This article will talk about the probable XIs for both teams and continue with the Dream11 predictions and the winning fantasy team for Match 15 of the CPL 2021 between St Kitts and Nevis Patriots and St Lucia Kings that is scheduled to take place on the 4th of September 2021.
The table-toppers St Kitts and Nevis Patriots led by Dwayne Bravo have won all of their 5 games in this CPL and are sitting pretty. They will take on the St Lucia Kings who have won 2 out of their first four to be at the 5th place on the points table.
St Kitts continued to dominate the tournament by beating the Barbados Royals by 2 wickets in their last outing and the veteran Chris Gayle who helped them through their chase of 163 by making a sensible 42 off 39 balls. Bowling first, they restricted the Royals to 160 with its skipper Dwayne Bravo taking a 4/26, and Sheldon Cottrell bowled an economical spell of 1/17 to go along with his blistering batting where he made 7-ball 20 at the end to seal the win. Along with him Dominic Drakes and opener Devon Thomas 20 plus scores which helped reach the target in a last-ball finish.
Lucia Kings registered a massive 51-run win over the Amazon Warriors on Thursday. Batting first, they made 149 thanks to a 50-ball 89 from all-rounder Roston Chase and didn’t get much support from the other end but it was not the easiest of wickets to bat on. In response, Guyana made just 89 with 5 of the Lucia bowlers picking at least a wicket. Jeavor Royal was the pick of the lot taking 3/19.
Match Details
Venue: Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts
Pitch and Weather: Likely to be a typical Caribbean pitch that will offer more to the bowlers so far and the batters have been able to score after getting an eye in. There were several games that were in the range of 140-160 and we can see the same in this game as well. Sunny weather is expected on the match-day and the temperature will be around 28C.
Date & Time: September 4, 10 AM Local time, 7.30 PM IST
Probable Playing XIs
The Nevis Patriots will be high on confidence after their win over the Royals last game and maintaining their winning streak this season. Though it wasn’t a convincing win, they will be happy with the 4fer which their skipper Dwayne Bravo which shows his form and also the all-round brilliance from Sheldon Cottrell. In batting, Chris Gayle stepped after Evin Lewis fell early.
Similarly. the Lucia Kings will be happy with their performance where they bowled the Warriors for under 90 in their defense of 149. Roston Chase showed his class both with bat and ball, while all of their bowlers played a great part in their win. But they still will have to address their batting where Chase scored more than half of the runs.
Saint Lucia Kings
Faf du Plessis (c), Andre Fletcher (wk), Roston Chase, Mark Deyal, Tim David, Samit Patel, Keron Cottoy, Obed McCoy, Jeavor Royal, Keserick Williams, Alzarri Joseph
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
Even Lewis, Sherfane Rutherford, Devon Thomas(WK), Ravi Bopara, Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo(c), Fabian Allen, Sheldon Cottrell, Dominic Drakes, Paul Van Meekeren, Fawad Ahmed/ Naseem Shah.
Match Prediction
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots are unbeaten in this tournament so far so they will start as favorites in this match against St Lucia Kings. The Du Plessis-led Lucia Kings are also a good side but St Kitts are running in good form.
Fantasy Tips
Batsmen: Despite 2 failures in the last 2 games for the Lucia Kings, Tim David can be picked as he scored a half-century and a quickfire 43 early on in the CPL. Sherfane Rutherford has made 3 half-centuries in the 5 games he has batted and is an automatic pick in the fantasy XI. Chris Gayle despite not playing in all the games made a match-winning 42 in the previous match and can be picked. Evin Lewis has scored 156 runs in the season and can be the 4th batter in the fantasy team.
Wicket-Keepers: Andre Fletcher has made an 81 in one of those games, while has been good at the top of the order and can be the lone wicket-keeper batsman.
All-rounders: Roston Chase of the Kings made 85 runs in the last game and picked a wicket in what was a match-winning performance from him. The other 2 all-rounders who can be picked are Dwayne Bravo after his spell of 4/26 is a no-brainer while Fabian Allen contributes in all departments.
Bowlers: Obed McCoy made a return for the St Lucia Kings and took 2 wickets which created an impact for them. Dominic Drakes has picked 7 wickets in the tournament and made 28 with the bat in the last game. Sheldon Cottrell had a stunning last match for the Patriots winning them a game with the bat from a losing situation with 7-ball 20 to go along with his solitary wicket.
Captaincy Choices
Fantasy Team: Andre Fletcher, Tim David(VC), Chris Gayle(C), Roston Chase, Even Lewis, Sherfane Rutherford, Dwayne Bravo, Fabian Allen, Dominic Drakes, Sheldon Cottrell, Obed McCoy.
Captain – Chris Gayle
The Universe boss made 42 in the last game and is looking good to make some more in the coming games. He can be the skipper of the fantasy side.
Vice–Captain: Tim David
Tim David is one of the best hitters going around in the world and has made 114 in the 4 games he has played. The talented player is in brilliant batting form.
Dream11 Team
