Fantasy Team for Head-to-Head/Small League Contests
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Wicketkeepers: Nicholas Pooran, Andre Fletcher
Batters: Kieron Pollard, Evin Lewis, Sherfane Rutherford
All-rounders: Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Dwayne Bravo
Bowlers: Matheesha Pathirana, Akeal Hosein, Sheldon Cottrell
Captain: Nicholas Pooran
Vice-captain: Andre Russell
TKR: 7 Players, SKN: 4 Players
TKR vs SKN, Cricket Fantasy Team for Winner takes all/Grand League Contests
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Wicketkeeper: Nicholas Pooran
Batters: Martin Guptill, Rilee Rossouw, Dewald Brevis, Ambati Rayudu
All-rounders: Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Corbin Bosch
Bowlers: Matheesha Pathirana, Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane Thomas
Captain: Andre Russell
Vice-captain: Dewald Brevis
TKR: 6 Players, SKN: 5 Players
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