After a formidable campaign in the previous season, the Trinbago Knight Riders will be back in action as they start their CPL 2024 campaign against the Saint Kitts and Nevis Patriots. TKR will be aiming to start their season by delivering a strong team performance and bagging the victory against St Kitts. The Knight Riders will be on the road for quite a while in the early stages of the season, thus every game will be extremely important for them. TKR fans will be eagerly waiting for the action to start and see their favourite stars in action.
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HEAD-TO-HEAD
TKR have the firm hold over head-to-head records against SKNP as they lead 14-6 in the overall statistics. This data will fill the Knight Riders with confidence and they will be aiming to register another win over SKNP. The last time these two sides clashed against each other in Basseterre, TKR came out supreme with a formidable run-chase and they will be aiming to replicate a similar performance this time around as well.
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PITCH AND GROUND CONDITIONS
The SKNP-TKR clash will be the first one in Warner Park, Basseterre in this year’s CPL. In the previous season, the pitches here have been seen conducive to both batting 1st and batting 2nd with stats suggesting a 3-3 tie between both. Thus, it will be a matter of intrigue, how this pitch plays out with SKNP and TKR battling each other.
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PLAYERS TO WATCH OUT FOR
Kieron Pollard
Skipper Kieron Pollard will be back for CPL 2024 and has been in terrific form since a few months. It will be important for the skipper to stand up and deliver a strong performance with the bat right from the outset of the season. Pollard will also be aiming to chipping in with the ball whenever required to provide his team crucial breakthroughs.
Nicholas Pooran
Nicky P is genuinely an X-factor in any team he plays for and he will be hoping to turn the heat on right from the first game itself. Last year, Pooran helped TKR get over the line all by himself on a couple of occasions and he will be aiming to replicate a similar performance this year around as well.
Andre Russell
Dre-Russ has always been someone who has delivered important performances whenever the team has been in need. May it be scoring at a blazing strike-rate lower down the order to finish games or bowling thunderbolts in the powerplay to pick up wickets, the big man knows how to do it all. Russell will be eyeing an impactful performance in this upcoming game as well as in this tournament with a lot of responsibility on his shoulders.
