Table toppers St Kitts and Nevis Patriots will go up against fifth-placed Saint Lucia Kings on 4 September, in Match 15 of the Caribbean Premier League 2021 at Warner Park in St Kitts. Both teams are coming to this contest after winning their respective encounters two days ago.
Dwayne Bravo’s St Kitts and Nevis Patriots are in red-hot form. They have played five matches this season and have won all. Their last win came against Barbados Royals, where Sheldon Cottrell was the star of the show with bat. Coming to chase a challenging 161, Cottrell struck six off the final ball of the match, off Ashley Nurse, to help the Patriots maintain the unbeaten run.
St Kitts and Nevis boast of their formidable batting unit, featuring Chris Gayle, Sherfane Rutherford, Evin Lewis, and Fabian Allen. Rutherford is currently leading the runs chart, with 177 at a strike rate of 145. Lewis is not too far behind on this list. He sits at third place, with 156 runs at 138.
Saint Lucia were languishing on the bottom place before their last match. They finally climbed a place up after beating Guyana Amazon Warriors by 51 runs. Riding on Roston Chase’s handy 50-ball 85, they put on 149/7 and bowled out Guyana for just 98 in 16.5 overs.
If Saint Lucia manage to break St Kitts and Nevis’ unbeaten streak, their seam bowlers, Obed McCoy, Alzarri Joseph, and Kesrick Williams have to step up. The two sides have not met yet this season, so expect another thrilling encounter waiting for the viewers.
Betway Fantasy Tips
– Bet on Saint Lucia. They can upset St Kitts and Nevis in this contest, especially with the form they are in.
– Pick Chase as captain. He is the safest choice. Allen can be an interesting vice-captain option.
– Cottrell, Williams, and Joseph are genuine wicket-takers. Include all three.
Probable XIs
Saint Lucia Kings: Faf du Plessis (c), Andre Fletcher (wk), Roston Chase, Mark Deyal, Tim David, Samit Patel, Keron Cottoy, Alzarri Joseph, Jeavor Royal, Obed McCoy, Kesrick Williams.
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots: Dwayne Bravo (c), Devon Thomas (wk), Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Ravi Bopara, Sherfane Rutherford, Fabian Allen, Dominic Drakes, Paul van Meekeren, Naseem Shah, Sheldon Cottrell.
Prediction
A close contest. Saint Lucia should win this match.
BlitzPools Fantasy XI
Roston Chase (c), Fabian Allen (vc), Andre Fletcher, Faf du Plessis, Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Sherfane Rutherford, Dwayne Bravo, Obed McCoy, Kesrick Williams, Sheldon Cottrell.
