CPL 2021, Match 4, Trinbago Knight Riders vs Barbados Royals, Match Prediction – Who will win today’s match?

Preview

Trinbago Knight Riders and Barbados Royals are set to cross swords in Match No.4 of the 2021 CPL on Saturday, August 28 at the Warner Park in St Kitts. The Knights, led by Kieron Pollard, are the defending champions, but they started their campaign with a run-run defeat at the hands of Guyana Amazon Warriors.

They failed to chase down 143 in the opening game of the tournament on Thursday. The Royals didn’t have a great start either. The Jason Holder-led unit lost to St Kitts and Nevis Patriots by 21 runs. Both the Knights and the Royals will now be looking to get their maiden victory under their belt.

Match Details

Match – Trinbago Knight Riders vs Barbados Royals – 4th match

Venue – Warner Park, St Kitts

Time – 04:30 AM IST- August 28, 11:00 PM GMT- August 27

Where to watch live – Star Sports, Fancode

Pitch Report

The pitch in St Kitts has generally been batting friendly and favours the team batting second. However, in the first two games, the spinners and pacers have extracted turn and pace from the surface. Moreover, the chasing teams lost both their first two games.

Avg first innings score: 158 (2 matches in the CPL 2021 at Warner Park)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 0, Lost – 2, N/R – 0, Tied- 0

Playing combinations

Trinbago Knight Riders

Predicted XI

Lendl Simmons, Colin Munro, Tim Seifert, Darren Bravo, Kieron Pollard (c), Denesh Ramdin (w), Isuru Udana, Sunil Narine, Akeal Hosein, Ravi Rampaul, Jayden Seales

Bench– Tion Webster, Khary Pierre, Ali Khan, Yasir Shah, Anderson Phillip, Leonardo Julien

Barbados Royals

Predicted XI

Glenn Phillips, Johnson Charles, Shai Hope (w), Kyle Mayers, Azam Khan, Jason Holder (c), Thisara Perera, Ashley Nurse, Mohammad Amir, Oshane Thomas, Hayden Walsh

Bench– Smit Patel, Justin Greaves, Raymon Reifer, Jake Lintott, Nyeem Young, Joshua Bishop

Head-to-head

Overall

Matches- 17, Trinbago Knight Riders – 10, Barbados Royals – 7

At Warner Park

Matches- 1, Trinbago Knight Riders – 0, Barbados Royals – 1

Probable best batter of the match

Lendl Simmons— Trinbago Knight Riders

Lendl Simmons is the all-time leading run-scorer in the history of the CPL. But he didn’t have a great outing in TKR’s opener against the Warriors. The right-hander smashed a four before Romario Shepherd accounted for his wicket. He will be looking to make amends and get a big score in the next encounter.

Probable best bowler of the match

Sunil Narine — Trinbago Knight Riders

Sunil Narine has been a wily customer over the years and has been a tough nut to crack. In the first game, he returned with figures of 4-0-17-2. In his spell, he picked up the crucial wickets of Chandrapaul Hemraj and Odean Smith, who was promoted as a pinch-hitter. Narine also chipped in with a handy 17-ball 20 while opening the batting.

Today’s match prediction: Trinbago Knight Riders to win the match.

Disclaimer: This prediction is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While making your prediction, consider the points mentioned, and make your own decision.