SKN vs TKR Dream11 Team Prediction, Preview and Probable Playing XI of the 31st T20 match. St Kitts and Nevis Patriots will take on the Trinbago Knight Riders in the first eliminator of Caribbean Premier League 2019 at Providence Stadium in Guyana.
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots ended third on the points table with five wins and five losses. They will return after a week break and will be eager to put a match-winning effort tomorrow against Riders and make it to the second qualifier of CPL 2019.
In the last match, They defeated Barbados Tridents by 1 run. Batting first, Shamarh Brooks scored a crucial knock of 53 runs from 33 balls to take the team to an average total of 149. Along with him, Devon Thomas and Fabian Allen also played good cameos of 20 runs each. With the ball, Pace trio of Cottrell-Brathwaite-Emrit was right on money taking eight scalps among them with three wickets each to Cottrell and Brathwaite.
Trinbago Knight Riders have lost the momentum going ahead in the season with their last victory coming seven matches before. They are suffering due to the poor form of their bowlers. They were defeated by Guyana Amazon Warriors by seven scalps yesterday.
Batting first, Colin Munro and Lendl Simmons played good knocks of 43 and 30 runs on slow track of Guyana. Later, Kieron Pollard scored an excellent cameo of 36* runs to take the team to a total of 143. With the ball, Khary Pierre, Ali Khan, and Neesham took one scalp each but was not enough to end the unbeaten streak of Warriors. They will be eager to bounce back tomorrow, and defeat Patriots or else will be knocked out of CPL 2019.
Also read: CPL 2019, Qualifier 1: GUY vs BAR Dream11 Team Prediction, Preview and Top Picks
When and Where
SKN vs TKR, Eliminator, Caribbean Premier League 2019.
Providence Stadium, Guyana.
08:30 PM, 06th October 2019.
Pitch Conditions
Average 1st innings score: 139
Average 2nd innings score: 91
Pitch will be highly favorable to spin bowlers.
Pacers can find some initial support from the surface but will have to rely on variations later in the innings when the pitch gets slow down.
Try to prefer only technically strong batsmen in your team.
However, If a fresh track is used, then it can provide excellent support to batsmen.
Total Matches Played: 21
Batting first won: 13
The batting second won: 08
Squads
SKN:
Mohammad Hafeez, Rayad Emrit, Isuru Udana, Devon Thomas, Laurie Evans, Carlos Brathwaite (c), Evin Lewis, Sheldon Cottrell, Fabian Allen, Keron Cottoy, Usama Mir, Shamarh Brooks, Jeremiah Louis, Afif Hossain, Dominic Drakes, Akeem Jordan, Aaron Jones, Jason Mohammed, Ravi Bopara.
TKR:
Denesh Ramdin, Kieron Pollard (c), Darren Bravo, Sunil Narine, Seekkuge Prasanna, Colin Munro, Akeal Hosein, James Neesham, Javon Searles, Mark Deyal, Anderson Phillip, Ali Khan, Amir Jangoo, Khary Pierre, Tion Webster, Chris Jordan.
SKN vs TKR Dream11 Team News
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots:
- Pacer Alzarri Joseph is likely to come in the playing XI in place of Dominic Drakes.
Trinbago Knight Riders:
- There is no news regarding the availability of Sunil Narine If fit; He will return in the playing XI replacing Akeal Hosein.
Probable Playing XI
SKN:
Mohammad Hafeez, Evin Lewis, Shamarh Brooks, Laurie Evans, Devon Thomas (wk), Carlos Brathwaite (c), Fabian Allen, Keron Cottoy, Rayad Emrit, Alzarri Joseph/Dominic Drakes, Sheldon Cottrell.
TKR:
Lendl Simmons, Mark Deyal/Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Darren Bravo, Kieron Pollard (c), Jimmy Neesham, Jeavon Searles, Khary Pierre, Chris Jordan, Ali Khan.
If Narine does not play, Then either Jimmy Neesham or Jeavon Searles will open the innings.
