Cricket Free Tips | CPL 2021, Match 28: Barbados Royals vs St Lucia Kings

Match 28 of the CPL 2021 will be held at the Warner Park in St Kitts, played between Barbados Royals and St Lucia Kings. The match will be kicked off on 12th September (Sunday) at 20:00 (GMT+6).   

The Barbados Royals face the St Lucia Kings in the final group stage match for both sides in this year’s CPL. Barbados Royals have only won 2 matches all season and, regardless of the outcome of this game, they will finish bottom in the standings. On the other hand, the Kings need a win to advance to the semi-finals.

In the last game, Barbados Royals put in an excellent performance, making 155-8. With one final push, they might be able to end a poor group stage on a high.

The Kings have a chance to win their sixth match of this season’s tournament. They have a number of players capable of putting in a good performance to win this game.

Weather
The weather for Sunday morning in Basseterre is forecasted to be a high of 28 degrees celsius with some clouds in the sky.

Pitch
On Saturday morning, there were 18 sixes in the high-scoring match. In this match, we expect both sides to score more than 150 points too. 

Probable Playing XIs

Barbados Royals:
Shai Hope (wk), Kyle Mayers, Mohammad Amir, Johnson Charles, Jason Holder (c), Glenn Phillips, Joshua Bishop, Jake Lintott, Thisara Perera, Nyeem Young, and Hayden Walsh

Saint Lucia Kings:
Tim David,  Andre Fletcher (wk), Roston Chase, Kadeem Alleyne, Faf du Plessis (c), Mark Deyal, Alzarri Joseph, David Wiese, Keemo Paul, Wahab Riaz, and Jeavor Royal

Barbados Royals vs St Lucia Kings – Match 28, Dream 11:
Faf du Plessis (c), Roston Chase (vc), Glenn Phillips, Tim David, Andre Fletcher, Shai Hope, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Alzarri Joseph, Hayden Walsh, and Jeavor Royal

Prediction

Match winner

• St Lucia Kings 

Winning the toss

• St Lucia Kings 

Top Batsman

• Barbados Royals  –  Glenn Phillips
• St Lucia Kings  –  Roston Chase

Top Bowler

• Barbados Royals  – Mohammad Amir
• St Lucia Kings  – Wahab Riaz

Most Sixes 

• Barbados Royals  –  Johnson Charles 
• St Lucia Kings  – Andre Fletcher

Player of the Match

• St Lucia Kings  – Roston Chase

Team Scores Batting First 

• Barbados Royals – 150+
• St Lucia Kings  – 160+  

After picking only 4 points in this season’s tournament, it’s tough to predict anything other than another loss for Barbados Royals in this encounter. The batting line-up for the St Lucia Kings is expected to perform well once again and carry their team to victory. Let’s support the team now on Baji!