St Kitts & Nevis Patriots vs Trinbago Knight Riders, match 27 of CPL 2021 is scheduled to be played at Basseterre on September 11. In this article we preview the game and predict the outcome. Riders are currently in second place on the points table, while Patriots are on top of it.
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Match Predictions and Betting Odds
<Last Meeting
The last meeting between the sides took place on 6 September 2020 at Aruba. Patriots batted first and lost regular wickets to be reduced to 5/33 by the ninth over. They never recovered and were eventually bowled out for 77 in the 19th over. For Patriots, Denesh Ramdin top scored with 19. For riders, Fawad Ahmed who took four for 21 emerged the most successful bowler.
The modest target was a walk in the park for Riders who achieved it with nine wickets and more than eight overs to spare. Tion Webster top scored for Riders with 41 from 33 balls. For Patriots, Rayad Emrit was the only wicket taker.
<Recent Form
On 7 September, Riders beat Tallawahs by 75 runs. On 5 September, Patriots lost to Kings by six wickets.
<Likely XIs
Trinbago Knight Riders: Lendl Simmons, Leonardo Julien, Colin Munro, Kieron Pollard, Darren Bravo, Tim Seifert, Sunil Narine, Khary Pierre, Akeal Hosein, Ravi Rampaul, Ali Khan.
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots: Evin Lewis, Devon Thomas, Chris Gayle, Andre McCarthy, Sherfane Rutherford, Asif Ali, Fabian Allen, Colin Archibald, Naseem Shah, Paul van Meekeren, Fawad Ahmed.
<Head-to-Head
Match Prediction
In our STKNP vs TKR match 27 prediction, we expect Riders to beat Patriots on 11 September.
<Betting Odds
Betting odds favour Riders to prevail over Patriots on 11 September.
<Summary
The recent form of the teams and the h2h comparison all point to the overwhelming superiority of Riders.