St Kitts vs Trinbago Knight Riders Prediction

They are facing issues in their batting with Hashim Amla no longer available in the side and opener McCullum still searching for form. In such a scenario, the Knight Riders are going to rely on Colin Munro and the middle order comprising of Ramdin, Akmal and Bravo. Munro is among the tournament's top 5 batsmen and Akmal scored a 35-ball 73 in the last match.

Their skipper Dwayne Bravo has been the most reliable man with the ball. The pacer picked up two important scalps in the last match against the Zouks and is among the tournament's leading wicket-takers with 14 wickets so far. With four wickets in the last couple of games, Kevon Cooper is another bowler the Patriots may not want to take too many risks against. Narine has not been in the best of forms lately but the batsmen could face problems playing him if he is able to get some turn off the pitch.

Our Prediction

The two teams have faced each other twice in the history of the Caribbean Premier League. Both these games were played last year which were won by the Trinbago Knight Riders. So the Knight Riders are yet to face defeat against the Patriots in this competition. Also, the win over St Lucia Zouks in their last fixture means that they are standing within a touching distance from a place in the playoffs. The Patriots, on the other hand, have done rather poorly this year and they will go into this match with defeats in their last five matches.

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots certainly do have the resources for putting up tough fights and giving the tournament's top teams a good run for their money. But going by how the two teams have fared this season, we feel that the defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders are better placed to win this match.