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St Lucia Kings vs Trinbago Knight Riders Predictions & Tips - Du Plessis backed to star in Kings win

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 24 Aug 2023

Ralph Staniforth 24 Aug 2023

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Watch St Lucia Kings vs Trinbago Knight Riders in the CPL on Saturday (15:00 BST)
Pooran backed to continue his superb run-scoring form
Can the Kings get a 2nd win?

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Faf du Plessis plays to leg in the IPL. (credit: Manjunath Kiran / AFP via Getty Images)

St Lucia Kings vs Trinbago Knight Riders Predictions

With so many games being affected by rain it is difficult to gauge form at this stage in the CPL. But with a win under their belt, I’m backing the Kings to win this fixture against the odds.

St Lucia Kings vs Trinbago Knight Riders Predictions
Head-to-Head
St Lucia Kings Form
St Lucia Kings Injuries & Team News
Trinbago Knight Riders Form
Trinbago Knight Riders Injuries & Team News

St Lucia Kings have won 3 of their last 5 matches against the Knight Riders.
St Lucia Kings’ Faf du Plessis scored 46 runs in his last completed innings.
Trinbago Knight Riders’ Nicholas Pooran has scored 40+ runs in 3 of his last 5 T20 innings.
Trinbago Knight Riders’ Nicholas Pooran scored 137* in his last franchise T20 innings.

Head-to-Head

St Lucia Kings have won three of their last five games against the Knight Riders. They last met in 2022 where the Kings won by one run.

St Lucia Kings Form

St Lucia Kings are second on the CPL table, but they have already played four matches. Two of them have ended in a no-result while they have also won one and lost one.

In their first game, the Kings lost out to the Jamaica Tallawahs but bounced back superbly to beat Barbados Royals. Batting first, the Kings scored 201 runs in 20 overs as Sean Williams (47) and Faf du Plessis (46) excelled.

The Kings then restricted the Royals to 147 runs to secure a 54-run win. Matthew Forde was the pick of the bowlers with his three wickets.

St Lucia Kings Injuries & Team News

The Kings last two games have been rained out so I don’t foresee them making many changes.

Trinbago Knight Riders Form

The Trinbago Knight Riders are bottom of the table but have only played one match to date. That match ended as a no result, so the points were shared.

The rain came down with the Knight Riders on 19-1 in the first innings. With little form to go on in the competition, it is worth looking at the in-form Nicholas Pooran to score runs. The left-hander scored 40+ runs in three of the five T20I’s against India recently.

Trinbago Knight Riders Injuries & Team News

The Knight Riders only game to date was rained out so I expect them to select the same side for this fixture.

Verdict

St Lucia Kings v Trinbago Knight Riders

I am backing St Lucia Kings to win. I am also backing Faf du Plessis to top score for St Lucia Kings.

Nicholas Pooran is a good bet to top score for the Trinbago Knight Riders.

St Lucia Kings

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