Last Updated on August 22, 2020, 10:24 AM AST by Anthony Morris
The 7th match of CPL is scheduled to be played on Saturday, 22nd August at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad between St Kitts and Nevis Patriots and St Lucia Zouks.
The Patriots have had a rough ride in the season thus far as they have lost two encounters in a row and will be desperately eyeing to open their account before it becomes too late. While the Barbados Tridents defeated them by six runs in a close clash, the Guyana Amazon Warriors handed them a defeat by three wickets courtesy their underwhelming performance with the bat.
The Darren Sammy-led St. Lucia Zouks, on the other hand, made a rusty start against Jamaica Tallawahs and lost to them in their first match by five wickets.
However, they completed a stiff chase in a rain-curtailed encounter against Barbados Tridents to gain two crucial points and will come to this game with winning momentum.
The Zouks bowled well to restrict the Tridents to 131/7 in 18.1 overs. The revised target for them as per DLS was 47 in 5 overs that they chased quickly with five balls to spare. Against the Patriots, they will be keen to continue with their winning run.
The pandemic has forced the organizers to restrict the movement to a minimum possible extent, and therefore frequent travel was always off the table.
This has led to the use of the same venue for an extended spell and use the same track for matches in a row.
Therefore, it would not be surprising to notice a bit of wear and tear on the pitch, which would eventually assist the spinners, and the tracks have become slower over time.
The expectation from the pitch is not different, and it will continue to assist the turners heavily. However, the forecast suggests some showers and the new ball might do a bit for the fast bowlers.
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