St Lucia Kings have done well this campaign and look the stronger outfit. They also hold a dominant 4-1 head to head record against the Patriots.
Key Stats - Pooran in Good Form
- Patriots' Jason Holder has taken 7 wickets in his last 6 matches.
- Patriots' Andre Fletcher has scores of 22*, 55, 20 and 48* in his last 6 innings.
- Patriots have lost 3 of their last 5 matches with 1 no-result.
- Patriots defeated the Barbados Tridents by 6 wickets in their previous match.
- Kings have won 4 of their last 5 meetings with the Patriots.
- Kings' Kamil Pooran has scored 25, 81*, 19 & 54 in his last 4 innings.
- Kings' Matthew Forde has figures of 1/31, 5/23, 1/37 & 4/29 in his last 5 matches.
- Kings defeated the Trinbago Knight Riders by 36 runs in their previous match.
- Kings have won 3 of the last 5 matches.
Kings Dominant in H2H
The Kings have won four of their last five meetings with the Patriots.
SKN Patriots Form
The Patriots defeated the Barbados Tridents by six wickets in a high-scoring thriller in Match 23 of the Caribbean Premier League at Warner Park in Basseterre.
The Patriots restricted Barbados Tridents to 217/4 (20 overs), with Naseem Shah (2/43), Jason Holder (1/42), and Wanindu Hasaranga (1/22) among the wickets.
The Patriots' Johnson Charles led the chase with an explosive 78 off 45 balls, anchoring a massive opening partnership with Kyle Mayers (29 off 27 balls). Dasun Shanaka chipped in with a fast 36 off 22 balls to keep the run rate climbing, with Andre Fletcher (22* off 8) and Wanindu Hasaranga (18* off 4) securing the victory with a blistering late-game cameo, sealing the fourth-highest run chase in CPL history with five balls to spare.
Jason Holder has taken seven wickets in his last six matches, while Andre Fletcher has scores of 22*, 55, 20 and 48* in his last six innings.
The Patriots have lost three of the last five matches with one no-result.
St Lucia Kings Form
The Kings defeated the Trinbago Knight Riders by 36 runs in the 17th match of the Caribbean Premier League at the Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
St Lucia Kings posted 211/4 in their 20 overs, with player of the match Tim Seifert scoring an unbeaten 105 off 61 balls, supported by Kamil Pooran (25 off 17), Charith Asalanka (33 off 21), and John Campbell (27 off 17).
In response, Trinbago posted 175/6 in their 20 overs. Roston Chase was the standout bowler, picking up three wickets in a single over, finishing with figures of 3/24.
Kamil Pooran has scored 25, 81*, 19 & 54 in his last four innings, while Maheesh Theekshana has taken six wickets in his last five matches.
The Kings have won three of the last five matches.
Predicted Lineups
Patriots' Probable XI: Andre Fletcher (wk), Johnson Charles, Kyle Mayers, Kevin Wickham, Alick Athanaze, Jason Holder (c), Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Saurabh Netravalkar, Obed McCoy, Waqar Salamkheil.
St Lucia Kings' Probable XI: Andries Gous (wk), Kamil Pooran, Ackeem Auguste, Jewel Andrew, Charith Asalanka, Roston Chase (c), Tim Seifert, Matthew Forde, Joshua Bishop, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Maheesh Theekshana.