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Barbados Royals and St Lucia Kings will face off in the penultimate round of Caribbean Premier League group fixtures.
The match is scheduled to take place at 10am local time (3pm BST, 7.30pm IST) on Saturday, September 11, 2021
Full CPL 2021 fixture list: Click here
Every game in the 2021 Caribbean Premier League is being held at Warner Park on St Kitts, in an effort to minimise the Covid-19 risk to the tournament.
At the start of the day's play, Barbados Royals sit bottom of the CPL table, with four points from their opening eight matches. The Royals have won just twice this season - defeating Jamaica Tallawahs by 15 runs in third match and Guyana Amazon Warriors by 45 runs in match seven. However, in their most recent outing against Trinbago Knight Riders, they were restricted to 93 for 9 as they slunk to a six-wicket defeat. With two games remaining and a four point gap to fourth place, they require a minor miracle to reach the knockout stages.
And in fourth place are St Lucia Kings, who have won four and lost four so far this season. The Kings started the season poorly, winning just one of their opening three matches before embarking on a three-match winning run to reignite their season. However, they have lost their past two matches.
When these two sides met in 2020, St Lucia Kings were victorious on both occasions, winning by seven wickets (DLS) and three runs, respectively.
Roston Chase appears to hold the key to St Lucia's success. The 29-year-old allrounder scored three consecutive half-centuries during his side's three-match winning run and is their highest run-scorer for the season, with 311 runs and a strike rate of 153.20. He's also taken eight wickets and bowled with an economy of 6.6.
With the ball, Jeavor Royal has been the Kings' biggest threat to date, taking 11 wickets and bowling with a team-leading economy of 6.44.
For Barbados, one single player hasn't really taken control with bat or ball in the 2021 CPL - no one has scored more than 200 runs or taken 10+ wickets for the club. However, Glenn Phillips showed what he is capable of during his side's victory over Guyana Amazon Warriors, smashing 44 runs from 31 balls, including two fours and four sixes. Ranked 18th in the T20 Player Index, and with a career strike rate of 141.39, Phillips could potentially steer the Royals to an unlikely playoff berth.
Matches played: 16
Barbados Royals wins: 10
Saint Lucia Kings wins: 6
Sadly, no. Morning matches are played behind closed doors while 50 per cent of the ground's capacity can be filled with fans in the evening.
Jeavor Royal (right)
Rain could cause chaos in Basseterre with a 50 per cent chance of precipitation forecast. Temperatures are expected to peak at 31 degrees Celsius.
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On field: Nigel Duguid, Leslie Reifer Jr
TV umpire: Deighton Butler
Fourth umpire: Christopher Taylor
St Lucia Kings to take a tight game.
St Lucia Kings are the favourites to win on Saturday, with Oddschecker offering odds of 4/6. Barbados Royals are available at 6/5.
CPL TEAM GUIDES
BT Sport have the live broadcast rights to the competition in the United Kingdom and will be showing all 33 matches on their platforms.
For UK streamers, BT Sport will have all of the action available online and on the BT Sport app. A 30-day monthly pass is available for £25, providing access to every BT channel and the app. EE customers can access every channel for a £20 per month add-on to their phone contract.
Where can I watch elsewhere in the world?
Australia: Fox Sports
New Zealand: Sky Sport NZ
India: FanCode
South Africa: SuperSport
USA: Willow TV
Middle East: Etisalat
Pan-Caribbean: SportsMax (Except Trinidad & Guyana)
Trinidad: CNC3
Barbados: CBC
St Lucia: Helen TV
Antigua & Barbuda: CNS
Guyana: E- Networks
Grenada: GBN
Barbados Royals: Jason Holder, Glenn Phillips, Chris Morris, Raymon Reifer, Kyle Mayers, Oshane Thomas, Ashley Nurse, Shai Hope, Thisara Perera, Justin Greaves, Joshua Bishop, Hayden Walsh Jr, Johnson Charles, Nyeem Young, Mohammad Amir, Azam Khan, Shafiqullah Ghafari, Smit Patel, Jake Lintott
St Lucia Kings: Andre Fletcher, Kesrick Williams, Wahab Riaz, Rakheem Cornwall, Keemo Paul, Javelle Glen, Mark Deyal, Alzarri Joseph, Jeavor Royal, Obed McCoy, Roston Chase, Faf du Plessis, Usman Qadir, Samit Patel, Keron Cottoy, Kadeem Alleyne, Tim David
Full CPL 2021 squad lists: Click here
Barbados Royals: Kyle Mayers, Johnson Charles, Smit Patel, Raymon Reifer, Glenn Phillips, Azam Khan, Jason Holder, Nyeem Young, Joshua Bishop, Jake Lintott, Mohammad Amir
Saint Lucia Kings: Andre Fletcher, Faf du Plessis, Mark Deyal, Roston Chase, Samit Patel, Tim David, David Wiese, Kadeem Alleyne, Alzarri Joseph, Jeavor Royal, Kesrick Williams
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