SLK vs ABF CPL Match Prediction: The match number 17 of the ongoing Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2024 will be played between hosts Saint Lucia Kings and the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons in St Lucia on Sunday.
Both teams are currently in the bottom half of the points table. Saint Lucia have three wins in five games and are alive in the playoffs race. However, the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons, having only won two out of seven matches, are on the verge of elimination. Their remaining three league matches are all virtually must-win encounters.
These two sides met earlier this season, in which the Saint Lucia Kings won by seven wickets through Noor Ahmad’s three-for and Johnson Charles’ 47.
Saint Lucia Kings lost the services of power-hitter Heinrich Klaasen at the start of the tournament as the South African pulled out due to personal reasons. He was replaced in the squad by New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter Tim Seifert.
Antigua and Barbuda Falcons will not have all-rounder Sherfane Rutherford available for selection this season, as he had withdrawn from the rest of the tournament for personal reasons. Also, opener Fakhar Zaman misses this year’s CPL as he flew home to play in the Champions One-Day Cup.
Faf du Plessis (c), Johnson Charles, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Tim Seifert (wk), Ackeem Auguste, Roston Chase, Sadrack Descarte, Alzarri Joseph, David Wiese, Matthew Forde, Noor Ahmad
Brandon King, Justin Greaves, Sam Billings (wk), Kofi James, Shamar Springer, Jewel Andrew, Chris Green (c), Roshon Primus, Fabian Allen, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir
The pitch at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium is a balanced one, with 170-175 being a par score. All three matches here so far have been won by chasing sides, so it suggests that conditions become better for batting in the second half of the game.
There is a slight chance of rain, as 23% precipitation is forecasted, but the match is likely to have an outcome.
Saint Lucia Kings opener Johnson Charles is a good Dream11 captaincy choice for this encounter. Charles is in a good touch this season, as he’s scored 181 runs in five innings at an average of 45 and a strike rate of 142. Since St. Lucia is a good batting surface, Charles could once again get going on it.
The 3 players to watch out for in the Saint Lucia Kings vs Antigua and Barbuda Falcons Match 17 are Johnson Charles, Faf du Plessis, and Imad Wasim.
For the SLK vs ABF CPL Match Prediction, we predict that Saint Lucia Kings will defeat Antigua and Barbuda Falcons.
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