Trinbago Knight Riders vs St. Lucia Kings – CPL Betting Tips
Table-toppers Trinbago Knight Riders will be looking to seal their place in the finals when they take on St. Lucia Kings in the 1st semifinal game of the 2021 Caribbean Premier League played at Warner Park, Basseterre in St. Kitts on Tuesday.
Defending Champions Trinbago Knight Riders will start the game as overwhelming favorites to win this knockout game. Skipper Kieron Pollard will be hoping that the side can bring their A-game to the table against St. Lucia Kings.
On the other hand, St. Lucia Kings suffered a comfortable defeat at the hands of Barbados Royals in their final round-robin game. The team management will be hoping that side can deliver a clinical performance with bat and ball in this semifinal match.
In the round-robin matches played between the two teams, St. Lucia Kings and Trinbago Knight Riders won one game each.
Trinbago Knight Riders Form and Team News
Trinbago Knight Riders has been the best team in the second phase of CPL 2021.The batting looks good with Kieron Pollard, Lendl Simmons, Colin Munro and Tim Siefert all scoring big runs and giving match-winning performances in the tournament.
Trinbago Knight Riders has the most disciplined bowling unit in this year’s tournament. Pacer Ravi Rampaul, is currently leading-wicket take in the competition with 18 wickets in nine matches. He has also been very restrictive conceding just under 7.26 runs per over so far this season.
Akeal Hosein has brought in variety and been a match-winner on his own with the ball – the left-arm orthodox spinner has picked 12 wickets at a strike rate of 19.0. The off spinner, Sunil Narine has continued to impress with the ball in hand for Trinbago Knight Riders. The 33-year-old has picked 11 wickets and been quite economical giving away just 4.52 runs per over so far this season.
St. Lucia Kings Form and Team News
St.Lucia Kings just did enough sneak through to the knockout stages of the competition.
The form of Lendl Simmons remains a big concern for Trinbago Knight Riders. He has now scored only 189 runs in the previous ten matches played in the tournament.
Middle-order batsman Roston Chase is the second-highest run-getter of CPL 2021 with 367 runs in 10 matches at a strike rate of 147.98 with four half-centuries to his name.
The bowling attack will be led by rookie spinner Jeavor Royal- who has claimed 12 wickets at an economy rate of 6.75. The experienced pacer Kesrick Williams has been shown decent form and intimidated the batsmen with his variations. Off-spinner Roston Chase has done a great job in the middle overs and has an economy rate of just 6.93 in the tournament.
Odds by Casumo
According to the Casumo sportsbook, Trinbago Knight Riders will be firm favorites to win the 1st semifinal game of the Caribbean Premier League to be played at Warner Park in St. Kitts. For the CPL semifinal game, Trinbago Knight Riders are placed at 1.55 odds, while St. Lucia Kings are placed at 2.35 odds
Our Tipsters Angle
Both teams are coming in this match with contrasting fortunes in the competition. Trinbago Knight Riders have won six matches out of ten played in this year’s competition. On the other hand, St. Lucia Kings have not been far behind with five victories out of ten matches played in the tournament.
Looking at the form of the teams as well as the overall strength, the prediction is for Trinbago Knight Riders to go through to the finals of Caribbean Premier League 2021.
Tip 1- Faf du Plessis eye a notable score against Trinbago Knight Riders
After producing an excellent innings for St. Lucia Kings in the previous game, skipper Faf du Plessis will be keen to deliver a match-winning performance in this knockout game.
The 37-year old has shown decent form with the bat so far this season. In nine matches, Du Plessis has accumulated 277 runs at an average of 34.62 with one century and one half-century to his name.
Being a vital cog in St. Lucia Kings’ batting lineup, we are expecting Faf du Plessis to score 30 runs or more in this [email protected]
Tip 2- Colin Munro to continue his decent form in this knockout game.
There is no doubt that Colin Munro has shown decent form for Trinbago Knight Riders this season. Currently, he is the leading run-scorer for Trinbago Knight in the competition.
The 34-year old has accumulated close to 239 runs in five innings at an average of 29.87. Given his decent form with the bat for Trinbago Knight Riders, we are expecting Colin Munro to score 25 runs or more in this [email protected].
Conclusion
Expect Trinbago Knight Riders to beat St. Lucia Kings and qualify for the finals of the competition.
- Faf du Plessis to score 30 runs or more in this contest- St. Lucia Kings @2.00.
- Colin Munro to score 25 runs or more in this fixture- Trinbago Knight [email protected].
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