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Barbados Royals and St Lucia Kings will face off in the final round of Caribbean Premier League group fixtures.
The match is scheduled to take place at 10am local time (3pm BST, 7.30pm IST) on Sunday, September 12, 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.
Barbados Royals are rooted to the bottom of the CPL table and are destined to finish 2021 in sixth position. The Royals have won just twice in nine matches to date and are playing for pride in their final match of the season.
St Lucia Kings, however, have it all to play for. Just four points separate first and fifth position heading into the final round of fixtures and the Kings are fourth, level on points with Trinbago and Guyana and two clear of Jamaica Tallawahs. They require a win to assure playoff qualification owing to their poor net run rate. Otherwise, they will need Guyana to defeat the Tallawahs.
Fortunately for the Kings, they head into the match with winning momentum after defeating the Royals by 15 runs (DLS) on Saturday and have now won four of their previous six matches.
St Lucia's overseas stars came to the rescue in the penultimate fixture, with Faf du Plessis smashing 84 runs from just 54 balls and David Wiese collecting 5 for 25 with the ball. And it's the former who could make the difference in this crucial match.
Unfortunately, the South African has blown hot and cold for the Kings this season. He posted a career high-score of 120 against the Patriots but has only passed 30 on one other occasion in nine matches. However, du Plessis, ranked 43rd on the T20 Player Index, is one of only two Kings players to pass 50 more than once this season - the other is Roston Chase - and his innings could determine St Lucia's fate.
Hayden Walsh provided some lower-order resistance for the Royals in their previous outing, scoring 30 runs off 18 balls to go with his impressive bowling figures of 1 for 25. This should give Royals fans hope that if their top order falters once again, they may still be in with a chance of chasing, or setting, a competitive total.
With the ball, it's all down to Mohammad Amir, who has taken a team-leading 11 wickets and bowled with an economy of 6.12. In his second match of the season, the Pakistan international took 3 for 21 against Trinbago and if he can recreate that form against St Lucia, his side may leave CPL 2021 with a bang rather than a whimper.
Matches played: 17
Barbados Royals wins: 10
Saint Lucia Kings wins: 7
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.
Faf du Plessis
Sunshine in the morning giving way to the possibility of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Temperatures are expected to peak at 31 degrees Celsius.
Click here for the Accuweather forecast.
On field: Gregory Brathwaite, Zahid Bassarath
TV umpire: Carl Tuckett
Fourth umpire: Verdayne Smith
St Lucia Kings are the favourites to win according to the bookies, with Oddschecker offering odds of 4/6. Barbados Royals are at 11/8 to win.
St Lucia Kings have it all to play for and should overcome an already eliminated Barbados side. Kings win.
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, Shai Hope, Glenn Phillips, Jason Holder, Thisara Perera, Nyeem Young, Hayden Walsh, Joshua Bishop, Jake Lintott, Mohammad Amir
Saint Lucia Kings: Andre Fletcher, Faf du Plessis, Mark Deyal, Roston Chase, Tim David, David Wiese, Keemo Paul, Kadeem Alleyne, Alzarri Joseph, Jeavor Royal, Wahab Riaz
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