After the exciting 2022 edition, the 2023 season of the Caribbean Premier League will start on August 16. The first game will see the winner of 2022, the Jamaica Tallawahs, take on the St. Lucia Kings at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium. A total of six CPL franchises will compete in the upcoming tournament, which will have a total of 34 matches.
The St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots won the 2021 edition, beating the St. Lucia Kings in the final of the tournament. Though that is the only championship that they have won, they will be looking to win their second title in 2023. They made their CPL debut in 2015. Mahesh Ramani is the owner of the team, and their home ground is Warner Park, Basseterre.
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 2023 Squad
The franchise has yet to reveal the captain of the team. They released their former captain, Dwayne Bravo, who led the team in 2022. So it will be interesting to see who will be the next captain. Though there are some veteran names on the team that have been playing for a long time. This team has the likes of Evin Lewis and Andre Flectcher, who have been part of the West Indies for a long time.
These two will be the key to top-order batting and are aggressive players by nature. They have also added young South African uncapped star Dewald Brevis along with George Linde, who is a spin all-rounder. Sherfane Rutherford is another capped West Indian who has played all over the world in different T20 leagues.
The West Indian fast-bowling duo of Oshane Thomas and Sheldon Cottrell will also make their pace attack heavy. Former Australian coach Simon Helmot will be the head coach of the team. This team has a mix of youth and experienced players. They will look to come together and perform well this season.
Full SKNP Squad for 2023
Retained Players: Oshane Thomas, Sheldon Cottrell, Sherfane Rutherford, vin Lewis, Andre Flectcher, Dominic Drakes, Joshua Da Silva
Draft Picks: Ashmed Ahmed, JYD Goolie, Kofi James, Johann Layne, Yannic Cariah, Izharulhaq Naveed, Corbin Bosch, George Linde, Dewald Brevis
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots: Overall Top Performers (Batting)
Just like every season, Evin Lewis will hold the key for this team, and he is also the highest scorer for the franchise in CPL history. Fletcher joined the team in 2022 and had a decent CPL season.
Batter | Span | Mts | Runs | HS | Avg | 50/100 |
Evin Lewis | 2015-2022 | 80 | 2025 | 102* | 27.36 | 14/1 |
Devon Thomas | 2015-2021 | 62 | 959 | 71 | 20.40 | 4/0 |
Chris Gayle | 2017-2021 | 32 | 824 | 93 | 32.96 | 5/0 |
Carlos Braithwaite | 2015-2019 | 46 | 502 | 64 | 16.19 | 1/0 |
Fabin Allen | 2017-2021 | 28 | 474 | 64* | 29.62 | 2/0 |
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots: Overall Top Performers (Bowling)
Sheldon Cottrel is the only bowler who has been part of the team since their maiden season in 2015. He is also the leading wicket-taker for the franchise in CPL history. He will be joined by some other new faces in the coming season.
Bowler | Span | Mts | Wkts | BBI | Econ | 4/5 |
Sheldon Cottrell | 2015-2022 | 55 | 67 | 3/13 | 8.09 | 0/0 |
Carlos Braithwaite | 2015-2018 | 46 | 36 | 4/15 | 8.24 | 1/0 |
Tabraiz Shamsi | 2015-2018 | 27 | 33 | 4/10 | 7.06 | 2/0 |
Rayad Emrit | 2019-2020 | 21 | 21 | 3/31 | 7.40 | 0/0 |
Alzarri Joseph | 2016-2020 | 23 | 20 | 4/41 | 9.33 | 1/0 |
CPL Team Wise Squad List
St Lucia Kings Squad | Guyana Amazon Warriors Squad |
St Kitts Nevis Patriots Squad | Trinbago Knight Riders Squad |
Jamaica Tallawahs Squad | Barbados Royals Squad |