The ninth edition of the Caribbean Premier League is set to kick off from the 26th of August. Keeping in mind the Covid conditions, the entire tournament will take place in the Warner Park Cricket Stadium in St Kitts. With all the matches to be played in the same stadium, the pitch in St Kitts will be a crucial aspect for the entire tournament. Below you’ll find the Pitch report of the Warner Park Cricket Stadium.
Warner Park Cricket Stadium Pitch Report
The pitch in Warner Park tends to be a batting-friendly surface. The T20 records of Warner Park suggest that the bowlers will have a tough time here. St Kitts has seen humungous totals being chased in the CPL. In the 7th edition of CPL, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots chased down a target of 242 in with 7 balls to spare. Hence, we must expect a lot of high-scoring matches in this season of the CPL.
The batters will find it easier to strike the ball as the match progresses. Hence, the team batting second would generally be the one benefitting the most from the wicket here in the Warner Park Cricket Stadium.
T20 Records of Warner Park, St Kitts
The T20 records of the Warner Park Cricket Stadium clearly suggest that bowling first is the way to get around in St Kitts. 6 times, the teams bowling first have won here, out of a total of 10 matches played. It’s hence easy to predict the nature of the wicket. The team chasing here can back themselves to chase any given target.
T20 STATS
| Total matches | 10 |
| Matches won batting first | 2 |
| Matches won bowling first | 6 |
| Average 1st Inns scores | 119 |
| Average 2nd Inns scores | 93 |
| Highest total recorded | 182/6 (20 Ov) by ENG vs WI |
| Lowest total recorded | 45/10 (11.5 Ov) by WI vs ENG |
| Highest score chased | 147/3 (19.2 Ov) by WI vs AFG |
| Lowest score defended | 112/3 (15 Ov) by WI vs AFG |
CPL STATS
Out of a total of 21 CPL matches played here, 4 have been won by teams batting first whereas 13 have been won by teams batting second.
| Matches | 21 |
|---|---|
| Highest Score | 242 |
| Lowest Score | 121 |
Scoring Pattern
Mostly the teams would be easily able to score 150+ totals here in St Kitts. Keeping wickets in hand until the last 5 overs can come in handy as the score can be propelled to a 200+ score with hard-hitting in the last 4-5 overs.
| 100-149 Runs | 9 |
|---|---|
| 150-199 Runs | 20 |
| 200-249 Runs | 7 |
The first match of the Caribbean Premier League will be played between Guyana Amazon Warriors and Trinbago Knight Riders on Thursday in the Warner Park Cricket Stadium.