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Saint Lucia Kings – 2.05 (bet ₹100 and win ₹205 if Saint Lucia Kings win) BET NOW
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots – 1.77 (bet ₹100 and win ₹177 if St Kitts and Nevis Patriots win) BET NOW
|The runners-up from the last season have made it to the final of CPL this year as well. They beat the defending champions TKR comprehensively in the 1st semi-final. While they had been inconsistent prior to the semi-final win, the confidence in the Kings’ camp must be high after the crucial win. The batting has come good of late with scores of 205, 190, and 175 in the last three innings respectively. Bowling is where they need to improve as some of the bowlers have been quite expensive.
Nevertheless, SLK has a great variety in the bowling attack and the team walked in with 8 bowling options in the semi-final. David Wiese was the top pick among the bowlers with his second fifer in the last 3 outings. Wahab Riaz and Roston Chase are other key bowlers to watch out for in this squad. The bowlers will be tested if SLK lose the toss and are asked to bowl first. While the pitch looks great for batting given the recent matches, chasing a big total in a final is not an easy task.
Andre Fletcher, R Cornwall, and Roston Chase will play a key role in the top 3 while Tim David and David Wiese are the finishers in this lineup who can change the game. Mark Deyal has looked promising and seems to have found his rhythm at a great time.
|Evin Lewis, Chris Gayle, and Dwayne Bravo led the Patriots to a win in the 2nd semi-final of the 2021 Caribbean Premier League as they successfully chased down 181 runs with 7 wickets in hand. Evin Lewis is the main impact player in this squad with scores of 77 n.o. and 102 n.o in 2 of the last 3 matches. Chris Gayle’s strike rate as an opener has been quite impressive and he looks in great touch going into the CPL final. With Sherfane Rutherford and Joshua Da Silva lower down the order, SNP’s batting lineup is strong enough to chase down a total.
While the form of SNP was rather an inconsistent post their first 5 successive wins, they’ve gained some momentum recently with 2 wins in their last 3 matches. Though Sheldon Cottrell is a wicket-taking bowler, he isn’t as reliable with his economy. Jon-Russ Jaggesar on the other hand will be one to watch out for. He can make the most impact with his right-arm off-break bowling. Fawad Ahmed is another spinner who will pose a tough challenge to the SLK batters in the middle-overs. He can deliver a breakthrough and pull the scoring rate down a notch.
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots are favourites to win this match
Unlike last season where TKR were single-handedly dominating the league, this season has witnessed each team delivering their best at least on a few occasions. SNP looked like Knight Riders from last season with their 5 back to back wins but were handed some back to back losses that restored the balance of the points table leaving the competition wide open. Kings, on the other hand, bounced back after struggling a bit in the middle and managed to topple the defending champions in the semi-final to secure the final berth.
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots have a slight edge over Saint Lucia Kings given the former’s batting strength and the latter’s expensive economy rate. The variety in the bowling attack can work in the Kings’ favour as the skipper will always have someone to go to when he needs a breakthrough.