Top Picks for SKN vs TKR Dream11 Team
TKR:
Kieron Pollard: The skipper is in excellent form and has scored attacking knocks of 47, 33*, 26*, 45*, 19, 71, 20 and 36* runs in eight encounters and also took three scalps in two matches. K Pollard is a good choice of Captain in SKN vs TKR Dream11 Team.
Sunil Narine (If play): He can be a match-winner in either of the departments. He scored 46 runs and took two wickets in one match and has made handy contributions in other games also. In his last game too, He scored attacking 19 runs and took one scalp along with a maiden. He can play tomorrow.
Lendl Simmons: The Right-Handed opening batsman has the potential to play big knocks. He scored 63, 86, 90, 11, 16, 60 and 30 runs in the last seven matches and is in brilliant form. He is good to pick in Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots Dream11 Team.
Colin Munro: He is an outstanding T20I batsman and was the top scorer of CPL 2018 and continued his similar run this season too with an unbeaten 96, 28, 23, 2, 23 and 43 runs in six matches.
Jimmy Neesham: The all-rounder scored 33 runs in the first match and has taken eleven wickets in nine games. He has failed to perform from the last six games.
Chris Jordon: England Pacer is a very experienced player of T20I format and also has good records in the Carribean. He can be the best choice for captain in grand leagues.
Ali Khan: USA Pacer Ali Khan is a good bowler of T20 format and can be a good option in the bowling category. He took five scalps in the last six matches.
Khary Pierre: He is a talented spinner and performed exceptionally well in CPL 2018. He took four scalps in the last four matches and can perform well in the second innings when pitch slows down especially on this Guyana track.
SKN:
Mohammad Hafeez: He will bat in the middle-order and can bowl a few overs of spin. He scored 14, 26, 7, 37, 29 and 6 runs in the last six matches. He also bowled good spells in the previous three games taking four scalps.
Carlos Brathwaite: The skipper failed miserably in all the encounters except third last match where he took two scalps and scored 64 runs from just 30 balls. He also made three wicket-haul in the previous game.
Fabian Allen: Spin all-rounder can be relied on with bat and ball. He scored attacking 30, 33, 37*, 62* and 20 runs in five encounters and also took two scalps in one match.
Evin Lewis: The left-handed opening batsman will be essential for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots. He scored 36, 9, 53, 12, 65, 45, 6, 10 and 19 runs in nine encounters and is looking in attacking form.
Sheldon Cottrell: He is an excellent pacer and can be lethal in initial overs. He took three wicket-haul in two matches, including the last encounter.
Rayad Emrit: The pacer performed brilliantly in Canada T20 league and is a good all-rounder. He has taken eleven scalps till now and scored attacking 21* and 18 runs in two matches.
Laurie Evans: He has performed well in T20 Blast’19 and scored attacking 41, 64, 26, 19, 15, 21, 28 and 5 runs in eight matches.
Shamarh Brooks: He played attacking 27, 34, 20, 6, 7 and 53 runs in six matches and is a consistent performer. He will be a good pick in fantasy team if he is again promoted in the batting order.
Devon Thomas: The wicket-keeper batsman will bat in the middle order and can play attacking knocks. His domestic form is also good and scored 62 and 71 runs in two matches but failed in rest encounters.
SKN vs TKR Dream11 Team Prediction
Head-to-Head/Small Leagues
Team updated:
Devon Thomas (wk)
Kieron Pollard
Lendl Simmons
Colin Munro
Evin Lewis
Mohammad Hafeez (Vc)
Fabian Allen
Sunil Narine (C)
Khary Pierre
Chris Jordan
Rayad Emrit
Grand Leagues /Mega Contests
Devon Thomas (wk)
Kieron Pollard (Vc)
Lendl Simmons
Shamarh Brooks
Evin Lewis (C)
Mohammad Hafeez
Fabian Allen
Sunil Narine
Ali Khan
Khary Pierre
Alzaari Joseph
Captain and Vc Choices of Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots Dream11 Team
L Simmons, K Pollard, Evin Lewis, M Hafeez, C Munro, C Brathwaite, Fabian Allen, J Neesham, S Cottrell.
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