SLZ vs SKN Dream11 Match Prediction Cricket St Lucia Zouks vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots CPL T20 27 August

SLZ vs SKN Dream11 Prediction: The points table in the ongoing Caribbean Premier League is poised nicely at the moment. Some of them are leading the pack while others are trying to recover the lost grounds. This context is perfectly suited for the clash between St Lucia Zouks and St Kitts and Nevis Patriots today. This will be 15^th match of the season and will be played at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain. We will preview the match in our Dream11 fantasy cricket.

After the struggles of initial week, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots finally managed to open their account this year with a win over the defending champions Barbados Tridents. Bowling first, Jon-Russ Jaggesar was the hero for them as he rocked the Tridents middle order with a spell of 2-17 from 4 overs. Captain Rayad Emrit continued his good season with an economical outing. All the bowlers were among the wickets as St Kitts restricted the Tridents to 151 runs. In reply, Chris Lynn again failed to convert the start into a big one but his partner Evin Lewis had all his cylinders firing. He jolted a crucial partnership with Denesh Ramdin in the middle overs. Evin Lewis made 89 while Ben Dunk applied the finishing touches as the Patriots collected a confidence-boosting two points.

Batting first in the last match against Trinbago Knight Riders, Andre Fletcher and Rahkeem Cornwall were again out early. Coming in at number 3, Mark Deyal struggled in this innings mainly due to lack of timing on a slow pitch. Only Mohammad Nabi and Najibullah Zadran made contributions of some sorts before rain interrupted the play. St Lucia Zouks were 111/6 in 17.1 overs at that point. TKR were given a target of 72 runs from 8 overs to win. In bowling, Kesrick Williams took a couple while Mohammad Nabi again bowled economically but the score was a very tough one to defend against the powerful TKR batting lineup.

In head-to-head comparisons, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots are slightly ahead with 5 wins against St Lucia Zouks from 11 matches. The Zouks prevailed on 4 occasions while 2 matches were washed out due to rain. In last 5 matches, both teams have won two matches each. In the first meeting this season, St Lucia Zouks beat the Patriots by 10 runs.

Pitch and Conditions

Weather is expected to remain partly cloudy during the course of the day today in Port of Spain. Humidity will be on the higher side while temperatures should be around mid 20s. The pitch at Queen’s Park Oval is playing even slower than the expectations earlier. Spinners are extracting significant help from the surface and to get power into their timing is becoming an issue for the batters.

SLZ vs SKN Dream11 Teams Match Details

Fixture name: St Lucia Zouks Vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Match 15 CPL T20

Competition: CPL T20

Date: 27th August 2020

Time: 7:30 PM IST

Stadium: Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad

Head to Head (Last 5 games)

St Lucia Zouks: 02, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots: 02, NR: 01

Points Table Standings

St Lucia Zouks: Played- 5, Won- 3, Lost- 2, Points- 6, Standing- 2nd

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots: Played- 4, Won- 1, Lost- 3, Points- 2, Standing-6th

SLZ vs SKN Dream11 Team Prediction

Let’s take a look at possible playing XIs for the both teams in today match prediction.

St Lucia Zouks Squad

Daren Sammy (C), Rahkeem Cornwall, Andre Fletcher, Leniko Boucher (wk), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Kavem Hodge, Roston Chase, Chemar Holder, Kimani Melius, Kesrick Williams, Zahir Khan Pakteen, Obed McCoy, Javelle Glenn, Saad Bin Zafar, Mark Deyal, Scott Kuggeleijn

St Lucia Zouks Team News

• St Lucia Zouks will go into this match with the same playing XI as yesterday’s match against TKR.
• Rahkeem Cornwall, Andre Fletcher and Mark Deyal will be the top 3 again but team management would be hoping for consistent performances from them.
• In the middle-order, Roston Chase, Najibullah Zadran and Mohammad Nabi are very important to the Zouks’ fortunes but the struggle of captain Daren Sammy still continued in the last match.
• The pace bowling trio of Scott Kuggeleijn, Kesrick Williams and Chemar Holder has been impressive so far along with spin all-rounders in the form of Mohammad Nabi and Roston Chase.

SLZ Playing 11 (Probable)

Rahkeem Cornwall

Andre Fletcher

Mark Deyal

Roston Chase

Najibullah Zadran

Mohammad Nabi

Javelle Glen

Daren Sammy (C)

Scott Kuggeleijn

Kesrick Williams

Chemar Holder

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots Squad

Rayad Emrit (C), Chris Lynn, Evin Lewis, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Ben Dunk, Nicholas Kelly, Joshua Da Silva, Sohail Tanvir, Kieran Powell, Jahman Hamilton, Ish Sodhi, Sheldon Cottrell, Alzarri Joseph, Jon-Russ Jaggesar, Dominic Drakes, Colin Archibald, Imran Khan

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots Team News

• St Kitts and Nevis Patriots may field an unchanged playing XI after their win in the last match.
• Chris Lynn and Evin Lewis will open the innings again as Chris Lynn will be looking to do justice to his reputation this season.
• The middle-order of Joshua Da Silva, Denesh Ramdin, Ben Dunk and Nick Kelly might struggle against the spin bowling of St Lucia Zouks as they did in their last meeting.
• Sohail Tanvir and Rayad Emrit can contribute in both the segments of the game while Imran Khan, Jon-Russ Jaggesar and Alzarri Joseph will be the specialist bowling options.

SKN Playing 11 (Probable)

Chris Lynn

Evin Lewis

Joshua Da Silva

Denesh Ramdin (wk)

Ben Dunk

Nick Kelly

Sohail Tanvir

Rayad Emrit (C)

Imran Khan

Alzarri Joseph

Jon-Russ Jaggesar

SLZ vs SKN Dream 11 Prediction Today Cricket Match

Captain Picks

For Small Leagues

• Mohammad Nabi is having a very good CPL even by his high standards. He is among the runs and wickets in almost all the matches Zouks have played so far. He is taking the new ball while acting as a finisher in the batting lineup.
• Evin Lewis came back into his zone in the last match against Barbados Tridents. He slammed 89 runs from 60 balls to help the Patriots get their first points on the board. He put on a six-hitting master-class with as many as 9 sixes in that innings. Surely, a great choice for the captain’s pick.
• St Kitts and Nevis Patriots captain Rayad Emrit can be a bet if you want to play it safe. He is utilizing the conditions very well with his variations. He has taken 7 scalps from 4 matches and has been economical in all the outings so far.

For Grand Leagues

• Roston Chase is a surprise package for this year’s CPL as nobody expected him to perform like this in T20 format. He has played a couple of good innings with the bat while bowling full quota of overs in most of the matches and providing useful breakthroughs.
• Scott Kuggeleijn had an expansive match against TKR yesterday but apart from that, he has been top-notch in all CPL. Having picked up 10 wickets from 5 innings till now, he can surely be a choice in the grand leagues.
• Jon-Russ Jaggesar has emerged as a genuine option for captain’s pick in last couple of matches. His off-breaks are coming out of hand at a perfect pace for these pitches and batsmen are finding it very difficult to tackle. He has taken a couple of wickets each in last two innings.

Who will win SLZ vs SKN Today Match Prediction?

As per Dream11 predictions, St Lucia Zouks are being primed as slight favourites for the clash but St Kitts and Nevis Patriots would be hopeful of turning things around after their first win in the season. The Patriots have enough match-winners in their ranks, it is just the question of putting performances in all departments of the game together.