Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) and St Kitts & Nevis Patriots (SKN) will be keen to seal a semi-final berth when they face each other in match 27 of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2021. A hat-trick of wins lifted the defending champions to the top of the points table. Trinbago Knight Riders, who have picked up 10 points from eight matches, grabbed a six-wicket win over Barbados Royals on Thursday.
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots’ woes continued after a 22-run defeat at the hands of Jamaica Tallawahs in their last game. It was their third successive loss in the tournament. However, St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, with 10 points from eight matches, are just a win away from sealing a place in the semi-final.
Head-to-Head
Played: 16
TKR won: 12
SKN won: 4
CPL 2020 Recap
- TKR won both their matches against SKN
- L Simmons struck 96 from 63 balls against SKN
- E Lewis managed just 17 runs from two matches against TKR
- C Gayle scored 47-ball 93 against TKR at Warner Park in the 2017 season
Top Five Fantasy Points scorers (previous match)
TKR: K Pierre (83 pts), A Hosein (76 pts), J Seales (60 pts), S Narine (54 pts), C Munro (51 pts)
SKN: D Drakes (88 pts), F Ahmed (58 pts), J-Russ Jaggesar (57 pts), F Allen (49 pts), J Da Silva (44 pts)
CPL 2021 Stats
Most Runs: TKR – C Munro (183 runs); SKN – E Lewis (241 runs)
Most Wickets: TKR – R Rampaul (17 wickets); SKN – D Drakes (9 wickets)
Most Sixes: TKR – K Pollard (12 sixes); SKN – E Lewis (19 sixes)
Most Fours: TKR – T Seifert (15 fours); SKN – D Thomas (24 fours)
Most Catches: TKR – L Simmons (8 catches); SKN – S Rutherford, E Lewis (7 catches)
Squads
TKR (likely): T Seifert; L Simmons, C Munro, Darren Michael Bravo, T Webster; S Narine, K Pollard; R Rampaul, A Hosein, J Seales, K Pierre
SKN (likely): D Thomas, J Da Silva; E Lewis, S Rutherford, C Gayle, R Bopara; F Allen; D Drakes, P Van Meekeren, F Ahmed, J-Russ Jaggesar
Parameswaran Sankaranarayanan
Parameswaran Sankaranarayan is a sports enthusiast who has worked in print, website, and other digital platforms. He was part of the editorial team of first-ever Indian football-based website - IndianFootball.com (now defunct) - and passionately follows the latest happenings in world football. During his time as a journalist, he had the opportunity to interact with some of the iconic personalities in Indian sports and witness some memorable moments in Indian football.
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