Trinbago Knight Riders and St Kitts & Nevis Patriots will be squaring off against each other at Warner Park in St Kitts, on Saturday, 11 September. Both teams are tied on 10 points each, but the Knight Riders are at the top by the virtue of a higher run rate.
The Knight Riders are on a three-match winning streak, including a six-wicket win against Barbados Royals in the last game. The Royals were skittled out for 93 despite Ravi Rampaul going wicketless. Khary Pierre (3-16) was the pick of the bowlers.
Jayden Seales, probing with line and length, conceded just 12 rom his quota of four overs for two wickets. Sunil Narine and Akeal Hosein also chipped in with two wickets apiece.
After a string of failures, the Knight Riders replaced Sunil Narine with Tion Webster as Lendl Simmons’ opening partner. They are likely to go ahead with the same combination. An unbeaten 41 from Colin Munro took them past the finishing line.
The Patriots lost their last match, against Jamaica Tallawahs, by 22 runs. The middle-order has not quite fired for them. Chris Gayle has shown a glimpse of brilliance on few occasions, but he hasn't been able to play an impactful knock so far. They could only manage 147 while chasing a target of 170.
Sherfane Rutherford, who missed the last match, is likely to make a comeback in today's game. If he does, Ravi Bopara might have to warm the bench.
Betway Fantasy Tips
- Appoint Narine as a captain of your fantasy team.
- Kieron Pollard, Fabian Allen and Narine are must-haves for your fantasy team.
- Among batters, Evin Lewis and Munro are great options.
Probable XIs
Trinbago Knight Riders: Lendl Simmons, Tim Seifert, Darren Bravo, Colin Munro, Kieron Pollard (c), Denesh Ramdin (wk), Isuru Udana, Sunil Narine, Akeal Hosein, Jayden Seales, Ali Khan
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots: Dwayne Bravo (c), Devon Thomas (wk), Evin Lewis, Chris Gayle, Asif Ali, Sherfane Rutherford, Fabian Allen, Paul van Meekeren, Fawad Ahmed, Naseem Shah, Sheldon Cottrell.
Prediction:
The Knight Riders should win this game.
Blitzpools Fantasy Team:
Devon Thomas, Tim Seifert, Evin Lewis (vc), Sherfane Rutherford, Colin Munro, Sunil Narine (c), Fabian Allen, Kieron Pollard, Ravi Rampaul, Akeal Hosein, Fawad Ahmed
