Who will win Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, CPL 2019?
The 2019 Caribbean Premier League starts with defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders, taking on St Kitts & Nevis Patriots on home soil. The match, at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, takes place on September 4 and the live action starts at 19:00 local time.
The defending champions will start the tournament without their three top batsmen from last year, however – Colin Munro (international duty), Dwayne Bravo (injury) and Brendon McCullum (retired) were three of last season’s five top runscorers in the competition.
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots’ bid to finish higher than fourth in the league stage, before suffering a play-off defeat, will be conducted without Chris Gayle – who now plays for Jamaica Tallawahs. Carlos Brathwaite will step up as captain instead.
TKR vs SNP, CPL 2019: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Star Sports, Willow TV, SportsMax TV, CNC 3, Play Go OTT App, NCN, TVJ, HTS, ZIZ-TV Channel 5, Cayman 27, Digicel Play, GBN, Dazn, Sky Sports, Fox Sports, OSN Sports Cricket, Econet
Live streaming: CPLT20 Official Twitter Account, Hotstar, Foxtel Sports, Willow TV Online
TKR vs SNP Toss Prediction
The Patriots won the toss and elected to field first when these teams last met, though that would not be a bad tactic again on a changeable Port of Spain wicket.
TKR vs SNP Weather Report
Though cloudy and humid in the Port of Spain, temperatures will be in the high 20s.
TKR vs SNP Pitch Condition
Port of Spain was most recently used for two ODIs during India’s tour of the West Indies last month, where it was the seamers who dominated the wickets on some balanced pitches. It will be a worn wicket for this opener.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, Caribbean Premier League 2019...
Trinbago Knight Riders Team News & Playing 11
TKR Team News
With Brendon McCullum having retired, Colin Munro away with New Zealand in Sri Lanka for the start of the CPL 2019 and Dwayne Bravo likely to miss a significant chunk of the series through injury, Trinbago Knight Riders are without their top three batsmen from last season. Top bowler Fawad Ahmed has also not re-signed.
Kieron Pollard is a Trinbago man for the first time, however, and – in Bravo’s absence – will captain the team. In place of Munro, Lendl Simmons will play the first three matches. Darren Bravo should also miss the start of the tournament, however, if concussion protocols are properly followed after his injury in the test match against India.
TKR Key Players
Lendl Simmons: Representing his home team for the first time in this tournament, the big-hitting opener will hope to start this tournament in the same way he started the Global T20 Canada – his latest T20 tournament.
Kieron Pollard: A key part of Mumbai Indians’ IPL win, the all-rounder is set to captain the team. He scored 49, 8* and 58 in his three T20i innings for West Indies against India earlier last month to prove his form and maintains a 149.86 strike rate in T20 cricket.
Jimmy Neesham: Proved his form with 26 and 3-18 in the exhibition match between the Pollard XI and Bravo XI. He arrives in the Caribbean looking to build on an exceptional year, which included his heroics as New Zealand reached the World Cup final.
TKR Team Form
Trinbago Knight Riders won last year’s competition. They won seven of their ten games to top the group but lost the first qualifier to Guyana Amazon Warriors. A 20-run win defending 165/6 against St Kitts & Nevis Patriots followed, however, before Colin Munro’s unbeaten 68 from 39 balls in the final helped them to 150/2 in 17.3 overs and an eight-wicket win against the Warriors.
Trinbago Knight Riders Predicted Playing 11
Lendl Simmons, Sunil Narine, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Kieron Pollard (c), Jimmy Neesham, Seekkuge Prasanna, Tion Webster, Mohammad Hasnain, Javon Searles, Khary Pierre, Ali Khan
St Kitts & Nevis Team News & Playing 11
SNP Team News
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots are no longer led by Chris Gayle, with Carlos Brathwaite stepping up instead, while Rassie van der Dussen has been forced to miss the tournament due to international commitments. Mohammad Hafeez replaces the latter, while Gayle now plays for Jamaica. Fit-again Alzarri Joseph returns, meanwhile – replacing Isuru Udana who also has international commitments. Laurie Evans is only free to play once the English county season ends.
SNP Key Players
Evin Lewis: Signed off from West Indies duty with scores of 40*, 65 and 43 in ODIs against India and, in Gayle’s absence, must lead the way at the top of the order.
