Toss & Conditions

Head-to-Head

Across the last three meetings, TKR lead 2 wins to 1. In the most recent matchup, TKR won by 56 runs after posting 194/4 and holding SLK to 138/8. The game was defined by SLK being restricted to 138/8 while chasing 195. The pattern is mixed rather than one-way: SLK also beat TKR by 7 wickets with 53 balls remaining in another recent meeting.

TKTrinbago Knight Riders 194/4

SLSaint Lucia Kings 138/8

2025-09-20 · TKR won by 56 runs

TKTrinbago Knight Riders 109/10

SLSaint Lucia Kings 112/3

2025-09-03 · SLK won by 7 wickets (with 53 balls remaining)

SLSaint Lucia Kings 165/6

TKTrinbago Knight Riders 183/7

2025-08-23 · TKR won by 18 runs

Trinbago Knight Riders

TKR are 6th in the CPL regular season with 2 points, a 1W-2L record, and a -0.129 NRR. Their last two games have both ended in 5-wicket defeats, with the opposition finishing the chase with 9 balls and 8 balls remaining. Their lone win in this stretch came via the D/L method, by 19 runs.

TKTrinbago Knight Riders 165/6

ABAntigua & Barbuda Falcons 168/5

2026-08-22 · ABF won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)

TKTrinbago Knight Riders 182/6

JKJamaica Kingsmen 183/5

2026-08-16 · JK won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)

TKTrinbago Knight Riders 94/2

SNSt Kitts and Nevis Patriots 109/9

2026-08-08 · TKR won by 19 runs (D/L method)

Saint Lucia Kings

SLK are 3rd in the CPL regular season with 6 points, a 3W-3L record, and a -0.250 NRR, currently in the playoff zone. Their last match was a 6-wicket win with 10 balls remaining after chasing 171/4 against Jamaica Kingsmen. Before that, they lost back-to-back games: one by 7 wickets with 11 balls remaining and another by 9 runs.

SLSaint Lucia Kings 171/4

JKJamaica Kingsmen 169/9

2026-08-21 · SLK won by 6 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)

SLSaint Lucia Kings 151/7

GAGuyana Amazon Warriors 157/3

2026-08-19 · GAW won by 7 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)

SLSaint Lucia Kings 168/7

BTBarbados Tridents 177/5

2026-08-16 · BT won by 9 runs

Playing XI

Key Stats

Prediction

Seifert’s century sets the tone

Tim Seifert seized the match early and never let it drift, powering Saint Lucia Kings to a 36-run win over Trinbago Knight Riders. His 105 off 61 gave SLK both pace and control, and even when TKR’s chase flickered to life, the target kept looming. The key moment came at the back end: once SLK launched into the final five overs, the game moved from competitive to chase-only-by-miracle.

Death overs blow the game open

The decisive gap was SLK’s finish. After a strong start (64/1 in the powerplay) and a steady middle, they detonated at the death with 54 runs in the last four overs at 13.5 an over. That surge turned a good total into 211/4, forcing TKR to attack from the outset. TKR’s own death phase told the opposite story: just 28 runs in the last four overs, with wickets interrupting any late acceleration.

Seifert and Chase deliver control

Seifert’s innings was the difference between 190 and 210-plus: he paced the middle overs, then accelerated when SLK needed separation. Roston Chase then made the chase feel heavier than the scoreboard, returning 3/24 and breaking TKR’s rhythm as they slipped to 91/4 in the middle phase. Pollard’s 26-ball 65 threatened a late twist, but it arrived with too much left to do and too little support.

Pre-match split, match-day clarity

The build-up suggested a tight contest, with recent TKR form and a slight edge in key stats pulling one way, and SLK’s higher points position and player-form rating pulling the other. On the night, the “tight chase” question that hovered over TKR became the match: they started well at 56/0, but once the middle overs brought four wickets, the chase turned into periodic bursts rather than sustained pressure.