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SLK vs BR Dream11 Prediction Possible 11 Pitch Report CPL 2023 Match 2 | SLK vs BR Dream11 Prediction Today | St Lucia Pitch Report

St Lucia Kings, finalists in the 2020 and 2021 seasons, will be seeking to bounce back after starting CPL 2023 with a defeat. They were in the game yesterday thanks to Roston Chase’s all-round display and Roshon Primus’s excellent hitting. However, their fielding and powerplay batting is in the spotlight, with the onus on Faf du Plessis to overcome poor recent form.

Barbados Royals, who flew so high last season, are aiming for the perfect start. They dominated the league stage in CPL 2022 before falling short in the final. Interestingly, it was Rovman Powell’s Jamaica who denied them a title, and now he leads a Barbados side that has plenty of potential to deliver the goods.

CPL 2023 Match 2 – SLK vs BR Possible Playing XIs

St Lucia Kings: 1. Johnson Charles (wk), 2. Faf du Plessis (c), 3. Sean Williams, 4. Roston Chase, 5. Sikandar Raza, 6. Kimani Melius, 7. Roshon Primus, 8. Matthew Forde, 9. Alzarri Joseph, 10. Peter Hatzoglou, 11. Chris Sole

Laurie Evans is in the Barbados Royals squad, but he is currently at The Hundred.

Barbados Royals: 1. Kyle Mayers, 2. Rakheem Cornwall, 3. Alick Athanaze, 4. Rivaldo Clarke, 5. Rovman Powell (c), 6. Jason Holder, 7. Donovan Ferreira (wk), 8. Joshua Bishop/Ramon Simmonds, 9. Nyeem Young, 10. Obed McCoy, 11. Qais Ahmad

SLK vs BR Dream11 Prediction – Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

St Lucia Kings:

• Johnson Charles has the most runs of any player on this ground (909). The keeper-batsman has been solid in franchise T20s this year: 10 inns, 332 runs, avg. 47.4, SR 142.5.
• Roston Chase was superb in the season opener. He took 3/39 and scored 53 (31) in a fine all-round display.
• Can Chase turn around a poor recent record against Barbados? Since the start of 2020, Chase has scored 82 runs at an average of 16.40. This includes one score of 56.
• Sean Williams (26) promised more in yesterday’s match against Jamaica. He and Sikandar Raza, who had a quiet opening game, played brilliantly for Zimbabwe in the recent ODI World Cup Qualifier.
• Matthew Forde was the leading wicket-taker in the recent Global T20 Canada tournament. He averaged 10.80 and struck every 10.06 deliveries.
• Alzarri Joseph (2/21 yesterday) has taken 14 wickets in seven T20s on this ground.

Barbados Royals:

• Will Kyle Mayers rediscover his best form? He has scored 56 runs off 35 balls against Alzarri Joseph in T20s (one dismissal).
• Mayers has historically struggled on this ground. In 17 innings, the left-hander has scored 258 runs at an average of 124.64.
• Rovman Powell was in strong touch in the recent T20Is against India. In all T20s this year, Powell has smashed 738 runs at an average of 32.09 and strike rate of 162.56.
• Jason Holder had an excellent CPL 2022 campaign. He struck 155 runs at an average of 51.66 and was the second-highest wicket-taker with 17.
• Obed McCoy has taken 19 wickets in 12 matches at Darren Sammy International Stadium (avg. 15.47, econ. 8.20).

Other Stats and Facts

• Head-to-head: Matches 20, Barbados 13, St Lucia 7.
• Johnson Charles has smashed 77 runs off 44 balls against Jason Holder without dismissal.
• Faf du Plessis has made scores of 0, 14, 8, 13, 0, 5, 6 and 9 since the start of the 2023 Major League Cricket season.

Darren Sammy International Stadium St Lucia Pitch Report and Weather

It was an excellent batting surface in the first match of CPL 2023. St Lucia were a chance of chasing Jamaica’s 187 right up until the last two overs.

The average first innings score on this ground in CPL 2022 was 164.88. The chasing team won five of the eight matches. There may be the temptation to chase here with possible dew.

There is a chance of evening showers.

SLK vs BR Dream11 Prediction Today Match 17 August 2023

Note: The below teams are not based on the final playing XIs. We may not be able to update these in time. Use the stats and commentary in this article, as well as your own instincts, to create your teams.

Option 1:

Option 2:

CPL 2023 Match 2: SLK vs BR Match Prediction – Who will win?

Barbados start this match as favourites. However, the team batting first will need at least 175 to have a stronger chance of winning with the possibility of dew.