MATCH NO – 12th Match
SERIES – T20 World Cup – 2024
DATE – 11st September, 2024
TIME – 4:30 AM IST
VENUE – Darren Sammy Stadium, St. Lucia
INTRODUCTION
The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is a popular T20 cricket league in the Caribbean, featuring teams from various Caribbean countries. It typically takes place annually, attracting some of the best cricket talent from around the world, alongside local players. The CPL is known for its vibrant atmosphere, exciting matches, and the unique Caribbean flavour that sets it apart from other T20 leagues.
The league usually consists of six franchises representing different Caribbean nations, including:
- Antigua and Barbuda Falcons
- St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
- Guyana Amazon Warriors
- Trinbago Knight Riders
- Barbados Royals
- Saint Lucia Kings
MATCH PREVIEW
12th match of the CPL will be played between one time trophy winner St. Lucia Kings vs one of the most successful team of CPL history and three times winner Trinbago Knight Riders. Last time when St. Lucia Kings played against Trinbago Knight Riders, St. Lucia Kings Scored 167 runs and Trinbago Knight Riders team chased the total and won the match by 7 wickets.
Both teams boast of strong batting & bowling attacks looks more balanced and strong, so the battle between the batsmen and bowlers will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the match.
Considering the form and capabilities of both teams, this match has the potential to be a close contest. It will be interesting to see how the teams strategize and adapt to the conditions. Fans can again expect an exciting and competitive match between CPL, SLK VS TKR.
PITCH REPORT
The Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, located in Gros Islet, St. Lucia, is known for its variable pitch conditions. Here’s an overview of the typical characteristics:
General Pitch Behavior:
- Pace and Bounce: The pitch at Darren Sammy Stadium often provides assistance to fast bowlers, especially early in the game. The new ball can generate good pace and bounce, making it challenging for batsmen.
- Spin: As the game progresses, the pitch tends to slow down, bringing spinners into play. There is usually some turn available, particularly in the latter stages of a match.
- Batting: The surface generally favors batsmen after the initial period, making it conducive to stroke play. However, the pitch can sometimes become tricky if it deteriorates over the course of the game.
T20 and ODI Matches:
- High-Scoring Games: In limited-overs formats, the pitch tends to be good for batting, and scores in the range of 160-180 are common in T20 matches, with even higher scores possible depending on the conditions.
- Chasing: Teams generally prefer to chase at this ground, as the pitch tends to remain fairly consistent throughout the match, though it can slow down slightly in the second innings.
Weather Influence:
- The weather in St. Lucia can be unpredictable, with rain often playing a role. The moisture can impact the pitch, particularly in the early stages of a match.
Overall, the Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium offers a balanced pitch with something for both bowlers and batsmen, depending on how well they adapt to the changing conditions over the course of the game.
GROUND STATS (CPL)
| TOTAL MATCH | 38 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 160+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 15 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 23 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 10 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 16 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 05 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 07 |
BOWLERS STATS ON DARREN SAMMY GROUND (CPL)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 38
PACER WICKETS – 328
SPINNER WICKETS – 140.
SLK TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- In this Season St. Lucia team performed very well and won 2 matches and lost 1 match out of 3 matches and third position in the points table.
- Last time when both teams played against each other St. Lucia Kings team failed to defend the total of 167 runs and lost the match by 6 wickets.
- Bhanuka Rajapaksa scored 84 runs in 3 innings in this season of Caribbean Premier League.
- Tim Seifert scored 102 runs in 3 innings in this season of Caribbean Premier League.
- Johnson Charles scored 78 runs in 3 innings in this season of Caribbean Premier League.
- Noor Ahmed took 6 wickets in 3 innings in this season of Caribbean Premier League.
- David Wiese took 3 wickets in 3 innings in this season of Caribbean Premier League.
- Alzarri Joseph took 2 wickets in 2 innings in this season of Caribbean Premier League.
- In the last CPL match St. Lucia Kings failed to defend a total of 100 runs and lost the match by 6 wickets against Guyana Amazon Warriors.
- Matthew Forde Scored 31 runs, Johnson Charles 19 runs and Tim Seifert scored 12 runs in the previous match against Guyana Amazon Warriors.
- Noor Ahmad took 3 wickets and Alzarri Joseph took 1 wicket in the previous match against Guyana Amazon Warriors.
