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Jamaica Tallawahs and St Kitts and Nevis Patriots go head to head in the 12th game of the 2021 Caribbean Premier League.
The match is scheduled to take place at 7pm local time (12am BST, 4.30am IST) on Wednesday, September 1, 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.
The Tallawahs come into this game with two victories and one defeat - their victory being seriously emphatic. Having racked up a stunning 255 against St Kitts and Nevis, seeing them to a comfortable win , their batting unit wasn't able to replicate that form last time out against Barbados Royals, as none of the top four batsmen recorded more than ten, falling to defeat. On August 31, they got back at the Royals in the return fixture, as they swept a target of 151 with a comfortable 14 balls to spare, despite three single-digit scores in the top-order.
The Patriots have got their campaign off to a perfect start with three wins out of three. Their last two, against the Guyana Warriors, saw them take victory having batted second, chasing down targets of 146 nd 166 with plenty of time to spare. They will be fancying themselves to go four from four after this game, with solid performances all round with both bat and ball to see them so far undefeated.
Of course, Andre Russell is an obvious case to take the spotlight in whichever game he plays. The all-rounder recorded a stunning 50 off just 14 balls, which included six sixes - the top four finishing just three, two, five and 12 away from a half-century each. The opening pair of Walton and Kennar ewis will want to fire again, and quickly forget the frustration of their last defeat. Against the Royals on Tuesday, Lewis did the trick, racking up 89 off just 53 balls - his partnership with Shamarh Brooks was enough to get his side over the line comfortably.
There's plenty of force within the Patriots' bowling, however, including the veteran Sheldon Cottrell, who has taken three wickets so far, but it has been Dominic Drakes who has stormed into notability with his performances so far. He took 2-13 in the opening game and followed that up with three more against the Warriors, something he will be willing to replicate with his deadly left-arm seam, with an inswinging ball that has been built perfectly for T20.
With the bat, the Patriots have more than enough damage-makers in the middle order. Sherfane Rutherford impressed last time out, with 58 runs coming off 34 balls, but they can thank their steady openers of Devon Thomas and Evin Lewis, who both recorded 30s at just over a run per ball, for setting the foundation.
Matches played: 12
Jamaica Tallawahs wins: 6
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots wins: 6
Yes - 50% of the ground's capacity is to be filled with fans, as per the protocol which sees the evening games played with limited attendance.
It's set to be a perfect evening of cricket, with temperatures reaching the upper twenties with a minimal chance of rain.
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On field: Carl Tuckett and Verdayne Smith
TV umpire: Zahid Bassarath
Fourth umpire: Gregory Brathwaite
It's a close one to call - the Tallawahs' batting order has been quite literally somewhat hit and miss, so on this occasion we expect the Patriots' consistency to see them come up trumps.
What are the odds?
Bet365 have priced St Kitts and Nevis Patriots as 8/11 favourites. You can back the Tallawahs at 11/10.
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.
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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
Jamaica Tallawahs: Rovman Powell, Veerasammy Permaul, Carlos Brathwaite, Qais Ahmad, Chadwick Walton, Jason Mohammed, Andre Russell, Fidel Edwards, Ryan Persaud, Haider Ali, Migael Pretorius, Kenar Lewis, Abhijai Mansingh, Joshua James, Kirk McKenzie, Chris Green, Shamarh Brooks, Imad Wasim
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots: Evin Lewis, Fabian Allen, Devon Thomas, Jon-Russ Jaggesar, Sheldon Cottrell, Dominic Drakes, Sherfane Rutherford, Chris Gayle, Rayad Emrit, Joshua da Silva, Colin Archibald, Dwayne Bravo, Mikyle Louis, Paul van Neekeren, Ravi Bopara, Fawad Ahmed, Asif Ali, Naseem Shah
Full CPL 2021 squad lists: Click here
Jamaica Tallawahs: Chadwick Walton, Kennar Lewis, Haider Ali, Rovman Powell, Shamarh Brooks, Carlos Brathwaite, Andre Russell, Migael Pretorius, Chris Green, Veerasammy Permauk, Imran Khan
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots: Devon Thomas, Evin Lewis, Asif Ali, Sherfane Rutherford, Dwayne Bravo, Fabian Allen, Joshua Da Silva, Dominic Drakes, Jon-Russ Jaggesar, Paul van Meekeren, Fawad Ahmed