Caribbean-T20 League 2024

Match 14: SLK vs SKN

Preview

St Lucia Kings will cross swords with St Kitts and Nevis Patriots for the 14th match of the ongoing Caribbean T20 League 2024. The game is scheduled to be played at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in St Lucia on Thursday, September 12. 

SLK have shared their winnings and losses in four of their matches played so far. This puts them in the 5th spot on the points table. In the meantime, SKN’s struggles haven’t ended this season as they only have a solo win in their six games so far which leaves them at the bottom of the points table. 

The Kings lost their previous game against Trinbago Knight Riders by a margin of four wickets. Roston Chase scored the highest (56* off 40) in a total of 187 put up on the board. Matthew Forde and Noor Ahmad collected two wickets apiece but failed to restrict the opponents from chasing the target. 

On the other hand, the Patriots are pretty much out of the playoff race. In their last game, they faced a defeat against Antigua and Barbuda Falcons by a margin of two wickets. Their batting unit failed as a whole other than Mikyle Louis, who smashed 63 runs off 36 balls to power the innings to a total score of 153 runs. Wanindu Hasaranga claimed 4 wickets giving away 16 runs, displaying the best of the bowling unit but that wasn’t enough for giving them those two valuable points. 

Match Details

Match: SLK vs SKN, Match 14, Caribbean-T20 League 2024

Date: Friday, September 13, 2024

Time: 04:30 AM

Venue: Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia

Pitch and Weather Report

The pitch at the Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia is a well-balanced one which supports both the batting and the bowling departments. The average score on this ground is 160 runs. The skipper winning the toss shall choose to bowl first to take advantage of the pitch. 

The weather in St Lucia is expected to be cloudy with a 37% chance of rain. The humidity would be around 92%, while the temperature would be ranging 27 to 32 degrees Celsius. The high possibility of rain would probably ruin the match resulting in the teams dividing one point each. 

SLK vs SKN Squads

SLK: Faf du Plessis (c), Tim Seifert (wk), Johnson Charles, Sadrack Descarte, Roston Chase, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Aaron Jones, Matthew Forde, Khari Campbell, Alzarri Joseph, Noor Ahmad, David Wiese, Khary Pierre, Ackeem Auguste, McKenny Clarke, Johann Jeremiah, Mikkel Govia

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

SLK vs SKN Probable Playing XIs

SLK: Faf du Plessis (c), Johnson Charles, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Aaron Jones, Sadrack Descarte, Roston Chase, Tim Seifert (wk), Khari Campbell, Matthew Forde, Alzarri Joseph, Noor Ahmad

SKN: Evin Lewis, Andre Fletcher (c & wk), Kyle Mayers, Rilee Rossouw, Mikyle Louis, Josh Clarkson, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dominic Drakes, Ashmead Nedd, Veerasammy Permaul, Anrich Nortje

Match Prediction

Saint Lucia Kings have defeated St Kitts and Nevis Patriots previously in this tournament. They have a power-packed batting side and also a decent bowling attack. On the other side, the Patriots are suffering a lack of form. Hence, we expect the Kings to win this match. 

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