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Trinbago Knight Riders vs Saint Lucia Kings,
Venue: Brian Lara Stadium, QPO Trinidad
Trinbago Knight Riders (Playing XI): Colin Munro, Matthew Breetzke, Nicholas Pooran(w/c), Kieron Pollard, Jyd Goolie, Matthew Tromp, Sunil Narine, Akeal Hosein, Abdul Raheem Toppin, Usman Tariq, Dominic Drakes
Saint Lucia Kings (Playing XI): Tim Seifert(w), Kamil Pooran, John Campbell, Charith Asalanka, Roston Chase(c), Obus Pienaar, Matthew Forde, Amari Goodridge, Joshua Bishop, Maheesh Theekshana, Keon Gaston
Trinbago Knight Riders have won the toss and have opted to field
Nicholas Pooran: We're going to bowl first. Obviously, it was raining around this morning, and probably will get a bit dew in the night. So we want to obviously utilize the conditions as much as possible with the bowl first. [On playing at the home ground] It's amazing, Trinidad is a special place. We represent the people of Trinidad and Tobago with much respect. This is a really good time of year for us as well. So really happy to be home. We have two changes. A couple enforced changes, a couple niggles in the camp, and obviously looking after a couple players.
Roston Chase: It's cricket, so we either win or we lose, but I would have bowled first as well. Obviously with the weather around and a bit of dew coming in this ground, it's usually heavy with dew, so we would have liked to bat second, but it is what it is. [On the win vs Jamaica Kingsmen] It's very nice. T20 is a game of momentum, so to get that momentum to come here, this is always a big game for us, but we always come to Trinidad and do well, so we're looking forward for the challenge. Two changes.
Pitch report | Ian Bishop and Kesrick Williams:
First game of this leg of the Trinidad and Tobago CPL 2026. We've had a lot of torrential rain through the day. I've walked across the outfield. Everything's coming across the outfield, and it's not too bad, actually. We have a lot of white sand where I'm standing and some of the areas that might have been waterlogged a little bit earlier. So if no more rain, we're hoping this stands up well.
And talking about weather reports, there's a 20% chance of showers. I hope that doesn't materialize. The temperature will range from 26 degrees to 30 degrees, with only a light wind.