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St Kitts and Nevis Patriots face Trinbago Knight Riders in the final match of the Caribbean Premier League group stage.
The match is scheduled to take place at 7pm local time (12am BST, 4.30am IST on Monday, September 13) on Sunday, September 12, 2021.
Full CPL 2021 fixture list: Click here
Every game in the 2021 Caribbean Premier League is being held at Warner Park on St Kitts, in an effort to minimise the Covid-19 risk to the tournament.
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots have been the team of the tournament so far and are guaranteed their spot in the playoffs. Their opponents, Trinbago Knight Riders, are all but assured of qualification due to their impressive net run rate.
However, there is plenty resting on this fixture with the team that finishes top playing against the team in fourth place. With the Patriots chasing their first CPL title, the easiest route into the final is preferable and a win here will secure that.
In the previous round of fixtures, playing against each other, the Patriots came out on top thanks to a blistering century from Evin Lewis. Despite the Knight Riders being four-time winners of this competition the Patriots will go into this fixture as firm favourites after securing their sixth victory in nine games.
Who to watch?
For St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, their stand-out performer has also been the stand-out performer of the tournament. Evin Lewis has been in scintillating touch and has proven why his stock is so high in the T20 format. His 343 runs have come at an incredible average of 42.87 and an eye-watering strike rate of 158.79. After smashing an unbeaten hundred against Trinbago on Sunday, his confidence will be soaring. He is climbing the T20 player index and now finds himself in 76th place, with nowhere to go but up.
Trinbago Knight Riders are littered with stars from top to bottom. Not only do they have Kiwi overseas and T20 specialist Colin Munro, who has carved 230 runs this year, but they also have reformed all-rounder and mystery spinner Sunil Narine. The latter has not been at his best with the bat or ball, but he has been provided with incredible support by leading wicket-taker Ravi Rampaul. So good is Rampaul’s form that he has managed to earn a recall to the international stage after being selected for the West Indies squad in the upcoming World Cup. His last international match came in 2015 and his recall is down to the 17 wickets he has claimed in the tournament at an average of 13.00 and an economy rate of just 7.20. His resurgence is staggering, and there’s no doubt he will have a big part to play as this tournament draws to a close.
Matches played: 17
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots: 5
Trinbago Knight Riders: 12
Yes, albeit at a limited capacity. Warner Park will see 50% of its seats filled, in line with protocols that will allow for spectators at the evening games.
Evin Lewis
Cloudy conditions and a chance of some thunderstorms lingering from the afternoon. Temperatures are expected to hover around the mid to high twenties.
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On field: Carl Tuckett, Verdayne Smith
TV umpire: Zahid Bassarath
Fourth umpire: Gregory Brathwaite
After a comprehensive victory in the last round St Kitts & Nevis Patriots will feel confident in winning here and securing their spot at the top of the table. Patriots win.
Oddschecker are offering odds of 1/1 for a St Kitts & Nevis Patriots victory and 10/11 for Trinbago Knight Riders.
CPL TEAM GUIDES
BT Sport have the live broadcast rights to the competition in the United Kingdom and will be showing all 33 matches on their platforms.
For UK streamers, BT Sport will have all of the action available online and on the BT Sport app. A 30-day monthly pass is available for £25, providing access to every BT channel and the app. EE customers can access every channel for a £20 per month add-on to their phone contract.
Where can I watch elsewhere in the world?
Australia: Fox Sports
New Zealand: Sky Sport NZ
India: FanCode
South Africa: SuperSport
USA: Willow TV
Middle East: Etisalat
Pan-Caribbean: SportsMax (Except Trinidad & Guyana)
Trinidad: CNC3
Barbados: CBC
St Lucia: Helen TV
Antigua & Barbuda: CNS
Guyana: E- Networks
Grenada: GBN
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots: Evin Lewis, Fabian Allen, Devon Thomas, Jon-Russ Jaggesar, Sheldon Cottrell, Dominic Drakes, Sherfane Rutherford, Chris Gayle, Rayad Emrit, Joshua da Silva, Colin Archibald, Dwayne Bravo, Mikyle Louis, Paul van Neekeren, Ravi Bopara, Fawad Ahmed, Asif Ali, Naseem Shah
Trinbago Knight Riders: Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Darren Bravo, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Colin Munro, Khary Pierre, Anderson Phillip, Yasir Shah, Ali Khan, Tion Webster, Akeal Hoesin, Lendl Simmons, Jayden Seales, Isuru Udana, Leonardo Julien, Tim Seifert
Full CPL 2021 squad lists: Click here
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots: Evin Lewis, Devon Thomas, Chris Gayle, Joshua da Silva, Ravi Bopara, Dominic Drakes, Fabian Allen, Andre McCarthy, Paul van Meekeren, Jon-Russ Jaggesar
Trinbago Knight Riders: Lendl Simmons, Tion Webster, Colin Munro, Darren Bravo, Tim Seifert, Akeal Hosein, Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Khary Pierre, Jayden Seales, Ravi Rampaul
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