Who will win Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Lucia Zouks, CPL 2019?
Defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders will look to continue their winning start to their Caribbean Premier League 2019 title defence, when they meet St Lucia Zouks at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain. The match is scheduled to take place on September 8, and the live action starts at 12:00 local time.
The Knight Riders already have a number of players in good form, with Tion Webster hitting 66* last time out and Sunil Narine taking the man of the match award for hitting 46 and taking 2-23. The Knight Riders followed their win against St Kitts & Nevis Patriots by beating the Jamaica Tallawahs.
St Lucia Zouks returned as the St Lucia franchise for the Caribbean Premier League this season. They lost their first game to Guyana Amazon Warriors, however – posting 142/9 in reply to 155/9.
TKR vs STZ: 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 STZ Toss Prediction
Trinbago Knight Riders have twice lost the toss, twice been asked to bat first and twice won the game. The trend, however, is to field first after winning the toss and with the Knight Riders due to win this one, they may elect to chase.
TKR vs STZ Weather Report
With mid-day temperatures in the 30s and a very low chance of rain, the conditions are set to be mostly sunny in the Port of Spain with just a few clouds around.
TKR vs STZ Pitch Condition
A good, consistent bounce has made for a good bowling wicket for the paceman at the Port of Spain but, combined with the fast outfield, it is also good for batting – a well-timed shot will race to the boundary.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Lucia Zouks, CPL 2019.....
Trinbago Knight Riders Team News & Playing 11
TKR Team News
Ali Khan replaced Anderson Phillip for the win against Jamaica Tallawahs, with the American opening the bowling and dismissing Chris Gayle. Colin Munro is flying over to the Caribbean from Sri Lanka, where he has been with New Zealand, but this will be the third and final game he misses – Lendl Simmons will continue in his place. The decision to push Tion Webster up the order paid dividends last time out, meanwhile.
TKR Key Players
Kieron Pollard: Has scored useful lower-order runs in both matches so far, following up his 47 from 32 balls in the first game with an unbeaten 33 from 21 against Jamaica. It continues the batting form he showed with the West Indies against India.
Jimmy Neesham: Man of the match in the first game, after scoring 33 and taking 3-18, the New Zealand all-rounder did not last long with the bat last time out but did weigh in with another two wickets.
Sunil Narine: Back to his T20 best last time out, hitting 46 from 22 balls batting at number three, before putting the brakes on with the ball – he took 2-23 from his four overs, including 13 dot balls.
TKR Team Form
Winners last year and pace-setters this time out, Trinbago Knight Riders have won both games so far. They beat St Kitts & Nevis Patriots first up, after some late hitting lifted them to 152/7 before James Neesham and Mohammad Hasnain took three wickets apiece to help bowl the Patriots out for 141.
In their second game, Tion Webster led the way with 66* from 49 balls, while Sunil Narine and Kieron Pollard’s big-hitting led them to 191/4 against Jamaica Tallawahs. Narine then took 2-23 as they restricted the Tallawahs to 169/6.
Trinbago Knight Riders Predicted Playing 11
Lendl Simmons, Tion Webster, Sunil Narine, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Kieron Pollard (c), Jimmy Neesham, Seekkuge Prasanna, Mohammad Hasnain, Javon Searles, Khary Pierre, Ali Khan
St Lucia Zouks Team News & Playing 11
STZ Team News
Having initially said he was unavailable for the first two matches of CPL 2019, Thisara Perera played last time out with Cameron Delport staying in England to help Essex Eagles reach the T20 Blast final. Colin de Grandhomme is not yet available, however, and nor is Hardus Viljoen, so it could be a similar line-up for this game.
STZ Key Players
Fawad Ahmed: Took 22 wickets to help bowl Trinbago Knight Riders to victory, and started his Zouks stint with 2-25 from four overs – including a maiden – in the game against Guyana.
Rahkeem Cornwall: The giant spin bowler bowled two tidy overs and then hit seven fours and a six in his 14-ball 36 at the top of the order.
Obed McCoy: A little expensive with the ball, but he took three of his 4-41 in the final over to keep a lid on the Warriors’ total last time out.
