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Last year’s bottom-placed franchise, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots kick off the 2024 Caribbean Premier League against the newly established Antigua & Barbuda Falcons, who replace Jamaica Tallawahs in the CPL.
DATE & TIME: Thursday August 29th 2024 – USA PT – 4:00pm / USA ET – 7:00pm / Friday August 30th 2024 – UK – 12:00am
VENUE: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua
WEATHER: Very warm with temperatures at just under 30c, but a chance of scattered showers across the scheduled hours of play
HOW TO WATCH: USA – Willow & Willow Extra / UK – TNT Sports
HOW TO GET TICKETS FOR THE CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE: Click here for the latest ticket information for Antigua & Barbuda Falcons Men vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots Men
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA FALCONS FORM: STRONG OVERSEAS CORE UNDERPINS NEW FRANCHISE SQUAD
New to this year’s Caribbean Premier League, Antigua & Barbuda Falcons will want to make a big splash in their debut season. In order to do so, they’ve recruited some impressive overseas signings. Australian Chris Green has been brilliant for Lancashire across the English summer, whilst Pakistan trio Mohammad Amir, Imad Wasim and Fakhar Zaman cover all bases whether it be batting (Fakhar), fast bowling (Amir), or spin-bowling all-rounder (Imad).
ST KITTS AND NEVIS PATRIOTS FORM: EXPECTED KEY PLAYERS COME INTO COMPETITION HOT
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots have reason to believe this year will be different and a vast improvement on 2023 and when you at their squad, it’s easy to believe them. Evin Lewis and Kyle Mayers provide a domestic top-order core containing both power and quality. The star name within the squad though is Tristan Stubbs, who is coming off the back of a hugely successful Test debut for South Africa.
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA FALCONS BETTING ANALYSIS
When taking into account just how well Chris Green performed both with bat and ball in the T20 Blast for Lancashire, he is the player that bettors should be zoning in on here. Green’s canny spin-bowling should prove very effective in Antigua and whilst opposition batters may target him, this opens up the prospect of him taking wickets. Therefore, explore backing Green to finish this match as the Falcons’ top bowler.
ST KITTS AND NEVIS PATRIOTS BETTING ANALYSIS
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots desperately need their best West Indian players to perform well for them if they are to reach the play-offs in 2024 and Kyle Mayers in particular is one man capable of setting a big platform with his run-scoring ability. Mayers will want to showcase his talents to the West Indies selectors and help his CPL franchise in the process and at good value, he can be backed to record 20+ match runs here.
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA FALCONS VS ST KITTS AND NEVIS PATRIOTS EXPERT PREDICTION
Whilst they do come into this opening fixture of the 2024 Caribbean Premier League with home advantage in their favour, the worry for Antigua & Barbuda Falcons is that it will take time for them to grow as a team and franchise in general. T20 tournaments such as this gives you precious little time for manoeuvre and failure to play your best cricket early on can see you fall behind very quickly.
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots will likely still be smarting after last season’s embarrassment and you’d expect them to come out of the traps flying here, desperate to put that behind them, especially the domestic players within the squad. With that in mind, back the Patriots to put their first win of 2024 on the board.
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA FALCONS VS ST KITTS AND NEVIS PATRIOTS TOP TIP: ST KITTS AND NEVIS PATRIOTS TO WIN