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St Kitts & Nevis Patriots take on Barbados Royals in the 2022 Caribbean Premier League.
The match is scheduled to take place at 7pm local time (GMT-5) on Thursday, September 1.
This game is due to be staged at Warner Park on St Kitts.
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots got off to a poor start of their title defence with a 47-run defeat at the hands of Jamaica Tallawahs in their opening fixture on Wednesday.
Patriots were undone by a powerful innings by Brandon King (89 off 57 balls), before their top order spluttered in reply. Much more will be expected on home soil when they take on Barbados Royals.
The Royals are playing their first game of the season. They finished rock bottom of the group stage in 2021 with three victories from 10 outings.
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots lost their season opener [CPL/Getty Images]
Barbados Royals will be desperate to see their South African overseas stars fire after poor returns in The Hundred. David Miller managed 73 runs from seven innings at a strike rate of 91, while Quinton de Kock hit 115 from the same number, at a marginally better 108. If those weak performances continue, it's not clear where big runs come from in this side. Azam Khan, who disappointed in the 2021 CPL, also needs to prove himself.
There is still no Wanindu Hasaranga for St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, with the Sri Lanka allrounder on Asia Cup duty. Akila Dhananjaya will continue to fill in. Sheldon Cottrell, who has not played a competitive match since February, did not feature in the season opener and it remains unclear how fit he is. Dominic Drakes is out injured.
Harry Tector, the Ireland international, fills in for Mujeeb ur Rahman for Barbados Royals. David Miller has arrived in St Kitts following his time in The Hundred with Welsh Fire (we are waiting on news of Quinton de Kock).
Matches played: 13
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots wins: 9
Barbados Royals wins: 14
Tickets are still available for this fixture, ranging from $8 to $15. There is also the option of the $100 VIP stand.
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Highs of 28 degrees Celsius around the start of play. There is a chance of a shower during play.
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots: Dwayne Bravo, Evin Lewis, Andre Fletcher, Wanindu Hasaranga (arriving after Asia Cup), Darren Bravo, Sherfane Rutherford, Sheldon Cottrell, Dominic Drakes, Dwaine Pretorius, Dewald Brevis, Joshua da Silva, Jon-Russ Jaggesar, Keacy Carty, Kelvin Pittman, Jaden Carmichael, Duan Jansen, Akila Dhananjaya
Barbados Royals: Jason Holder, Obed McCoy, Kyle Mayers, Hayden Walsh Jnr, Devon Thomas, Oshane Thomas, Nyeem Young, Quinton de Kock, David Miller, Harry Tector (temporary replacement for Mujeeb ur Rahman), Azam Khan, Corbin Bosch, Rahkeem Cornwall, Joshua Bishop, Justin Greaves, Teddy Bishop, Ramon Simmonds
Barbados Royals play their first game of the new season [CPL/Getty Images]
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots: Andre Fletcher, Evin Lewis, Dewald Brevis, Darren Bravo, Sherfane Rutherford, Dwaine Pretorius, Dwayne Bravo, Duan Jansen, Jaden Carmichael, Akila Dhananjaya
Barbados Royals: Justin Greaves/Quinton de Kock, Rahkeem Cornwall, Corbin Bosch, David Miller, Harry Tector/Azam Khan, Kyle Mayers, Jason Holder, Devon Thomas, Nyeem Young, Hayden Walsh, Oshane Thomas
Barbados Royals are the underdogs at even money, with St Kitts & Nevis Patriots fancied by the bookies - odds available at around 4/5.
Nip and tuck. St Kitts will want to erase memories of their first-night troubles quickly. Barbados have enough to deepen the wound. Narrow Patriots win.
BT Sport have the live broadcast rights to the competition in the United Kingdom.
Fancode - India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Myanmar and the Maldives
Sky NZ - New Zealand
Willow - USA
SuperSport - South Africa
Fox Sports - Australia
DAZN – Australia, Europe and South East Asia
SportsMax - Pan Caribbean
E-Networks - Guyana
Star Sports – India
CNC3 - Trinidad & Tobago
Etisalat - Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Syria, Tunisa, UAE, Yemen, West Bank, Gaza Strip and Palestine
TVG - Guyana
NCN - Guyana
National Television Network - Guyana
Little Rock Television Station - Guyana
CNS - Antigua and Barbuda
GBN - Grenada
Winners TV - St Lucia
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