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The eighteenth match of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2023 will see Barbados Royals take on St Kitts and Nevis Patriots at the Kensington Oval cricket ground on September 3. Both teams suffered a defeat in their last encounters. Barbados Royals fixture to Saint Lucia Kings, while St Kitts and Nevis Patriots suffered a defeat at the hands of Guyana Amazon Warriors.
Oshane Thomas (3 wickets) stood out for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in their encounter against a Guyana-based team. However, he couldn’t help his team emerge victorious in the contest. Similarly, despite Jason Holder’s quickfire 18 runs and two wickets, Barbados Royals lost their last match to Saint Lucia Kings.
Barbados Royals are on the fifth spot of the CPL 2023 points table and will look to move up. Meanwhile, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots are on the last place with no win in their pocket and will search for a maiden victory in the tournament.
CPL 2023, 18th Match:
- Date and time: September 3; 08:30 am local | 12:00 am GMT | 05:30 pm IST (September 4)
- Venue: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
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Kensington Oval Pitch Report:
The Kensington Oval track offers a finely balanced playing surface, offering advantages to both batters and bowlers. Spinners can also expect a significant spin thanks to the wicket’s slower characteristics. In light of these conditions, the team winning the toss is more likely to choose to bowl first.
BR vs SKN Dream11 Prediction Picks:
- Wicketkeeper: Andre Fletcher
- Batters: Evin Lewis, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Alick Athanaze
- All-rounders: Jason Holder, Dominic Drakes, Kyle Mayers, Corbin Bosch
- Bowlers: Oshane Thomas, Roelof van der Merwe
BR vs SKN Prediction Captain and Vice-Captain:
Choice 1: Jason Holder (c), Corbin Bosch (vc)
Choice 2: Rovman Powell (c), Kyle Mayers (vc)
BR vs SKN Dream11 Prediction Backups:
Will Smeed, George Linde, Joshua Da Silva, Obed McCoy
BR vs SKN Dream11 Team for today’s match:
Squads:
Barbados Royals: Rahkeem Cornwall, Kyle Mayers, Laurie Evans, Alick Athanaze, Rovman Powell (c), Jason Holder, Rivaldo Clarke (wk), Nyeem Young, Roelof van der Merwe, Qais Ahmad, Obed McCoy, Kevin Wickham, Joshua Bishop, Ramon Simmonds, Akeem Jordan, Carlos Brathwaite, Justin Greaves
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots: Andre Fletcher (wk), Evin Lewis (c), Will Smeed, George Linde, Sherfane Rutherford, Corbin Bosch, Yannic Cariah, Benny Howell, Dominic Drakes, Johann Layne, Oshane Thomas, Joshua Da Silva, Jyd Goolie, Kofi James, Izharulhaq Naveed, Sheldon Cottrell, Ashmead Nedd
