Preview
Saint Lucia will take on Trinbago in the seventh match of the Caribbean T20 League 2021 at Warner Park in St. Kitts on Sunday morning.
After losing their season opener, Trinbago bounced back to win convincingly against Barbados by 6 wickets in the last game. Saint Lucia, on the other hand, suffered a huge 120-run defeat against Jamaica.
Trinbago have dominated the rivalry between the two sides over the last four seasons, winning all the 8 games played. It will be interesting to see if Saint Lucia can turn things around against the defending champions.
Match Details
- Game: Saint Lucia vs. Trinbago, Match 7
- Venue: Warner Park, St. Kitts
- Date & Time: Aug. 29, 2021, at 7:30 PM IST/10 AM Local
Probable Playing XI:
Saint Lucia
Rahkeem Cornwall, Andre Fletcher (WK), Faf du Plessis (C), Roston Chase, Tim David, Mark Deyal, Wahab Riaz, Keemo Paul, Obed McCoy, Kesrick Williams, Usman Qadir
Trinbago
Lendl Simmons, Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Tim Seifert, Darren Bravo, Kieron Pollard (C), Denesh Ramdin (WK), Isuru Udana, Akeal Hosein, Jayden Seales, Ravi Rampaul
Weather Report
The weather is expected to be mostly fair in Basseterre, with some cloud cover during the match. The temperature will be around 28 degrees during the game.
Pitch Report
The pitch at Warner Park has been a good competitive surface. The batters will enjoy their time in the middle, given the small boundaries and the fast outfield. The surface has a new-ball bounce and will assist the pace bowlers early on. Spinners will have a part to play as the match progresses. The average first-innings score in the last six T20s played here has been 167 runs.
Toss
The team batting first at this venue has won 4 of the 6 games played this season so far. So expect the team that wins the toss to opt to bat first. A first-innings score of around 170 runs can be a competitive one on this surface.
Top Fantasy Picks
Wicketkeeper
- Dinesh Ramdin has looked solid in both his innings so far. In the two matches he played this season, he has scored 57 runs, with a best score of 29. He was involved in an unbeaten 87-run partnership with the skipper in the last game, taking the team to victory from a tricky situation.
Batters
- Tim David is making the cricket world aware of his abilities with each passing game. Carrying his good hitting form from the English domestic circuit, he scored 56 runs off just 28 balls in the last match against Jamaica. He will be a big threat with the bat.
- Colin Munro has failed to get going in the tournament for Trinbago. He has scored just 21 runs in the two innings played. He is a veteran of T20 cricket and is the leading overseas run scorer in the league, with 1774 runs in 56 matches, including 1 century and 14 half centuries.
All-Rounder
- Sunil Narine had an off-day in the field against Barbados in the last match. He went for 27 runs, picking up only 1 wicket, and was dismissed on the first ball. He is known for his quick cameos at the top of the order and has taken more than 400 wickets in T20 cricket.
Bowlers
- Obed McCoy made a good comeback in the last match against Jamaica. Despite going for 50 runs in his first 3 overs, he picked up 3 wickets in the death overs. He is a thinking pacer who is good at varying his pace and length according to the game situation.
- Akeal Hosein has been impressive in both the Trinbago games this season. In the two matches played, he has picked up 3 wickets at an economy rate of 4.37 and best figures of 2/17. With the surface starting to assist the slower bowlers more, he will look to pick up more wickets.
Howzat Dream Team
- Wicketkeepers: D Ramdin, T Siefert
- Batters: T David, F du Plessis, C Munro
- All-rounders: R Cornwall, S Narine
- Bowlers: O McCoy, K Williams, A Hosein, J Seales
- Captain: J Seales/C Munro
- Vice Captain: T David/O McCoy
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