St Lucia Zouks vs Trinbago Knight Riders, CPL 2020
Two in-form teams face each other in the 2020 Caribbean Premier League, when unbeaten table toppers Trinbago Knight Riders take on St Lucia Zouks. The match, at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, takes place on August 26 and the live action starts at 10:00 local time.
St Lucia Zouks lost their opening game to Jamaica Tallawahs, but have since hit back with three consecutive wins. They saw off Barbados Tridents and St Kitts & Nevis Patriots before a ten-run win against Guyana Amazon Warriors last time out, in which Roston Chase and Scott Kuggeleijn once again starred.
Trinbago Knight Riders have also won three in a row. They are yet to lose a game so far this season, seeing off Guyana Amazon Warriors, Jamaica Tallawahs and, last time out, Barbados Tridents. Sunil Narine starred in the first two games, while Darren Bravo hit an unbeaten half-century in the 19-run win last time out.
St Lucia Zouks vs Trinbago Knight Riders Live streaming
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Toss Prediction
Trinbago Knight Riders have favoured fielding first so far and may elect to do so in this game.
Weather Report
A sunny morning with a few clouds should stay rain-free.
Pitch Condition
The Port of Spain wicket is well-balanced, as the Tarouba one was too.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for St Lucia Zouks vs Trinbago Knight Riders (Caribbean Premier League 2020).
St Lucia Zouks Team News & Playing 11
St Lucia Zouks Team News
St Lucia Zouks were unchanged for their first two wins but Kimani Melius, Javelle Glen and Chemar Holder all came into the team last time out and could all keep their places for this game too.
St Lucia Zouks Key Players
- Roston Chase: Two half-centuries so far, either side of two excellent bowling performances have showed his all-round quality and form.
- Andre Fletcher: After a key, albeit brief, innings in the rain-affected win against the Tridents, he then hit 46 from 33 balls at the top of the order to continue his form last time out.
- Scott Kuggeleijn: Led the bowling last time out, following up his 4-33 with 3-24 to move to ten wickets in total.
St Lucia Zouks Team Form
St Lucia Zouks have won their last three consecutive matches, bouncing back from defeat to Jamaica Tallawahs with wins against Barbados Tridents, St Kitts & Nevis Patriots and, last time out, Guyana Amazon Warriors. Roston Chase hit 66 in a total of 144/7 last time out, before Scott Kuggeleijn’s 3-24 led an excellent bowling effort as they restricted the Amazon Warriors to 134/8.
St Lucia Zouks Predicted Playing 11
Andre Fletcher (wk), Kimani Melius, Mark Deyal, Najibullah Zadran, Roston Chase, Mohammad Nabi, Darren Sammy (c), Scott Kuggeleijn, Kesrick Williams, Chemar Holder, Javelle Glen
Trinbago Knight Riders Team News & Playing 11
Trinbago Knight Riders Team News
Khary Pierre kept his place last time out and was much better with the ball. Having been unchanged, the Knight Riders could be unchanged too.
Trinbago Knight Riders Key Players
- Sunil Narine: Started the tournament with back-to-back half-centuries to back up good bowling peformances too, and he took 1-17 from his four overs last time out too.
- Colin Munro: Hit 49* in the second game and went one better last time out with a 30-ball half-century to continue his good batting form.
- Dwayne Bravo: A below-par performance last time out, but his longevity and quality is proved by the fact he is on 499 career wickets in T20 cricket – more than any other player ever.
Trinbago Knight Riders Team Form
Sunil Narine hit half-centuries in chase of 145 against Guyana Amazon Warriors and 136 against Jamaica Tallawahs, while last time out it was Colin Munro (50) and Darren Bravo (54*) who hit half-centuries in a total of 185/3 against Barbados Tridents. Narine’s 1-17 helped restrict Barbados to 166/6 in reply.
Trinbago Knight Riders Predicted Playing 11
Lendl Simmons, Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Kieron Pollard (c), Darren Bravo, Tim Seifert (wk), Dwayne Bravo, Khary Pierre, Ali Khan, Fawad Ahmed, Jayden Seales
St Lucia Zouks vs Trinbago Knight Riders Head to Head
St Lucia Zouks have only ever beaten Trinbago Knight Riders twice in 14 previous matches. They have lost ten with a further two falling foul of bad weather. One of those no results occurred last season, with Lendl Simmons (63) and Denesh Ramdin (50*) leading a chase of 168 in a seven-wicket Trinbago win in the other match
STZ vs TKR Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
STZ Won |
TKR Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 14 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
St Lucia Zouks vs Trinbago Knight Riders Betting Odds
Both teams are in fine form but Trinbago Knight Riders have won all three of their matches so far and it is hard to look past them.
St Lucia Zouks Betway Odds
- St Lucia Zouks to win: St Lucia Zouks are 2.25 outsiders to beat Trinbago Knight Riders with Betway
- St Lucia Zouks top team batsman: Andre Fletcher is key at the top of the order for St Lucia Zouks and he can be backed at 3.50 with Betway to be the Zouks’ top team batsman in this game. In-form Roston Chase is 4.50 with Betway, as is Rahkeem Cornwall – though the giant all-rounder did not play last time out. Kimani Melius, the man who replaced him, is 5.00 – as is Mark Deyal.
- St Lucia Zouks top team bowler: Kesrick Williams is 3.60 to be St Lucia Zouks’ top team bowler, while Scott Kuggeleijn is 3.75 and probably better value given his excellent form so far. Chemar Holder is 4.00 with Betway, while Mohammad Nabi is 5.00 and Roston Chase 5.50, with the latter two also in excellent form.
Trinbago Knight Riders Betway Odds
- Trinbago Knight Riders to win: Trinbago Knight Riders are 1.57 favourites to win a fourth consecutive match with Betway.
- Trinbago Knight Riders top team batsman: Colin Munro is 3.75 favourite to be Trinbago Knight Riders’ top team batsman after his good form in the last two games. Lendl Simmons is 4.00 and Sunil Narine is 5.00 – the latter is in good form, as is Darren Bravo, who is also 5.00 with Betway. Kieron Pollard is 5.00 as well, and also showed his best form last time out.
- Trinbago Knight Riders top team bowler: Dwayne Bravo and Sunil Narine are both 3.75 to be Trinbago Knight Riders’ top team bowler with Betway, while Fawad Ahmed is 4.00 and Ali Khan can be backed at 5.50.
🏆 St Lucia Zouks vs Trinbago Knight Riders Prediction
Trinbago Knight Riders have won three from three so far, and look capable of ending St Lucia Zouks’ own good form with a win.
Aug 26, 2020
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Queens Park Oval - Port of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago
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