Toss & Conditions

Head-to-Head

Across the last three meetings, SLK lead 2-1. In the most recent matchup, SNP won by 5 wickets with 14 balls remaining after chasing down SLK’s 155/8. The defining feature was the control of the chase: SNP finished with time to spare rather than taking it deep. The wider pattern is tight and swingy—two of the last three were decided by single-digit margins.

SLSaint Lucia Kings 155/8

SNSt Kitts and Nevis Patriots 156/5

2026-08-12 · SNP won by 5 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)

SLSaint Lucia Kings 180/3

SNSt Kitts and Nevis Patriots 177/3

2025-08-28 · SLK won by 7 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)

SNSt Kitts and Nevis Patriots 197/6

SLSaint Lucia Kings 200/8

2025-08-19 · SLK won by 3 runs

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots

SNP are 5th in the CPL regular season with 5 points. Their recent form has been volatile, mixing a high-scoring win with narrow defeats. The clearest signal is their last outing: they got home with 5 balls left in a 6-wicket win after a 220/4 vs 217/4 shootout.

SNSt Kitts and Nevis Patriots 220/4

BTBarbados Tridents 217/4

2026-09-01 · SNP won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)

SNSt Kitts and Nevis Patriots 171/6

JKJamaica Kingsmen 182/7

2026-08-27 · JK won by 11 runs

SNSt Kitts and Nevis Patriots 187/6

ABAntigua & Barbuda Falcons 191/7

2026-08-20 · ABF won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)`

Saint Lucia Kings

SLK are 3rd in the CPL regular season with 8 points, currently inside the playoff zone. Their last three show a steadier upward trend, with two wins wrapped up comfortably. The standout is the 36-run win over TKR, where SLK posted 211/4 and controlled the game.

SLSaint Lucia Kings 211/4

TKTrinbago Knight Riders 175/6

2026-08-26 · SLK won by 36 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)

Playing XI

Key Stats

Prediction

Louis rips out the chase

Jeremiah Louis turned a steep target into a full-blown rout, slicing through Saint Lucia Kings’ middle order as the chase imploded. After St Kitts and Nevis Patriots piled up 235/4, Louis’ burst ensured there was no second act: Kings were bowled out for 98 in 13.5 overs, losing by 137 runs despite a brief, early attempt to counterpunch.

Death-overs avalanche decides it

The decisive swing came at the back end of the Patriots innings. They were already moving at 156/4 after 16 overs, but the final four overs detonated: 79 runs without loss at a staggering 19.8 an over. That surge, driven by clean hitting and smart targeting of length, turned a competitive total into a near-impossible one, leaving Kings needing well over 11 an over from ball one.

Shanaka’s blaze, Louis’ hammer

Dasun Shanaka’s 121 off 43 was the innings that changed the ceiling of the match, combining with Wanindu Hasaranga in a 93-run stand that set up the death-overs assault. Andre Fletcher’s 64 gave the platform, but Shanaka’s strike rate (281) made 200 look small. In reply, Tim Seifert’s 50 offered a flicker, yet Louis’ 5/10 and Hasaranga’s control (2/25) shut every door as wickets fell in clusters.

Pre-match edge, match-day mismatch

Coming in, the numbers leaned Kings: better form, higher season standing, and a clear Elo and NRR advantage. But this game flipped on execution under pressure. Patriots’ batting didn’t just start well; it finished brutally, and that kind of late-innings acceleration can erase broader season trends in one night. When Kings lost three in the powerplay (46/3), the chase became a scramble rather than a plan.