Cricket Match Predictions: CPL 2024 - Barbados Royals vs St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots - Match 9 - September 6th

The 9th match of the Caribbean Premier League 2024 will feature the Barbados Royals facing the St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots on September 6, 2024, at Warner Park in Basseterre, St. Kitts.

St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots Form Guide:

• St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots are placed at the bottom most position on points table with 1 win and 3 losses to their credit.
• The top run scorer for St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the Caribbean Premier League is Evin Lewis with 171 runs to his name.
• The top wicket taker for St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the Caribbean Premier League is Anrich Nortje with 6 scalps under his belt.
• St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots have lost their previous high scoring thriller against Guyana Amazon Warriors by 40 runs.

Guyana Amazon Warriors batted first and they posted a massive total of 266 for 7 in 20 overs. Rahmanullah Gurbaz at the top of the order played like a champion. He scored 69 runs off just 37 deliveries. Shimron Hetmyer in the middle order took the game to the highest order. He smashed 91 runs off just 39 deliveries, hitting 11 sixes. Keemo Paul then played a nice cameo of 38 runs in 14 balls to help Guyana Amazon Warriors post a mammoth 266 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots lost their in-form batter Evin Lewis early on in the innings. Andre Fletcher and Sherfane Rutherford then played very well and scored 81 and 34 runs respectively. Despite their valiant effort, the target was too tall to achieve. Imran Tahir picked up 3 wickets and broke the back of the chase. St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots were eventually bowled out for 226, losing the match by 40 runs.

Barbados Royals Form Guide:

• Barbados Royals are placed at the 3rd position on points table with 1 win to their credit.
• The top run scorer for Barbados Royals in the Caribbean Premier League is Quinton de Kock with 87 runs to his name.
• The top wicket taker for Barbados Royals in the Caribbean Premier League is Obed McCoy with 3 scalps under his belt.
• Barbados Royals have won their previous match against Antigua and Barbuda by a wide margin of 9 wickets.

Antigua and Barbuda batted first and they posted a total of 145 for 9 in 20 overs. All of their top order including Fakhar Zaman, Kofi James and Sam Billings failed miserably and got out for cheap scores. Jewel Andrew tried his best to take his team to a respectable total, scored 48 runs but he didn't get any support from the other end. As a result, Antigua and Barbuda Falcons had to settle for an ordinary total of 145 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Rakheem Cornwall and Quinton de Kock got their team off to a flying start. They smashed 34 and 87 runs respectively to seal the deal in favor of Barbados Royals. On the back of their batting brilliance, Barbados Royals chased the total down in the 16th over with 9 wickets in hand.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Barbados Royals

Jason Holder, Rovman Powell, Maheesh Theekshana, Quinton de Kock, David Miller, Alick Athanaze, Naveen Ul Haq, Obed McCoy, Kevin Wickham, Keshav Maharaj, Kadeem Alleyne, Rakheem Cornwall, Isai Thorne, Nathan Sealy, Nyeem Young, Rivaldo Clarke, Ramon Simmonds, Shamarh Brooks, Dunith Wellalage

St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots

Kyle Mayers, Wanindu Hasaranga, Evin Lewis, Rilee Rossouw, Sherfane Rutherford, Sikandar Raza, Andre Fletcher, Nuwan Thushara, Tristan Stubbs, Dominic Drakes, Mikyle Lewis, Joshua de Silva, Odean Smith, Veerasammy Permaul, Ryan John, Ashmead Nedd and Johann Layne

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Barbados Royals

Who will win?- Barbados Royals

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Quinton de Kock (Barbados Royals), Kyle Mayers (St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Dunith Wellalage (Barbados Royals), Odean Smith (St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots)

Most Sixes – Quinton de Kock (Barbados Royals), Kyle Mayers (St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots)

Player of the Match- Dunith Wellalage (Barbados Royals)

Team Scores Batting first – Barbados Royals 185+, St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots 175+

Match Handicap: Barbados Royals

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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

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