SLK vs TKR Live Score: Saint Lucia Kings & Trinbago Knight Riders will battle it out in the next enthralling fixture of the CPL 2023 which will be played tomorrow at Warner Park in St Kitts. Kings suffered an 11-run defeat in the season-opening match. But they went on to win their second fixture before rain played a spoilsport in the third game. On the other hand, TKR haven’t played any game so far as their fixtures got washed out. They will hope for a full-fledged fixture when facing Lucia Kings in their next fixture.
SLK vs TKR: TEAMS PREVIEW
St Lucia Kings Preview
Saint Lucia Kings have replaced Matthew Forde with Jair McAlister in their last fixture against Guyana. The decision was taken after Forde delivered a match-winning spell of 3 for 12 from 3 overs with 1 maiden. He will aim to keep the team’s expectations & deliver in this fixture against Trinbago Knight Riders. Their bowling attack has variety with Alzarri Joseph, Khary Pierre, Sikandar Raza, and Roston Chase in the lineup. Raza will play the role of a key all-rounder in the team. He played a vital role in their victory against Tallawahs in their opening clash. He will continue to do the same in this fixture as well.
In the batting order, openers are performing well with Johnson Charles & Du Plessis being the match winners at the top order. With Sean Williams and Sikandar Raza at 4 and 5, the Kings pack a strong punch in the middle order while Roshon Primus, a batting all-rounder at number 7 adds depth to this batting lineup.
Trinbago Knight Riders Preview
This wasn’t a start that TKR would have hoped for after their underwhelming performance in the last season. They will hope for a full-fledged fixture heading into this clash against St Lucia Kings. This will be their secodn game of the season with their first game being washed out due to rain. TKR changed their opening combination sending Mark Deyal to open instead of playing at 3. Neither Deyal nor Guptill could deliver but will be expected to improve in this game. Their middle order will be taken care of by Chadwick Walton while their lower order looks settled with big guns in the lineup.
The top three batters should aim to build a stable stand so that the middle & lower order comprising Nicholas Pooran, Kieron Pollard, and especially Andre Russell can finish. Their batting order is deep with Dwayne Bravo and Sunil Narine coming in at 7 and 8 while Akeal Hossein is also handy with the bat at number 9. Overall, TKR looks like a settled unit & just needs to click in unison to win this fixture.
Match Details:
Match: Saint Lucia Kings vs. Trinbago Knight Riders, Match 9
Venue: Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts
Date & Time: Sunday, August 27, 7:30 PM, 02:00 PM GMT / 10:00 AM LOCAL
Where to Watch Live: Star Sports Network and FanCode
SLK vs TKR: Predicted Playing XIs
St Lucia Kings Predicted Playing XI:
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
Trinbago Knight Riders Predicted Playing XI:
Martin Guptill, Mark Deyal, Chadwick Walton (wk), Nicholas Pooran, Kieron Pollard (c), Andre Russell, Dwayne Bravo, Sunil Narine, Akeal Hosein, Jayden Seales, Kadeem Alleyne
SLK vs TKR Dream11 Prediction Fantasy Picks
Wicket-keepers: Nicholas Pooran
Batters: Faf du Plessis, Kieron Pollard, Sean Williams
All-Rounders: Andre Russell, Sikandar Raza, Sunil Narine, Dwayne Bravo, Matthew Forde
Bowlers: Alzarri Joseph, Hayden Seales
Captain: Nicholas Pooran
Vice-captain: Sikandar Raza
Weather Conditions
The pitch seems a little tricky for batters to score, however, bowlers could find some assistance in the first half making it difficult for the batter to hit their shots. But as the match progresses ahead batting will become an easy task on this pitch. Most teams prefer to bowl first on this pitch & found success in doing so. Thus teams winning the toss should opt to bowl first.
SLK vs TKR Winning Prediction
TKR has not played a full-fledged fixture so far as their first fixture was washed out due to rains. Also, they are playing a fixture after a gap of a week & it will be slightly difficult for them to get back in the groove quickly. On the other hand, the ST Lucia Kings are in stunning form as they displayed a good performance in their last fixture to emerge victorious.
Sportsermon Prediction: We predict ST Lucia Kings to emerge victorious in this fixture.
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