SKN vs TKR Dream11 : Trinbago Knight Riders look to move back to the top of the league standings as CPL 7 returns to the cricketing arena
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Life for Trinbago Knight Riders in the seventh season of Caribbean Premier League began with immense expectations being accorded upon them and befittingly so. The side were not only the current champions but had won the title for two successive seasons and as they entered CPL 7, the narrative being billed around them was to become the first side to win three consecutive trophies.
And they have done full justice to their reputation till now, remaining only one of the two remaining sides who are yet to be beaten in the league, sitting nicely in second place with the four wins from four. It’s not just been the wins though which have seen them stand tall amongst the rest of their opponents though but rather the manner in which they have come out.
Their previous outing in the league perfectly manifested their tenacity with the side pilling on an incredible 267 runs against Jamaica Tallawahs, the second highest score to have been ever recorded in the T20 fraternity worldwide. It was too treacherous a target for Tallawahs to navigate past with Trinbago Knight Riders snaring wickets at regular intervals to move onto eight points.
Elsewhere for their opponents of the day, the ongoing season has been a mixed bag of results. They have never managed to find consistency, falling to regular defeats but surprisingly still finding themselves in third place given the inclement nature of the rest of the sides partaking in the league.
In a bid to finally hammer down a run of meaningful results as they look to build on the foundation of their 6 wicket win over St Lucia Zouks, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots will be stepping out to the middle today knowing that things won’t be so easy for them. They are up against one of the giants of the league, a side who have taken no time in making their intentions clear of challenging for the title.
Pitch Conditions And Toss
Albeit a tricky surface to call given we have had high scoring clashes and low scoring ones both being scoured on this wicket till now, the general contention is that this is going to be a good surface for batting today. Having being granted the much needed break it so direly warranted, we should see this track revert to excellent batting conditions which paired with the small boundaries will see the runs be scoured by easily.
A chasing wicket, the side winning the toss today will undoubtedly be looking to field first.
Probable Playing 11
Team News
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
Evin Lewis, Devon Thomas (WK), Laurie Evans, Mohammad Hafeez, Kjorn Ottley, Fabian Allen, Carlos Brathwaite (C), Usama Mir, Rayad Emrit, Sheldon Cottrell, Akeem Jordan
Trinbago Knight Riders
Lendl Simmons, Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Darren Bravo, Denesh Ramdin, Kieron Pollard (C), James Neesham, Seekkuge Prasanna, Khary Pierre, Ali Khan, Anderson Phillip
SKN vs TKR Match Prediction
Trinbago Knight Riders emerge as the firm favourites to win today’s encounter. Their batting order is up with the best in the league, one filled with immense depth which has seen the side flourish yet again, sitting right in the annuls of the points tally.
Given the conditions prevelant today and the surface on offer, Trinbago Knight Riders should sweep to a win and move to the top of the league standings.
Match Details
Caribbean Premier League 2019
Match: St Kitts and Nevis Patriots Vs Trinbago Knight Riders
Date And Time: 18th September, Wednesday- 3:30am IST
Venue: Warner Park, Basseterre
Where To Watch: Star Sports 1/HD
Pivotal Players
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
- Evin Lewis, Devon Thomas, Laurie Evans, Rayad Emrit
Trinbago Knight Riders
- Colin Munro, Denesh Ramdin, James Neesham, Anderson Phillip
Top 4 Batting Order
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
- Evin Lewis, Devon Thomas, Laurie Evans, Mohammad Hafeez
Trinbago Knight Riders
- Lendl Simmons, Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Darren Bravo
Clean Hitters
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
- Evin Lewis, Devon Thomas
Trinbago Knight Riders
- Lendl Simmons, Colin Munro, Darren Bravo
Death Overs Bowlers
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
- Rayad Emrit, Akeem Jordan
Trinbago Knight Riders
- Khary Pierre, Anderson Phillip
SKN vs TKR Dream11 Wicket-Keeper
We are selecting both the wicket-keepers over here with the one apiece coming in from either side. Devon Thomas has waned after his incredible knock which helped his side peel down a mammoth target of 242 but we are going to stick with the opener for this one given his ability to clean out the bowlers once he’s found his groove.
Elsewhere from Trinbago Knight Riders, we have picked out Denesh Ramdin for today’s encounter. Ever since last season, he’s been one of the most consistent bats for the side and promises to revel us in an expansive display of clean hitting in today’s contest.
SKN vs TKR Dream11 Batsmen
With two half-centuries in his last three matches, Trinbago Knight Riders’ opener, Lendl Simmons has made the most of the incredible opportunity which fell hi way. He wasn’t selected by any side for the newest edition of the league but an injury to Dwayne Bravo resulted to him being called up as replacement, a chance he picked up on.
The opener scored 86 in 24 balls the last time around, seeing him come into our Dream 11 side while from the opposition we have gone in with the deadly duo of Laurie Evans and Elvis Lewis. Undoubtedly the fulcrum of their side’s batting order, the two have unleashed a carnage on opposition bowlers with Evans in particularly being massively impressive. He scored 65 in 30 balls the last time around, a boundary brimming innings which saw him hit six 6s and five 4s to become an instant pick for us.
SKN vs TKR Dream11 All-Rounders
Jimmy Neesham hasn’t gotten a chance to bat in the previous two matches but has kept contributing with the ball on a regular basis to see him retain his place in our side. Trinbago Knight Riders see us select opener and spinner Sunil Narine as well given his two toned nature as a performer for the side whilst from the opposition we have gone ahead with Keemo Paul.
SKN vs TKR Dream11 Bowling Order
The surface prevelant today makes the narrative of the death overs’ bowlers flourishing extremely palpable. We have gone in with only the three minimum picks in this segment of our side, choosing Akeem Jordan from St Kitts and Nevis Patriots first with him register sensational figures of 4-33 the last time around.
The 2-29 make us go in with Rayad Emrit as well while from Trinbago Knight Riders, Ali Khan is selected by us.
Captain And Vice-Captain
Laurie is our captain for today’s math while we are selecting Simmons as our vice-captain.
Dream 11 Disclaimer
All our selections are based on in-depth and astute analysis of the players partaking in the match, pitch report and a perusal of other reasoning. Please incorporate a slew of factors while crafting your own side with this article serving as a guide to the match and players.
