Caribbean T20 League

Match 9- SLK vs. TKR

Preview

SLK will cross swords with TKR for the 9th match of the ongoing Caribbean T20 League on Saturday, August 26. The match is scheduled at Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts. 

Saint Lucia Kings are sitting in the 2nd place in the Caribbean T20 League 2023 points table with 1 win and 1 loss from their 4 games of the league. The team has 4 points under their belt with two of the games ending with no result. Sean Williams is the highest run-getter for SLK with 73 runs scored at a strike rate of 140. He has smashed 4 sixes and 4 fours in the process. Roston Chase has also scored 67 runs at a strike rate of 163. He has also been the most-priced bowler in the SLK squad by picking up 4 wickets while bowling at an economy rate of 8.83 and an average of 13. 

On the other side, Kieron Pollard is the best batsman for Trinbago Knight Riders in the Caribbean T20 League scoring 132 runs from his previous 10 games at a strike rate of 98. Knights star all-rounder Andre Russell has also smashed 119 runs in his last 10 games. The top wicket-taker for the side has been Sunil Narine who has taken 11 scalps in 10 matches while bowling at an economy rate of 4.80. Akeal Hosein has also collected 9 wickets from his previous 6 matches.

Match Details

Match: SLK vs TKR, 9th Match, Caribbean T20 League 2023

Date: Saturday, August 26, 2023

Time: 7:30 PM 

Venue: Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts

Pitch and Conditions

The 9th match of the Caribbean T20 League 2023 is scheduled at Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts. As we have seen in the previous games played here, the venue is suitable for the batting department. The pitch is also slow and assists the spinners with a decent spin. A score of 180 is tough to chase on this pitch as the ground tends to become slower in the second half of the game. 

SLK vs. TKR Squads

SLK: Faf du Plessis, Johnson Charles, Sean Williams, Alzarri Joseph, Roston Chase, Jair McAllister, Sikandar Raza, Peter Hatzoglou, Bhanuka Rajapaksa (temporary replacement: Chris Sole, first five group games), Roshon Primus, Jeavor Royal, Sadrack Descarte, Khary Pierre, Leonardo Julien, Matthew Forde, Kimani Melius, McKenny Clarke

TKR: Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Nicholas Pooran, Rilee Rossouw, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Martin Guptill, Jayden Seales, Matheesha Pathirana, Mark Deyal, Chadwick Walton, Terrance Hinds, Kadeem Alleyne, Jaden Carmichael

SLK vs. TKR Probable Playing XIs

SLK: Johnson Charles (wk), Faf du Plessis (c), Sadrack Descarte, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Roston Chase, Roshon Primus, Alzarri Joseph, Khary Pierre, Chris Sole, Jair McAllister

TKR: Martin Guptill, Mark Deyal, Chadwick Walton (wk), Nicholas Pooran, Kieron Pollard (c), Andre Russell, Dwayne Bravo, Sunil Narine, Akeal Hosein, Jayden Seales, Kadeem Alleyne

Match Prediction

TKR hasn’t played a single full match till now in this Caribbean T20 League 2023 due to the constant interference of rain. Also, there has been a gap of 1 week since they have played a match. SLK on the other side, have bounced back and recovered from their loss. They have also been effective in every department which makes them the favourites to win this match.

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