Sheldon Cottrell: Took four wickets in the T20i series with India, while his next wicket will be his 100th in T20 cricket – and is sure to be marked with his trademark salute. Cottrell averages 18.50 in ODI cicket.
Alzarri Joseph: Had burst onto the IPL scene before his injury, having taken 6-12 in his first game for Mumbai Indians. The key for him now is to more consistently add economic bowling too.
SNP Team Form
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots finished fourth in the league phase last season and then chased 192 to beat Jamaica Tallawahs and reach the next play-off round.
There, they faced Trinbago Knight Riders, who scored 165/6 from their 20 overs and then restricted the Patriots to 145/8.
St Kitts & Nevis Predicted Playing 11
Devon Thomas (wk), Evin Lewis, Mohammad Hafeez, Shamarh Brooks, Fabian Allen, Rayad Emrit, Carlos Brathwaite (c), Sheldon Cottrell, Usama Mir, Keron Cottoy, Alzarri Joseph
Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Kitts & Nevis Head to Head
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots have only won three of their 11 meetings with Trinbago Knight Riders, including their defeat in last season’s second qualifier.
St Kitts & Nevis had actually won their first meeting last season, after posting 203/7 on their way to a 42-run victory. They lost the next two, however – conceding 199/4 as the Knight Riders claimed a 46-run win. In their most recent meeting, in that play-off, the Knight Riders won by 20 runs defending 165/6.
TKR vs SNP Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
TKR Won |
SNP Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 11 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Kitts & Nevis Betting Odds
Defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders are favourites to beat St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in the opening game.
TKR Bet365 Odds
- TKR to Win the Match: Trinbago Knight Riders are 1.57 favourites with Bet365 to get their title defence off to a winning start.
- TKR top batsman: Sunil Narine and Lendl Simmons are both 4.50 to be the Knight Riders’ top batsman against St Kitts. Kieron Pollard can be backed at 6.00, while both Jimmy Neesham and Denesh Ramdin are worth 7.00.
- TKR top bowler: Narine is also 3.75 to be the Knight Riders top bowler. Mohammad Hasnain is 4.00, while Ali Khan is 4.33 and Khary Pierre can be backed at 5.00 Jimmy Neesham is 5.50.
SNP Bet365 Odds
- SNP to Win the Match: The Patriots are outsiders, with Bet365 pricing St Kitts & Nevis at 2.37 to win.
- SNP batsman to hit a fifty: Evin Lewis is 3.50 favourite to be the Patriots top team batsman, while Mohammad Hafeez and Devon Thomas are both 5.00. Down the order, Carlos Brathwaite is 13.00.
- SNP top bowler: More realistically, Brathwaite is 5.00 to be St Kitts & Nevis Patriots’ top bowler. Sheldon Cottrell is favourite at 4.00, while Alzarri Joseph is 4.33 with Bet365.
TKR Betway Odds
- TKR to Win the Match: Trinbago Knight Riders are 1.53 favourites with Betway to beat the Patriots first up.
- TKR top batsman: Lendl Simmons is 4.00 favourite to be the Knight Riders top batsman, while Denesh Ramdin and Sunil Narine are both 5.00 and in-form Kieron Pollard is 5.50.
- TKR top bowler: Narine is also 3.75 to be the Knight Riders top bowler. Mohammad Hasnain is 4.00, while Ali Khan is 4.33 and Khary Pierre can be backed at 5.00 Jimmy Neesham is 5.50.
SNP Betway Odds
- SNP to Win the Match: St Kitts & Nevis Patriots have been priced at 2.40 to beat Trinbago Knight Riders.
- SNP top batsman in first innings: Evin Lewis is 3.00 favourite to be the Patriots’ top team batsman with Betway. Mohammad Hafeez is 3.75, while Devon Thomas can be backed at 4.00.
- SNP top bowler: Sheldon Cottrell is favourite to be the Patriots’ top bowler with Betway, at 4.00. Alzarri Joseph and Carlos Brathwaite can both be backed at 5.00 among other players.
🏆 Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Kitts & Nevis Prediction
Trinbago Knight Riders won last year’s tournament in style and, with the Patriots losing some key players, the Knight Riders can make a winning start.
Sep 05, 2019
04:30 IST / 1:00 GMT
Queens Park Oval - Port of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago
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