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The third game of the 9th edition of the Caribbean Premier League will see Jamaica Tallawahs square off against St Lucia Kings at Warner Park in St. Kitts.

Jamaica Tallawahs will be hoping for an improved show this season given their inconsistent performances last year. The Rovman Powell-led unit was fortunate enough to qualify for the semi-finals, having managed just 3 wins in 10 games. They will be looking to bank on the likes of Chadwick Walton, Andre Russell, Chris Green and Qais Ahmed for an improved show this season.

St. Lucia Kings, on the other hand, will usher into a new era under a new name following the stakes bought by the IPL franchise Punjab Kings. The Faf du Plessis-led unit finished as runner-up last season where they eventually lost to Trinbago Knight Riders. In Andre Fletcher, Tim David, Roston Chase, Wahab Riaz, Obed McCoy, Alzarri Joseph and Faf du Plessis, they boast of enough firepower in their rank to go one step ahead this season.

Can they start well vs the Tallawahs?

Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

Jamaica Tallawahs:

• Chadwick Walton: Walton endured a season to forget last year as he managed just 24 runs in his 8 outings.  But the right-hander is too good a player to keep missing out and he will be gunning to stage his redemption this season.
• Walton has featured in 10 games against St Lucia Kings, scoring 265 runs at an average/SR of 29.44/118.83.
• Andre Russell: Without a shadow of doubt, superstar Andre Russell will once again be the MVP of Jamaica Tallawahs. Russell was the most impactful batsman for his franchise last year as he racked up 222 runs in 8 innings at a strike rate of 141.40 with 3 50+ scores. He also chipped in with 3 wickets in 13 overs. 
• Russell doesn’t have an impressive record against the St Lucia Kings though. In 10 outings, he has managed just 122 runs at an average of 17.43 albeit at a strike rate of 164.86.
• Chris Green: Green, who represented Guyana Amazon Warriors last season, is a great addition to the Jamaica Tallawahs. In CPL 2020, Green chipped in with 9 wickets in 11 games at an average of 23.66 and an economy rate of 5.68.
• Green has squared off against St Lucia Kings on 6 instances during which he has claimed 4 wickets at an average of 33 and an economy rate of 6.77.
• Rovman Powell: The skipper had a poor outing last season as he managed just 106 runs in 10 innings at an average of 11.77. He will be hoping to make amends this year.
• Powell has featured in 9 games against the Kings in which he has managed 224 runs at an average of 28 and a strike rate of 156.64.

St Lucia Kings

• Faf du Plessis: Du Plessis started the year on an imperious note, smashing runs for fun for CSK in the IPL. In 7 games, the former Proteas skipper smashed 320 runs at an average of 64 and he was the third highest run-getter when the tournament was called off due to Covid.
• Du Plessis then featured in the PSL where he unfortunately ended up suffering concussion when he collided with one of his teammates while fielding. After a long layoff, Du Plessis believes that he is getting better and he will look to make a mark this year as St Lucia Kings skipper.
• Andre Fletcher: Fletcher had an ordinary season last year as he managed 211 runs in 11 innings at an average of 21.10 and a strike rate of 127.87. He, however, has a brilliant record against Jamaica Tallawahs. The right-hander has smashed 499 runs in 15 outings against Jamaica at an average of 41.58 and a strike rate of 126.33 with 3 50+ scores.
• Tim David: David has seen his stocks rise steadily in the past few months. The swashbuckling batsmen smashed 340 runs in 8 Royal London 50-over Cup innings at an average of 68. He has been picked by RCB for the 2nd leg of the IPL and the right hander will be eager to showcase his exploits in the CPL this season.
• Obed McCoy: McCoy did not have a particularly good season last year as he managed just 1 wicket in 4 games. However, the left-arm seamer has shown brilliant form for the West Indies this year. In 2 games that he played against Australia, McCoy claimed 5 wickets at an average of 7.
• McCoy has featured in six games against Jamaica in which he has claimed 5 wickets at an average of 31.40 and an economy rate of 7.54.

Stats and Facts

• Both sides have squared off on 15 occasions in the CPL with Jamaica Tallawahs leading the ledger 9-6.
• They have clashed just once at Warner Park where St Lucia Kings got the better of Jamaica Tallawahs.
• Last year, both sides won one game apiece against each other.

Possible Playing XI

Jamaica Tallawahs

Wicketkeeper Chadwick Walton and Shamarh Brooks will most likely open the innings followed by Haider Ali, Jason Mohammed.

All-rounder Andre Russell and skipper Rovman Powell should slot in at 5 and 6 followed by spinners in Chris Green, Veerasammy Permaul, Qais Ahmed. Migeal Pretorius and the veteran Fiesel Edwards will lead the seam attack.

JAM Possible Playing 11: 1. Chadwick Walton (wk), 2. Shamarh Brooks, 3. Jason Mohammed, 4. Haider Ali, 5. Andre Russell, 6. Rovman Powell (c), 7. Chris Green, 8. Qais Ahmed, 9. Veerasammy Permaul, 10. Fidel Edwards, 11. Migael Pretorious

St Lucia Kings

Skipper Faf du Plessis will open the innings alongside keeper Andre Fletcher followed by the likes of Roston Chase, Tim David, Rahkeem Cornwall.

Keemo Paul will slot in as a seam-bowling all-rounder while Obed McCoy, Wahab Riaz and Alzarri Joseph will lead the pace attack. Usman Qadir will serve as the second spinner alongside Cornwall.

SLK Possible Playing 11: 1. Faf du Plessis (c), 2. Andre Fletcher (wk), 3. Roston Chase, 4. Rahkeem Cornwall, 5. Tim David, 6. Keemo Paul, 7. Obed McCoy, 8. Alzarri Joseph, 9. Kesrick Williams, 10. Usman Qadir, 11. Wahab Riaz

Warner’s Park, St Kitts Pitch Report and Weather Conditions

In the two games played at the venue thus far this season, the surface had aided the batsmen with them getting full value for their shots.

That said, both pacers as well as spinners have also enjoyed considerable success. The average 1st innings score after two games is 158.5 and team batting first have won on both instances.

As far as weather is concerned, it is expected to be bright and sunny with temperatures fluctuating between 27-30 degree Celsius. Humidity is set to hover around 81%. 

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.

JAM vs SLK Dream11 & Fan2Play Prediction

Match Prediction

In the end, it will eventually boil down to who wins the battle between a belligerent Jamaica Tallawahs batting-unit and a pretty decent bowling attack of St. Lucia Kings. Backing St. Lucia to edge the battle and notch up a win given their good depth.