- Both teams have played 22 matches and St. Lucia Kings won 6 matches and lost 16 matches against Trinbago Knight Riders.
SQUADS
Batting – Faf du Plessis ©, Aaron Jones, Johann Jeremiah, Ackeem Auguste, Bhanuka Rajapaksa (wk), Johnson Charles (wk), Tim Seifert(wk).
Bowling – Alzarri Joseph, Noor Ahmad, Matthew Forde, Khary Pierre, McKenny Clarke, Khari Campbell.
All Rounder – David Wiese, Roston Chase, Sadrack Descarte, Mikkel Govia.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Faf du Plessis ©, Johnson Charles, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Roston Chase, Tim Seifert (wk), Ackeem Auguste, David Wiese, Alzarri Joseph, Matthew Forde, Noor Ahmad, Khary Pierre.
SLK – PLAYER STATS:
1. FAF DU PLESSIS © – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 6r, 28r, 2r, 45r, 72r. |
| Stats on venue | 8 INNINGS – 207 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs TKR | 57r, 2r, 14r, 10r, 0r. |
| Total Stats vs TKR | 6 INNINGS – 85 RUNS. |
2. JOHNSON CHARLES – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 19r, 47r, 12r, 15r, 38r. |
| Stats on venue | 26 INNINGS – 899 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs TKR | 13r, 37r, 54r, 4r, 14r |
| Total Stats vs TKR | 17 INNINGS – 523 RUNS. |
3. BHANUKA RAJAPAKSA – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 7r, 9r, 68r, 82r, 8r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 7 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs TKR | 15r. |
| Total Stats vs TKR | 1 INNING – 15 RUNS. |
4. ACKEEM AUGUST – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 10r, 27r, 6r, 17r, 76r. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 14 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs TKR | 11r. |
| Total Stats vs TKR | 1 INNING – 11 RUNS. |
5. TIM SEIFERT – (WK) RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 12r, 26r, 64r, 0r, 15r. |
| Stats on venue | 4 INNINGS – 26 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs TKR | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs TKR | NOT PLAYED YET. |
6. ROSTON CHASE – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 2+0W, 4+0W, 7+0W, 4+0W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 7 INNINGS – 100 RUNS – 6W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs TKR | 32+1W, 2W, 11+3W, 19+0W, 36+0W. |
| Total Stats vs TKR | 11 INNINGS – 173 RUNS – 9W |
7. DAVID WIESE – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 34+2W, 1W, 10+1W, 27+2W. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 77 RUNS – 5W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs TKR | 33+0W, 34+5W, 1+0W. |
| Total Stats vs TKR | 3 INNINGS – 68 RUNS – 5W. |
8. KHARRY PIERRE – LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 1W, 1W, 1W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs TKR | 0W, 4W. |
| Total Stats vs TKR | 2 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
9. ALZARI JOSEPH – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 1W, 0W, 4W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 10 INNINGS – 16 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs TKR | 2W, 1W, 2W, 4W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs TKR | 13 INNINGS – 16 WICKETS. |
10. MATTHEW FORDE – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 31+0W, 0W, 0W, 1W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 5 INNINGS – 50 RUNS – 7W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs TKR | 0W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs TKR | 2 INNINGS – 0 WICKETS. |
11. NOOR AHMED – LAC
| Recent 5 Innings | 3W, 3W, 0W, 1W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 3 WIKCETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs TKR | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs TKR | NOT PLAYED YET. |
TKR TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- One of the most successful teams of CPL history and 3 times CPL trophy winner Trinbago knight riders team performed very well in the previous seasons and finished runner up.
- In this season Trinbago Knight Riders won 1 match and lost 1 match out of 2 matches and 4th position in point table.
- Nicholas Pooran has scored 97 runs in 2 innings with the help of 9 sixes in this season of Caribbean Premier League.
- Keacy Carty has scored 107 runs in 2 innings in this season of Caribbean Premier League.
- Sunil Narine has scored 38 runs and also taken 4 wickets in 2 innings in this season of Caribbean Premier League.
- Waqar Salamkheli has taken 4 wickets in 2 innings in this season of Caribbean Premier League.
- Joshua Little has taken 2 wickets in 2 innings in this season of Caribbean Premier League.
- In the last CPL match Trinbago team failed to chase a total of 176 runs and lost the match by 6 runs against Antigua and Barbuda Falcons.
