Barbados Tridents vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Caribbean Premier League T20 2020, Today Match Prediction 19 Aug 2020

bt vs sknp Match Prediction & Analysis

Cricket has taken a backseat in the midst the pandemic for the most part of 2020 till now. Caribbean Premier League is the first big league to happen in a bio-secure environment and will be a pioneer for the future leagues such as the Indian Premier League (IPL).  The defending Champions Barbados Tridents will take on the St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the second match of the league. Both teams will be eager to take the first strike with a win in their opening match to set the tone of the league.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Barbados Tridents Preview

Barbados Tridents are led by the experienced Jason Holder. They have a superb batting line-up with a good mix of local and international players with the likes of Shai Hope, Jonathan Carter, Johnson Charles, Marcus Stoinis, and Corey Anderson in the playing XI.

Newbies Raymon Reifer and Nyeem Young are expected to partner Jason holder in the pace bowling department. Quality spinners Rashid Khan and Hayden Walsh are expected to feature in the playing XI with Ashley Nurse or Mitchell Santner taking up the third spinner`s slot in the team.

Top players to bet on:

Jonathan Charles – Effective top-order batsmen who scored 415 runs at a strike rate of 125 in the 2019 season

Rashid Khan – Attacking Leg-spinner, No.1 Ranked T20I bowler with nearly 300 wickets in the T20 format.

Hayden Walsh – Highest wicket-taker in 2019 season with 22 scalps at an economy rate of 8.3 RPO

Barbados Tridents Predicted Playing XI:

Jason Holder (C), Johnson Charles, Jonathan Carter, Marcus Stoinis, Corey Anderson, Shai Hope (Wk), Raymon Reifer, Rashid Khan, Hayden Walsh, Mitchell Santner/Ashley Nurse, Nyeem Young

Barbados Tridents Actual Playing XI:

Mitchell Santner, Johnson Charles, Ashley Nurse, Kyle Mayers, Raymon Reifer, Rashid Khan, Corey Anderson, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Hayden Walsh Jr, Jonathan Carter

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots Preview

St.Kitts and Nevis Patriots have a destructive opening pair of Evin Lewis and Chris Lynn. The trio of Denesh Ramdin, Ben Dunk, and Joshua De Silva re expected to form a stable middle order for the team. They lack firepower in the lower order due to the absence of Fabian Allen.  

Skipper Rayad Emrit and Veteran pacer Sohail Tanvir are expected to lead the pace attack with the likes of young Sheldon Cottrell and Alzarri Joseph for company. Ish Sodhi is expected to slot in as the lone spinner in the playing XI. They might have a toss-up between Imran Khan and Nick Kelly for the last spot in the playing XI.

Key Players:

Top players to bet on:

Chris Lynn – Attacking opening batsman who scores at a strike rate of 150 and can hit sixes at will.

Sheldon Cottrell – Left-arm pacer & regular bowler in West Indies T20 team & team`s highest wicket-taker last season (12 scalps).

Sohail Tanvir – Veteran T20 player with 2200+ runs & 350+ wickets with an experience of 300+ matches so far.

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots Predicted Playing XI:

Rayad Emrit (C), Evin Lewis, Chris Lynn, Denesh Ramdin, Ben Dunk, Nick Kelly, Joshua De Silva, Sheldon Cottrell, Alzarri Joseph, Sohail Tanvir, Ish Sodhi ​​​

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots Actual Playing XI:

Denesh Ramdin, S Tanvir, Chris Lynn, Joshua Da Silva, Sheldon Cottrell, Jahmar Hamilton, Ish Sodhi, RR Emrit, Evin Lewis, Alzarri Joseph, Ben Dunk

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Trinidad is expected to have a slightly overcast condition with 20% chances of rain. The ball might swing and seam around earlier and fast bowlers will look to take advantage of it.

Venue Details

Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad is a very lively ground with pace, bounce, and carry. We expect pace bowlers to have more impact on this pitch than the spinners. The average score in this pitch last season is 164 runs.

Toss: To Bowl

Teams are confident of chasing any big total in T20s nowadays and the overcast conditions will challenge the batsmen early in the match so we expect both teams to chase if they win the toss.