STZ Team Form
St Lucia Zouks’ first game back in the Caribbean Premier League saw them face the Guyana Amazon Warriors. The Warriors posted 155/9 from their 20 overs, after Obed McCoy claimed 4-41, but then restricted the Zouks to 142/9 in reply.
St Lucia Zouks Predicted Playing 11
Andre Fletcher (wk), Rahkeem Cornwall, Andre McCarthy, Najibullah Zadran, Chris Barnwell, Thisara Perera, Darren Sammy (c), Kesrick Williams, Obed McCoy, Krishmar Santokie, Fawad Ahmed
Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Lucia Zouks Head to Head
In their two forms, the Trinbago franchise has an excellent record against St Lucia. The Knight Riders (and previously Red Steel) have won nine of their 11 completed games against the Zouks/Stars, including each of the last five. St Lucia have won just two by contrast. Last season, the Knight Riders bowled the Stars out for 95 in reply to 195/6 in their first meeting, before Darren Bravo’s 94* from 36 balls helped them chase 213 to win the second meeting by five wickets.
TKR vs STZ Head to Head Stats
Matches Played |
TKR Won |
STZ Won |
Tie |
No Result |
12 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Lucia Zouks Betting Odds
Defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders are favourites to beat St Lucia Zouks after their excellent start to the new season.
TKR Bet365 Odds
- TKR to Win the Match: Trinbago Knight Riders are 1.53 favourites to beat St Lucia Zouks and maintain their excellent form.
- TKR Top Batsman: Tion Webster top-scored last time out, and he is 4.75 to be the Knight Riders’ top batsman this time too. Sunil Narine was in good form and he can be backed at 4.50 with Bet365, as can Lendl Simmons. Further down the order, Kieron Pollard is 6.50, while Jimmy Neesham and Denesh Ramdin are both 7.00.
- TKR Top Bowler: Narine is 3.50 to be their best bowler, meanwhile. Ali Khan can be backed at 4.33, while Mohammad Hasnain is 4.50. Khary Pierre and Seekkuge Prasanna can be backed at 5.00 with Bet365 and Jimmy Neesham, who has five wickets in two games, is 5.50.
STZ Bet365 Odds
- STZ to Win the Match: St Lucia Zouks are big outsiders at 2.50 to win with Bet365.
- STZ Top Batsman: Rahkeem Cornwall was in good batting form in the opening game, and he is 5.00 to be the Zouks’ top batsman this tome. Andre Fletcher is favourite at 4.00 with Bet365, while Andre McCarthy is 4.50. Thisara Perera is 7.50 down the order.
- STZ Top Bowler: Fawad Ahmed starred for the Knight Riders last season and now he is 4.00 to be St Lucia Zouks’ top bowler against them. Obed McCoy, after four wickets last time out, can be backed at the same price, as can Kesrick Williams. Rahkeem Cornwall is 5.00.
TKR Betway Odds
- TKR to Win the Match: Trinbago Knight Riders are big favourites with Betway at 1.55 to beat St Lucia Zouks at Port of Spain.
- TKR Top Batsman: Trinbago Knight Riders are big favourites with Betway at 1.55 to beat St Lucia Zouks at Port of Spain.
- TKR Top Bowler: Sunil Narine is 4.00 to be Trinbago Knight Riders’ top bowler with Betway, while Khary Pierre and Mohammad Hasnain are both 4.50. Ali Khan can be backed at 4.75, while in-form Jimmy Neesham is 5.50
STZ Betway Odds
- STZ to Win the Match: St Lucia Zouks have been priced at 2.37 to beat Trinbago Knight Riders with Betway.
- STZ Top Batsman: Andre Fletcher is 3.25 favourite to be St Lucia Zouks’ top batsman, while Rahkeem Cornwall can be backed at 4.00. Andre McCarthy is 4.50 and Najibullah Zadran is 5.00 with Betway.
- STZ Top Bowler: Against his former team, Fawad Ahmed is 4.00 to be the Zouks’ top bowler with Betway. Kesrick Williams can be backed at the same price and Krishmar Santokie is 4.50 but Obed McCoy could be worth backing at 5.00 after his four wickets last time out.
🏆 Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Lucia Zouks Prediction
Trinbago Knight Riders have made an excellent start to their title defence, with good performances with bat and ball. Their team looks to have much more depth than the Zouks and they are favourites to make it three wins from three with good reason.
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