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The caravan of the 9th edition of the Caribbean Premier League rolls on as the second game of the season will see Barbados Royals lock horns with St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots at Warner Park.
Both sides, with some fresh recruits in their ranks, will be looking to shrug off the horrors of the last season and start afresh.
Barbados Royals finished fifth in the last season, managing just six points. The franchise-led by Jason Holder has roped in the likes of Glenn Phillips, Azam Khan and pacer Oshane Thomas.
St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots, on the other hand, were abysmal last season as they finished with the wooden spoon. However, things could very well improve this season as they will have the services of the likes of Chris Gayle (who missed the last season due to personal reasons), Dwayne Bravo (who has moved from Trinbago Knight Riders) and Fabian Allen (missed the flight from Jamaica to Barbados) in CPL 2021.
Key Players to Watch/Key Stats
Barbados Royals:
- Glenn Phillips: Philips has been signed as replacement for Chris Morris for CPL 2021. The hard-hitting batsman has been the leading run-scorer for his previous franchise – Jamaica Tallawahs – in the past 3 years. Last year, he scored 316 runs in 10 innings at an average of 35.11 and a strike rate of 141.40 with three 50+ scores.
- Also, Phillips has a fine record against St. Kitts. In eight innings, he has struck 420 runs at an average of 60.00 and strike rate of 134.62.
- Johnson Charles: Charles had an average season last year as he managed just 214 runs in 10 innings at an average of 21.40 and a strike rate of 115.05 with just one 50+ score. His record against St Kitts isn’t great either: 93 runs in four innings at 23.25 and a strike rate of 109.41.
- Kyle Mayers: Mayers is coming off a poor Test stint with the national side and he will be gunning to redeem himself in the shortest format of the game.
- He was the leading scorer for Barbados last season – 222 runs in nine innings at 24.66 and strike rate of 111.95. In two matches against the Patriots, Mayers has managed 59 runs at a strike rate of 159.46.
- Jason Holder: Holder had a decent season last year as he managed 192 runs in 10 innings besides claiming 10 wickets. In eight games against St. Kitts, the all-rounder has scored 146 runs at a strike rate of 147.47 besides claiming 5 wickets.
- Hayden Walsh Jr: The leg-spinner had a brilliant international summer against Australia and he will be looking to do an encore of his exploits in CPL 2021. Last season, Walsh Jr claimed seven wickets at an average of 25.14 and at an economy rate of 7.65.
- As far as his record against SKN is concerned, the leg-spinner has managed four wickets in as many innings.
- Jake Lintott: Wrist spinner Lintott is another player to watch out for. The leggie is coming off a hugely successful stint in the Hundred where he finished as the leading wicket-taker – 11 wickets in nine games at 19.00.
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
- Chris Gayle: The ‘Universe Boss’ may not be as consistent as he used to be but one just can’t rule the prospect of him going bonkers like he did in the one of the T20Is against the Aussies earlier this year.
- Gayle has turned up in four games for St Kitts against the Royals back in 2017-18 in which he managed 82 runs at an average of 41 and a strike rate of 141.38. Also, Gayle has an outstanding record at Warner Park, with 712 runs at an average of 44.50 and strike rate of 141.27.
- Evin Lewis: Lewis was sensational for the West Indies during their international T20I summer against South Africa and Australia. In five games against the Proteas, the left-hander racked up 178 runs at an average of 35.60 and a blistering strike rate of 160.36 besides racking up 110 runs in three games against the Aussies.
- Lewis has a fine record against Barbados Royals – 335 runs in 11 innings at an average of 33.50 and a strike rate of 148.89. He will once again be the MVP for the Patriots this season.
- Fabian Allen: Allen will be crucial for the Patriots in the middle and death overs. A hard hitter of a cricket ball coupled with the ability to chip in with wickets in the middle overs, Allen could well turn out to be the game changer for his team this season.
- Allen has featured in three games against Barbados Royals in which he has racked up 84 runs at a strike rate of 171.43.
- Dwayne Bravo: The legendary all-rounder has jumped ship from TKR to St.Kitts and Nevis Patriots and his presence will bolster the death bowling stocks. He has 14 wickets in 13 games vs Barbados, as well as 15 wickets in 12 matches on this ground.
- Rayad Emrit: Emrit was the leading wicket-taker for Kitts last year. In nine innings, he managed 11 wickets at an average of 17.36 and an economy rate of 5.96. In two games against Barbados, Emrit has claimed two wickets at 24.50.
Stats and Facts
- Both sides have locked horns on 12 instances in the CPL. Barbados Royals have managed a win in just four instances while St Kitts & Nevis Patriots have won eight.
- Last year, both sides won one game apiece.
- The Royals finished at the 5th spot last year after they managed just three wins in 10 outings.
- St Kitts & Nevis Patriots were abysmal last year as they managed a solitary win in 10 games. They finished at the bottom of the pile.
Possible Playing XI
Barbados Royals
Johnson Charles and Glenn Phillips will open the batting followed by Kyle Mayers, Shai Hope, skipper Jason Holder and uncapped Azam Khan.
All-rounder Thisara Perera should slot in at 7 followed by Hayden Walsh Jr. It will be interesting to see whether the Royals will go with the inform Jake Lintott or will they bank on the experience of Mohammad Amir.
Oshane Thomas will likely slot in as one of the specialist seamers while there could be a shootout for a place between Raymon Reiffer and Ashley Nurse.
Barbados Royals Possible Playing 11: 1. Glenn Phillips, 2. Johnson Charles (wk), 3. Kyle Mayers, 4. Shai Hope, 5. Jason Holder (c), 6. Azam Khan, 7. Thisara Perera, 8. Hayden Walsh Jr, 9. Mohammad Amir/Jake Lintott, 10. Oshane Thomas, 11. Raymon Reiffer/Ashley Nurse
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
Even Lewis and Chris Gayle will form a blistering opening pair followed by Joshua de Silva, Sherfane Rutherford and one of Asif Ali or Ravi Bopara.
Fabian Allen and Dwayne Bravo will be the two all-rounders followed by skipper Rayad Emrit, Fawad Ahmed, Paul van Meekeren and Sheldon Cottrell.
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots Possible Playing XI: 1. Chris Gayle, 2. Evin Lewis, 3. Joshua de Silva (wk), 4. Sherfane Rutherford, 5. Asif Ali/Ravi Bopara, 6. Fabian Allen, 7. Dwayne Bravo, 8. Rayad Emrit (c), 9. Fawad Ahmed, 10. Paul van Meekeren, 11. Sheldon Cottrell
Warner’s Park, St Kitts Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
With fresh wicket set to greet the sides boasting of belligerent batting line-ups, one can expect plenty of runs in the contest.
As far as the venue stats are concerned, The average 1st innings score in 10 T20Is at St. Kitts is 119 which drops to 93 in the 2nd.
Teams bowling first have won on six instances as compared to a couple of occasions when the side batting first has won.
With regards to the weather, it is expected to be clear in St. Kitts with temperatures hovering between 26-30 degree Celsius during the day. Humidity is set to hover around 65%.
Fantasy Cricket
Note: Teams below are not based on the final playing XIs. We may not be able to update these teams in time after the final playing XIs have been announced.
BR vs SKN Dream11 & Fan2Play Prediction

BR vs SKN Match Prediction
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots have had an upper hand over Barbados Royals in the past and with them boasting of a sensational batting-unit this time around, they should start as favorites.