Caribbean Premier League 2023 - St. Lucia Kings vs Barbados Royals Dream11 Match Prediction, Top Picks, Playing 11, Captain, Vice Captain, Player Stats, Pitch Report & Weather Update
St. Lucia Kings vs Barbados Royals – Match 2 – CPL | |
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Date | 19th August |
Time | 4:30 AM IST, 11:00 PM GMT, 7:00 PM Local Time |
Venue | Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia |
St. Lucia Kings suffered a close defeat to Jamaica Tallawahs in the first game of the tournament. The team conceded 187 runs in 20 overs and could only manage 176-8, losing by 11 runs. The team has enough firepower at its disposal, with Faf du Plessis, Johnson Charles, and Sikandar Raza. They just need the players to click together.
Meanwhile, Barbados Royals finished runners-up last year. The team has roped in players like Donovan Ferreira, Laurie Evans, Roelof Van Der Merwe, and Maheesh Theekshana/Qais Ahmad for the current season.
The pitch will favour the batters. In the last game, over 350 runs were scored. Once again, a high-scoring games will be on display.
There is 60 per cent chance of rain on the match day The temperature will range between 32 and 27 degrees.
Faf du Plessis (c), Johnson Charles (wk), Sean Williams, Kimani Melius, Roston Chase, Sikandar Raza, Roshon Primus, Matthew Forde, Alzarri Joseph, Peter Hatzoglou, Chris Sole
Kyle Mayers, Rahkeem Cornwall, Alick Athanaze, Kevin Wickham, Rovman Powell, Donovan Ferreira (WK)*, Jason Holder, Akeem Jordan, Joshua Bishop, Qais Ahmad*, Obed Mccoy
Barbados Royals has roped in Donovan Ferreira, Laurie Evans, Roelof Van Der Merwe, Maheesh Theekshana and Qais Ahmad for the current season. However, Theekshana will not be available for the first game owing to LPL. St Lucia is expected to field the same team.
Barbados Royals have been dominant against St Lucia Kings. The team has won 13 out of the 20 games.
Matches Played | SLK | BR | NR | Tie | |
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Overall | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Wicketkeeper | Johnson Charles |
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Batters | Faf du Plessis (C), Rovman Powell |
All-rounders | Jason Holder, Sikandar Raza, Kyle Mayers (VC), Roston Chase |
Bowlers | Obed McCoy, Alzarri Joseph, Peter Hatzoglou, Qais Ahmed |
Sikandar Raza brings a lot of value to the team. The batter is a great T20 cricketer and adds a lot of depth to the team. He is also a very clever bowler and often picks up wickets.
Faf du Plessis has not been in great form but if St. Lucia Kings has to do well, Faf Du Plessis needs to find form soon. The veteran batter did well in franchise cricket before going through a lean patch.
Alzarri Joseph was on song in the opening game and bowled a spell of 2-21 in 4 overs. He will be key for St. Lucia Kings with the ball as he is someone who can pick 3-4 wickets in a new spell.
Kyle Mayers is also a great player to have. The opener can be destructive on his day and also bowls his full quota of overs. He adds a lot of value to the team.
Jason Holder’s all-round skills will be valuable for Barbados Royals. Holder is a top T20 cricketer. He bowls great lines and is one of the toughest bowlers to score off in the West Indies team.
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