Trinbago Knight Riders vs Saint Lucia Kings, Semi-Final 1 Predictions & Odds

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• Trinbago Knight Riders have won four of their last five matches.
• Despite a defeat in their last match, Saint Lucia Kings were lucky to qualify for the semi-finals, as fifth-placed Jamaica Tallawahs failed to win their last match.
• Saint Lucia Kings have not been at their best recently and have won only one of their last four matches.

Trinbago Knight Riders vs Saint Lucia Kings Odds

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Trinbago Knight Riders vs Saint Lucia Kings Prediction and Pick

Saint Lucia Kings’ record against Trinbago Knight Riders is pretty appalling. These two teams have crossed swords 17 times, in which the Knight Riders have had the last laugh on 14 occasions, while the Kings have emerged victoriously only thrice. The Knight Riders are also ahead on current form and will be favorites for this match.

Pick:

Knight Riders to Win

Predicted XI

Trinbago Knight Riders: Lendl Simmons, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Colin Munro, Kieron Pollard (c), Darren Bravo, Tim Seifert, Isuru Udana, Jayden Seales/Sunil Narine, Ali Khan, Ravi Rampaul, Akeal Hosein

Saint Lucia Kings: Andre Fletcher (c, wk), Rahkeem Cornwall, Roston Chase, Samit Patel/Faf du Plessis, David Wiese, Tim David, Keemo Paul, Jeavor Royal, Alzarri Joseph, Wahab Riaz, Mark Deyal

Trinbago Knight Riders Will Start as Favorites

The most successful team of this competition, Trinbago Knight Riders have had a fantastic group stage run in the 2021 edition of CPL as well. With six wins in ten matches, they finished at the top of table. While the Knight Riders were tied with Guyana Amazon Warriors in terms of points, they had a much better net run rate.

On the other hand, Saint Lucia Kings can consider themselves lucky to make it to this stage of the competition. They lost their previous match against last-placed Barbados Royals, but Jamaica’s defeat against Guyana Amazon Warriors helped them finish fourth of the table .

Team News

Trinbago Knight Riders made three changes in the last match, and two of their changes worked out pretty well for them. Sri Lankan all-rounder, Isuru Udana picked up 2 wickets and also scored quick-fire 25 runs. Though he was a tad expensive, Ravi Rampaul picked up the important wicket of Chris Gayle. Hence, these two players are likely to retain their place in the team. Jayden Seales, another player who was given a chance in the last match, went for runs aplenty. So, he might saw his place being taken by the experienced Sunil Narine. Owing to a groin injury, Faf du Plessis missed Saint Lucia Kings’ last match against Barbados Royals, and he is doubtful for this match as well. Rahkeem Cornwall deputised as an opener alongside Andre Fletcher and played a stunning knock of 40 runs, which should see him retaining his place for the semi-final. If du Plessis is fit to play, Samit Patel is expected to make way for the South African.

Key Players

Kieron Pollard: Trinbago Knight Riders’ most dependable player in this season of CPL has been their skipper Kieron Pollard. He has scored 235 runs, and his average of 39.17 is the best among those Trinbago batters who have scored more than 100 runs. In the previous meeting against Saint Lucia, he won the match for his team by scoring 41 runs.

Roston Chase: Roston Chase has made it to the West Indian squad for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup, and given his form, it will safe to say that the selection is justified. He has been Saint Lucia Kings’ best batter, having scored 367 runs. He also has picked up 9 wickets for his team

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