Caribbean Premier League — match preview

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots v Trinbago Knight Riders

Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent | 8 Aug 2026T20

Ground trends — Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent

Bowler-friendly powerplay: 2.3 wickets in PP vs 1.6 globally
Bat first advantage: 88% win rate batting first vs 12% chasing

In-play & trading angles

Defendable totalA first-innings score of 100+ is defended 88% of the time here. Once a side posts it, the fielding team is live in-play — the market often overrates the chase.
Chasing is hard hereChasing sides win only 13% at this ground. A batting-first team stays value even at level par — don't back the chase too early.
Wickets come earlyAn average of 2.3 wickets fall in the powerplay here. Early strikes are the norm — fade the panic if a side loses a couple up top.
Chase edgeTrinbago Knight Riders chase better than St Kitts and Nevis Patriots (68.8% vs 42.9% in the CPL). If Trinbago Knight Riders are chasing, they hold value deeper than the scoreboard suggests.

Average runs in the last five overs at Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent are 6.5, 8.3, 6.1, 7.8, 9.6 — about 38.3 runs in the closing quarter (8 men's T20 matches). Runs lines below that, with batting in hand, are the overs angle.

Full ground stats

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Avg 1st innings142 (7.08 rpo)

Median 1st innings147

Chase success rate13%

Bat first win rate88%

Toss winner win rate25%

Avg powerplay (1st inns)39.8/2.3

Boundaries per match22 fours, 9.8 sixes

Highest chase / lowest defended158 / 106

Based on 8 men's T20 matches at this ground.

Team trends

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots

Overall41-70 · 36.9%

Recent form

LLLWW

Batting first32.7% (52)

Chasing42.9% (56)

Trinbago Knight Riders

Overall91-57 · 61.5%

Recent form

LLWWW

Batting first55.4% (65)

Chasing68.8% (80)

Head-to-head (last 24 CPL meetings): St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 5, Trinbago Knight Riders 19.

Teams

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots

· Trails the H2H vs Trinbago Knight Riders 5-19 (24 meetings)

Trinbago Knight Riders

· Won 7 of last 10 (10 matches)
· Leads the H2H vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 18-6 (24 meetings)

Key matchups

N Pooran vs J Louis28/13 · SR 215 · 0w

N Pooran has dominated J Louis — SR 215 off 13 balls

A Fletcher vs A Hosein48/25 · SR 192 · 0w

A Fletcher has dominated A Hosein — SR 192 off 25 balls

A Fletcher vs U Tariq12/10 · SR 120 · 1w

12 runs off 10 balls, 1 dismissal

From these two sides' historical CPL meetings — a guide to duels that may recur.

Players

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots

Andre David Stephon Fletcherbat

· 521 runs in 15 innings in the last 15 matches at an average of 34.73, striking at 130.9 (15 inns, 398 balls)
· Low score of 7, best of 93 (15 inns, 398 balls)
· 1.6 sixes per innings (24 total) (15 inns, 398 balls)
· Strikes at 113 against Trinbago Knight Riders in the CPL, 9.2% below the league average, averaging 34.74 (707 balls faced)

Kyle Rico Mayersbat

· 270 runs in 15 innings in the last 15 matches at an average of 18, striking at 137.8 (15 inns, 196 balls)
· Low score of 1, best of 60 (15 inns, 196 balls)
· 0.9 sixes per innings (14 total) (15 inns, 196 balls)
· Strikes at 157.4 against Trinbago Knight Riders in the CPL, 26.4% above the league average, averaging 25.65 (277 balls faced)

Waqar Salamkheilbowl

· 15 wickets in 10 innings in the last 15 matches at 8.5 runs per over (10 inns, 234 balls)
· 1.5 wickets per innings (10 inns, 234 balls)

Jason Omar Holderbowl

· 13 wickets in 10 innings in the last 15 matches at 7.8 runs per over (10 inns, 210 balls)
· 1.3 wickets per innings (10 inns, 210 balls)

Trinbago Knight Riders

Nicholas Pooranbat

· 618 runs in 15 innings in the last 15 matches at an average of 56.18, striking at 140.8 (15 inns, 439 balls)
· Low score of 0, best of 101 (15 inns, 439 balls)
· 2.9 sixes per innings (43 total) (15 inns, 439 balls)
· Strikes at 177.8 against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the CPL, 42.8% above the league average, averaging 49.23 (360 balls faced)

Kieron Adrian Pollardbat

· 419 runs in 13 innings in the last 15 matches at an average of 52.38, striking at 166.3 (13 inns, 252 balls)
· Low score of 12, best of 65 (13 inns, 252 balls)
· 2.8 sixes per innings (37 total) (13 inns, 252 balls)
· Strikes at 150.7 against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the CPL, 21% above the league average, averaging 50.82 (371 balls faced)

Sunil Philip Narinebowl

· 11 wickets in 14 innings in the last 15 matches at 6.1 runs per over (14 inns, 324 balls)
· 0.79 wickets per innings (14 inns, 324 balls)

Akeal Jerome Hoseinbowl

· 14 wickets in 14 innings in the last 15 matches at 7.9 runs per over (14 inns, 312 balls)
· 1 wickets per innings (14 inns, 312 balls)

Stats are computed from ball-by-ball data and show their sample sizes. Ground figures cover every men's T20 played there, not CPL alone.