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CPL 2020 Match 23: TKR vs SKN Preview Dream11 Possible Playing 11 Pitch Report | TKR vs SKN Dream11 Prediction Today 2 September 2020 | Trinbago Knight Riders vs St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots Key Players | Tarouba Pitch Report
The Caribbean Premier League is coming towards its business end and every match is very important. In match 23, the top team plays bottom, as the race for the playoffs continues to heat up.
Trinbago Knight Riders are the most consistent side in this tournament, sitting pretty at the top of the table with seven wins from seven games. Their batting is playing well every game with senior players like Colin Munro, skipper Kieron Pollard and Sunil Narine stepping up throughout the campaign. When you add the likes of Lendl Simmons and Darren Bravo, who have the potential to deliver, their top six is unmatched this tournament. Can the batsmen continue the great form, providing further confidence to the bowlers to perform?
St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots, on the other hand, are at the bottom of the table with only one win in seven games. Their batting has disappointed them big time. They were over-dependent on Evin Lewis and Chris Lynn this season, but Chris Lynn has failed miserably and was eventually dropped in the last game. This is disappointing as their bowlers have performed well in the tournament, with skipper Rayad Emrit, Sohail Tanvir, Sheldon Cottrell leading the pace attack while Jon-Russ jaggessar has been a brilliant find for them this season. They will look to perform well and cause an upset to keep their faint playoffs hopes alive.
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Key Stats to Watch/Key Players
- Colin Munro has 227 runs against SKN. He is coming off a brilliant 65 against Jamaica in the last game, and is the fifth-highest run-scorer in CPL 2020 with 198 (avg. 33.00, SR 133.78).
- Darren Bravo has 215 runs, averages 107.50, and strikes at 170.63 against the Patriots. A superb record.
- Kieron Pollard is in superb form. He is making some useful contributions lower down the order and can take his side over the line single-handedly when needed. In fact, Pollard has the best strike rate of any player in CPL 2020 (165 runs at SR 206.25).
- Evin Lewis has a crucial role to play for SKN. He has scored 197 runs in seven matches in CPL 2020, but one score of 89 significantly contributes to that. He needs greater consistency.
- DJ Bravo has 21 wickets against the Patriots.
- Sunil Narine against the left handers in the middle-order of the Patriots will be very important. Also, Narine has been making useful contributions at the top, striking at 150.53 in his four matches to date. His batting scores in CPL 2020: 50 (28), 53 (38), 8 (16), and 29 (11).
- Jon-Russ Jaggessar will be important against Munro and Darren Bravo. He has six wickets in six games in CPL 2020.
- Rayad Emrit has 10 wickets in seven matches in CPL 2020, and is the leading wicket-taker for SKN.
- Joshua Da Silva played well last game, scoring 59 (46) vs Guyana.

Stats and Facts
- Head-to-Head: Matches 14, TKR 10, SKN 4.
- TKR has won two out of three matches against SKN at this venue.
- TKT is unbeaten in all seven games they’ve played this season, while SKN have only won once.
Possible Playing 11
SKN Possible Playing XI: 1. Evin Lewis, 2. Kieran Powell, 3. Joshua Da Silva, 4. Dinesh Ramdin (wk), 5. Ben Dunk 6. Sohail Tanvir, 7. Rayad Emrit (c), 8. Imran Khan, 9. Ish Sodhi, 10. Alzarri Joseph, 11. Jon-Russ Jaggesar
TKR Possible Playing XI: 1. Lendl Simmons, 2. Sunil Narine, 3. Colin Munro, 4. Darren Bravo, 5. Tim Seifert (wk), 6. Kieron Pollard (c), 7. Dwayne Bravo, 8. Fawad Ahmed, 9. Akeal Hossain/Sikandar Raza, 10. Khary Pierre, 11. Jayden Seales
Tarouba Pitch and Weather Report
The Tarouba track had more bounce in it yesterday, which made strokeplay a little easier. TKR scored 184 yesterday courtesy of their strong top order, of which Jamaica replied with a decent 165. However, as more matches are played on the square, the spinners will be in the game even more.
In terms of the weather, there is some chance of morning showers and thunderstorm.
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Match Prediction
The Trinbago Knight Riders are the clear favorites to win this game. They are a very balanced side and are doing exceptionally well in all the three departments, whereas it’s just the opposite for St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots.
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