St Lucia Kings vs Trinbago Knight Riders Predictions - Pooran to send St Lucia packing

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Nicholas Pooran hit eight sixes in his 53-ball 90* against the Antigua & Barbuda Falcons.
Roston Chase hit five sixes in his 55-ball 90* against the Guyana Amazon Warriors.
Can the Trinbago Knight Riders knock the defending champs out of the CPL?

Nicholas Pooran hits a six against the Falcons. (credit: Randy Brooks / Getty Images)

St Lucia Kings vs Trinbago Knight Riders Predictions

The Kings started the season on fire but have hit a serious loss of form. The Knight Riders have a top-order on fire and come into this match on the back of a powerful nine-wicket win over the Falcons.

Trinbago Knight Riders’ Nicholas Pooran has scored 52, 30, 45 & 90* in his last 5 innings.
Trinbago Knight Riders’ Alex Hales scored 54* off 40 balls against the Falcons.
Trinbago Knight Riders’ Colin Munro (387 runs, ave 35.18) is 2nd in the CPL runs list.
St Lucia Kings’ Roston Chase (254 runs, ave 42.33) is 10th in the CPL runs list.
St Lucia Kings’ Tim Seifert has scored 125*, 36 & 24 in his last 5 innings.

Head-to-Head

Trinbago Knight Riders have won three and lost two of their last five matches against St Lucia Kings.

St Lucia Kings Form

The St Lucia Kings have lost their last three games in the CPL. Their last defeat was by 14 runs against the Guyana Amazon Warriors.

The Kings bowled superbly to dismiss the Warriors for 157 with one ball of their 20 overs remaining. Tymal MiIls, Alzarri Joseph and David Wiese each picked up two wickets, but it was Tabraiz Shamsi (3/33, econ 8.25) who was the pick of the Kings bowlers.

The Kings crashed to 48/7 before Khary Pierre (50 off 29) and Tymal Mills (30 off 18) got the Kings back on track, only to be bowled out for 143 with five balls to spare.

St Lucia Kings Team News

There are no injury reports from the St Lucia Kings squad.

Trinbago Knight Riders Form

The Trinbago Knight Riders bounced back from straight defeats to hammer the Falcons by nine wickets.

The Falcons reached 166/8 off their 20 overs, with Saurabh Netravalkar (3/23) starring with the ball for the Knight Riders.

The Knight Riders timed their chase perfectly, reaching 168/1 off 17.3 overs. Alex Hales (54* off 40) and Nicholas Pooran (90* off 53) added an unbeaten 143 for the second wicket to take their side to the win.

Trinbago Knight Riders Team News

The Knight Riders have hit top form at the right moment and should be hard to beat in Qualifier 2.

Verdict

St Lucia Kings v Trinbago Knight Riders

I am backing Trinbago Knight Riders to win. I am also backing Nicholas Pooran to top score for Trinbago Knight Riders.

Roston Chase is a good bet to top score for the St Lucia Kings.

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