Match 5 — SKNP vs TKR | CPL 2022 | Guide for D3.club
Match Details
⇨Date: September 3, 2022
⇨Venue: Warner Park, Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis
⇨Time: 7 pm LOCAL, 4:30 am IST (Sept 4), 11 pm UTC (Sept 3)
Head-to-head
St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots 5–13 Trinbago Knight Riders
Recent Form
⇨St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots
Results:
- Lost by 47 runs vs JT
- Lost by 7 wickets vs BR
Standing: Fifth placed
⇨Trinbago Knight Riders
Results:
- Beat SLK by 3 wickets
Standing: Third placed
Venue Guide (Warner Park)
⇨Average Score: 165 (in 43 T20 matches since 2014)
⇨Win % Batting 1st: 44%
⇨Win % Batting 2nd: 56%
⇨Preferred Bowling Type: Wrist Spinners, with an economy of 6.80 and an average of 20.
In this match: Seekkuge Prasanna (TKR), Izharulhaq Naveed (SKNP)
Dependable Picks
⇨Sunil Narine (TKR): If his wizardry with the ball wasn’t valuable enough — Narine has scalped 463 T20 wickets at a staggering economy of 6.02 that drops to 5.33 in the CPL — he has returned to the opening spot with bat in hand to add tremendous point-scoring value for your team.
If fit to play, Evin Lewis would be SKNP’s most threatening batter, and Narine has dismissed the southpaw 6 times in 15 innings, averaging just 11. Undoubtedly one of the safer picks for this match.
⇨Andre Fletcher (SKNP): Fletcher has begun the season in great form, scoring 81 in the game against BR, and will once again be a reliable choice batting at the top of the order.
Even Fletcher’s value would rise if Evin Lewis is fit to play, as it would prevent TKR’s Akeal Hosein from bowling in the powerplay, allowing Fletcher to face his preferred pace bowlers against whom he strikes at 141. Also, Lewis’ return could push Joshua Da Silva out of SKNP’s XI, so Fletcher would then keep wickets and earn further points.
⇨Andre Russell (TKR): It’s inevitable to look beyond Dre Russ — he adds dynamic all-round value at virtually every phase of a match. His batting numbers are scary against SKNP’s lead death bowler, Dwayne Bravo — 284 runs at a strike rate of 203 and average of 47. Russell himself bowls at the death too, which is often a source of wicket-taking in clusters.
Differential Picks
⇨Sherfane Rutherford (SKNP): Off to an indifferent start this CPL, Rutherford could be a smart pick against TKR, having good matchups against Andre Russell (SR of 155) in particular, and potentially Akeal Hosein with his strike rate of 179 against left-arm spin.
⇨Jayden Seales (TKR): Seales has a T20 economy of 8.57 despite bowling more than 60% of his overs in the powerplay and at the death. He is especially valuable in the end overs, where he averages 11 and takes a wicket every 6 balls he bowls. With the focus primarily on TKR’s spin attack, the speedster could prove to be an excellent differential pick.
Punter’s Corner
Risky Pick
⇨Tion Webster (TKR): In a star-studded lineup like TKR, Webster is bound to slip under the radar, but he’s a talented youngster as evident in his 58 against SLK. TKR have handed him the opening spot and touted it to be a ‘breakthrough’ season for Webster. Worth taking a punt on?
Player To Avoid
⇨Tim Seifert (TKR): Seifert has been woefully out-of-form for almost a year now in all international and domestic series. He struggled in CPL 2021 too, scoring just 177 runs in 10 inningss at a strike rate of 112. TKR’s power-packed batting lineup offers better alternatives for this match.
Captain Picks
- Sunil Narine (TKR)
- Andre Russell (TKR)
- Sherfane Rutherford (SKNP)
⇨If fit to play, Evin Lewis is an excellent captaincy choice
⇨Russell’s cheap wickets at the death are likelier to materialize when TKR bowl first
Probable Playing XIs
⇨St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots
Andre Fletcher [wk], Evin Lewis/Joshua Da Silva, Dewald Brevis, Darren Bravo, Sherfane Rutherford, Dwayne Bravo [c], Dwaine Pretorius, Duan Jansen, Sheldon Cottrell, Jaden Carmichael, Akila Dananjaya.
- Unavailable: Wanindu Hasaranga (Asia Cup), Evin Lewis (doubtful starter due to injury), Dominic Drakes (doubtful starter due to injury)
⇨Trinbago Knight Riders
Sunil Narine, Tion Webster, Nicholas Pooran, Tim Seifert [wk], Kieron Pollard [c], Andre Russell, Seekkuge Prasanna, Akeal Hosein, Anderson Phillip, Jayden Seales, Shaaron Lewis
- Unavailable: Maheesh Theekshana (Asia Cup), Colin Munro (The Hundred), Ali Khan (injured)
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