Caribbean-T20 League 2024

Match 09: SKN vs BAR

Preview

St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots will square off against Barbados Royals for the 9th match of the Caribbean T20 League 2024. The Warner Park in St Kitts will host the match on Saturday, September 7. 

SKN are sitting at the bottom of the points table, with one win and three defeats in their name. While the best batter in the team was Evin Lewis with 171 runs, Anrich Nortje picked 6 wickets to their credit. The Patriots lost their last game in a high-scoring thriller against Guyana Amazon Warriors by a margin of 40 runs. 

On the other hand, BAR are occupying the third spot in the points table with a sole win to their credit. The top run-getter from the side is Quinton de Kock with 87 runs. The best bowler has been Obed McCoy with 3 scalps. The Royals tasted victory in their previous match against Antigua and Barbuda Falcons by a margin of 9 wickets. 

Match Details

Match: SKN vs BAR, Match 09, Caribbean-T20 League 2024

Date: Saturday, September 07, 2024

Time: 04:30 AM

Venue: Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts

Pitch and Weather Report

The Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts will host this match. As we have seen in the previous matches played here, the venue is more suitable for the batting side. The pitch is slow and spinners can expect a decent spin here. A score of 180 is tough to chase on this pitch as the surface tends to become slower in the second half of the game. 

The weather is expected to be cloudy with less chance of rain. The temperature will range between 31-26 degrees Celsius with the humidity level touching 76 percent.

SKN vs BAR Squads

SKN: Evin Lewis, Andre Fletcher (wk/c), Kyle Mayers, Sherfane Rutherford, Josh Clarkson, Odean Smith, Mikyle Louis, Ryan John, Mohammad Mohsin, Veerasammy Permaul, Anrich Nortje, Ashmead Nedd, Dominic Drakes, Joshua Da Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Johann Layne, Rilee Rossouw

BAR: Quinton de Kock (wk), Rahkeem Cornwall, Shamarh Brooks, Alick Athanaze, Rovman Powell (c), Jason Holder, Dunith Wellalage, Obed McCoy, Maheesh Theekshana, Naveen-ul-Haq, Nyeem Young, Kevin Wickham, Ramon Simmonds, Kadeem Alleyne, Rivaldo Clarke, Isai Thorne, Nathan Sealy

SKN vs BAR Probable Playing XIs

SKN: Evin Lewis, Andre Fletcher (c & wk), Kyle Mayers, Sherfane Rutherford, Josh Clarkson, Mikyle Louis, Odean Smith, Ryan John, Mohammad Mohsin, Veerasammy Permaul, Anrich Nortje

BAR: Quinton de Kock (wk), Rahkeem Cornwall, Alick Athanaze, Rovman Powell (c), Shamarh Brooks, Jason Holder, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Obed McCoy, Naveen-ul-Haq, Nyeem Young

Match Prediction

This match is between the team with the highest NRR - the Barbados Royals, and the team with the least NRR - St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots. SKN have many problems to solve as they will enter this match with three straight losses. Conversely, BAR will be high on confidence in getting a thumping win in their inaugural game. Hence we fancy the Royals to defeat the Patriots in this match.

Suggested Playing XI Real11 Fantasy Cricket

Wicketkeepers: Quinton de Kock (vc), Andre Fletcher

Batters: Evin Lewis, Rovman Powell, Rilee Rossouw, Alick Athanaze

All-rounders: Jason Holder, Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Kyle Mayers

Bowlers: Naveen-ul-Haq, Maheesh Theekshana