Trinbago Knight Riders v St Lucia Zouks – 10/09/2020

Trinbago v St Lucia – CPL Betting Tips for the Final, Latest Odds, Team News – 10/09/2020

It’s time for the CPL final 2020. After a couple of one-sided semi-finals, this should be a hotly contested affair between the Trinbago Knight Riders and St Lucia Zouks.

Read our CPL betting tips and information about the best betting websites in India before making your predictions.

Trinbago Knight Riders v St Lucia Zouks – Match Preview

Trinbago were as clinical as ever in beating the Jamaica Tallawahs in the first semi-final. St Lucia hardly had to break a sweat to defeat the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the second.

Trinbago are chasing a fourth Caribbean Premier League title here. The Zouks are in pursuit of their first.

They met earlier in the CPL 2020, when the Knight Riders won on both occasions. St Lucia actually haven’t beaten Trinbago in their last five attempts.

Where: Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad

When: Thursday, 10 September 2020

Start time: 14:00 GMT (19:30 IST)

Pitch conditions: Both semi-finals were won by the team batting second. Opting to bowl first after winning the toss seems the right choice. It’ll be interesting to see if a fresh pitch is used. If so, a higher score from the team batting first should be expected. Yet again, it’s expected both teams will field two specialist spinners. The Brian Lara Stadium strip offers the slow bowlers a bit more bounce, if not extra turn.

Weather conditions: Thankfully, no weather is forecast in Tarouba on Thursday. It looks like we will get in a full fixture. Temperatures will be in the early 30 degrees celsius. Humidity levels will be characteristically high of the Caribbean.

Trinbago Knight Riders v St Lucia Zouks – Latest Odds

10CRIC are among the best betting websites in India. They used to be a betting sponsor for the Caribbean Premier League.

Their markets have been good throughout the tournament. This time, they have the St Lucia Zouks priced as underdogs at 2.70 for victory. Trinbago are understandably offered as favourites at 1.46.

Trinbago Knight Riders v St Lucia Zouks – Team News

It’s unlikely either team will make changes. There’s no real reason to after short semi-finals, a quick turnaround and similar conditions.

Tion Webster will probably be retained despite the return of Sunil Narine. Webster has been pushed down the order a bit.

Akeal Hosein and Ali Khan have become key parts of the first-choice XI. The West Indies spinner and Pakistan seamer should complement Dwayne Bravo and Narine well with the ball.

The Zouks could play left-arm wrist spinner Zahir Khan again ahead of seamer Kesrick Williams again. Conditions point to this.

Spinner Mohammad Nabi will then be left to share the new ball with the in-form Scott Kuggeleijn, who is a good bet to be the top bowler in the CPL 2020 overall.

Mark Deyal could open the batting again, with Andre Fletcher pushed down to three in the order – this has worked well.

Trinbago Knight Riders v St Lucia Zouks – Squads

Trinbago Knight Riders v St Lucia Zouks – Betting Tips and Prediction

You’ve seen the outright odds for this match. Now, read three individual CPL betting tips.

These are based on the best cricket odds, trends in the tournament so far and conditions at the ground.

Our expert cricket tips are compiled by experienced writers. They have followed the tournament closely and can help you make the best match predictions.

Bet on at Least One Over Costing 20 Runs

There have been some expensive overs in the Caribbean Premier League 2020 so far. And if ever there was an opportunity for a bowler to unravel, the pressure of a major domestic T20 tournament final is it.

It really just takes a couple of sixes and eight other runs to be scored in the over for this bet to win.

We’ve seen it happen before and are backing Unibet’s price of 2.05 for more than 19.5 runs to be scored in one over to come good.

Pick Pierre to be the Top Bowler for Trinbago

Left-arm spinner Khary Pierre has impressed throughout the CPL 2020. He has performed better than some other bigger names.

He hasn’t turned the ball much, but bowls that wicket-to-wicket line that really troubles batsmen. He has proved economical and made crucial breakthroughs.

Pierre is priced at 4.5 by 22Bet to be the top bowler for the Knight Riders. We’ve backed him in this market before and are prepared to do so again.

Take a Long Shot at a Super Over

The CPL 2020 has seen some tight results, but not quite decided by a super over yet. Cast your mind back to the final of the 2019 World Cup final and you’ll know showpiece finales can really go down to the wire.

After those lopsided semi-finals earlier this week, the final is primed for a thrilling finish. Trinbago and St Lucia could play it all the way out to a super over.

It’s a longshot, but 888Sport’s price of this happening at 19.0 is worth taking as an additional bet, but not necessarily your primary one.

Be sure to read our round-up of best bets ahead of the CPL final. And don’t forget we’ll be doing the same throughout the Indian Premier League 2020.