- Keacy Carty Scored 34 runs, Shaqkere Parris scored 31 runs and Kieron Pollard scored 30 runs in the previous match against Antigua and Barbuda Falcons.
- Sunil Narine and Waqar Salamkheli ook 2-2 wickets each and Terrance Hind took 1 wicket in the previous match against Antigua and Barbuda Falcons.
- Both teams have played 22 matches and Trinbago Knight Riders team have won 16 matches and lost 6 matches against St. Lucia Kings.
SQUADS
Batting – Tim David, Jason Roy, Shaqkere Parris, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Andries Gous (wk).
Bowling – Ali Khan, Akeal Hosein, Jayden Seales, Joshua Little, Waqar Salamkheli, Terrance Hind.
All Rounder – Kieron Pollard ©, Dwayne Bravo, Sunil Narine, Keacy Carty, Andre Russell, Mark Dayal, Nathan Edwards.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Andrew Gous, Sunil Narine, Nicholas Pooran (wk) Shaqkere Parris, Keacy Carty, Kieron Pollard ©, Andre Russell, Joshua Little, Waqar Salamkheli, Terrance Hind, Akeal Hosein.
TKR – PLAYER STATS:
1. ANDREW GOUS – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 39r, 43r, 21r, 1r, 58r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SLK | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs SLK | NOT PLAYED YET. |
2. SUNIL NARINE – LHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 0+2W, 38+2W, 16+2W, 1W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 35 RUNS – 5W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SLK | 1W, 19+2W, 6+1W, 30+1W, 24+1W. |
| Total Stats vs SLK | 19 INNINGS – 165 RUNS – 20W |
3. NICHOLAS POORAN (WK) – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 0r, 97r, 35r, 19r, 65r. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 71 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SLK | 15r, 0r, 4r, 25r, 41r. |
| Total Stats vs SLK | 16 INNINGS – 351 RUNS. |
4. SHAQKERE PARRIS – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 31r, 13r, 9r, 52r, 7r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SLK | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs SLK | NOT PLAYED YET. |
5. KEACY CARTY – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 34r, 73r, 17r, 26r, 42r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SLK | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs SLK | NOT PLAYED YET. |
6. KIERON POLLARD © – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 30r, 7r, 0r, 2r, 45r. |
| Stats on venue | 11 INNINGS – 441 RUNS – 8W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SLK | 34r, 17r, 26r, 41+0W, 9r. |
| Total Stats vs SLK | 18 INNINGS – 505 RUNS – 20W. |
7. ANDRE RUSSELL – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 8_0W, 3r, 1r, 1+0W, 23+0W. |
| Stats on venue | 5 INNINGS – 78 RUNS – 4W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SLK | 29+0W, 23+1W, 5+0W, 31+2W, 50+1W. |
| Total Stats vs SLK | 14 INNINGS – 260 RUNS – 14W. |
8. AKEAL HOSEIN – LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 1W, 2W, 1W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 0 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SLK | 0W, 13+0W, 4W, 1W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs SLK | 12 INNINGS – 8 WICKETS. |
9. JOSHUA LITTLE – LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 2W, 0W, 2W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SLK | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs SLK | NOT PLAYED YET. |
10. WAQAR SALAMKHELI – LAC
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 2W, 0W, 1W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SLK | 1W. |
| Total Stats vs SLK | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
11. TERRANCE HIND – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 1W, 2W, 0W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SLK | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs SLK | NOT PLAYED YET. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 22
- SLK WIN – 06
- TKR WIN – 16
- NO RESULT – 00
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – J. Charles, N. Pooran, T. Seifert.
BATSMEN – F. du Plessis B. Rajapaksa, K. Carty.
ALL-ROUNDERS – S.Narine, A. Russell, D. Wiese.
BOWLERS – W. Salamkheli, N. Ahmad.
GRAND LEAGUE (GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – A. Gous, N. Pooran.
BATSMEN – K. Pollard, F du Plessis, K. Carty.
ALL-ROUNDERS – S. Narine, A. Russell, D. Wiese, R. Chase.
BOWLERS – A. Joseph, N. Ahmad.
BACK-UPS – A. Hosein, S. Parris, K. Pierre, J. Little.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – S. Narine, N, Pooran.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – D. Wiese, F du Plessis.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
TRINBAGO KNIGHT RIDERS MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.