ABF vs SLK, CPL 2025: Match prediction, Dream11 Team, Fantasy Tips and Pitch Report | Antigua and Barbuda Falcons vs Saint Lucia Kings

THE Falcons Antigua and Barbuda (ABF) will face the champions in title Saint Lucia Kings (SLK) in the 5th game of CPL 2025 At the Sir Vivian Richards stadium, Antigua.

The Falcons, led by Imad Wasim, had a mixed start with a victory and a defeat. While their Bowling attack – led by Wasim and Obed McCoy – looks clear, their shot unit with Shakib Al Hasan, Fabian Allen and Rahkeem Cornwall must deliver with greater consistency to push them into the upper level of the table.

For the Kings, this match marks the start of their defense of the title. Now under the supervision of David Wiese, SLK has resumed their team following the absence of big names like Faf du Plessis and the best goalkeeper of last season Noor Ahmad. Their range always contains serious firepower, with tastes TIM DavidTim Seifert and Johnson Charles in the order of the strikers, supplemented by the world’s class mights Alzarri Joseph and Tabraiz Shamsi.

Armed with a proven Pedigree T20 and an explosive talent, SLK enters as a favorite, but the speed with which their revised teams meet could determine the outcome of this start to the season.

CPL 2025: Match 5

• Date and time: August 17; 7:00 p.m. Local / 11:00 a.m. GMT / 4:30 am (August 18)
• Place: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua

Pitch report of the Sir Vivian Richards stadium

The SIR Vivian Richards stadium offers a unique and complex playing surface that tests both the skills of striker and bowling. Historically, the land has favored the stick in the stick in second position, making it a paradise for prosecution.

Under the spotlights at the start of a round, the terrain can be a bit of two pace, with an opportunity for sewing questions. Those who can order swing and movement with the new ball can find early success. However, as the game progresses and the ball loses its brilliance, the terrain slows down considerably. This change of conditions is the place where the spinners take their own chief. Their role becomes crucial in the middle and the end of the Overs, because they can exploit the slowdown surface to generate a turn and adhesion, which makes more and more difficult for the strikers to mark.

Picks of prediction Abf vs slk dream11

• Standing counters: Tim Seifert
• Paperins: Rahkeem Cornwall, Tim David
• Versatile: Shakib Al Hassan, Finn Allen, Imad Wasim, Roston Chase
• QUESTORS: Cabraiz Shamsi, Alzarri Joseph, Karima Gore, Allah Ghazanfar

ABF vs SLK DREAM11 Captain of prediction and vice-captain

• Choice 1: Shakib Al Hasan (C), Roston Chase (VC)
• Choice 2: Rahkeem Cornwall (C), Finn Allen (VC)

ABF vs slk dream11 prediction backups::

OBED MCCOY, Jewel Andrew, Jayden Seales, Odean Smith

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ABF vs SLK DREAM11 Team for today’s match (August 17, 11:00 p.m. GMT):

Squad

Falcons Antigua and Barbuda: Rahkeem Cornwall, Jewel Andrew (WK), Karima Gore, Bevon Jacobs, Shakib Al Hasan, Fabian Allen, Imad Wasim (C), Odean Smith, Obed McCoy, Allah Ghazanfar

Saint Lucia Kings: Tim Seifert (WK), Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Aaron Jones, Tim David, David Wiese (C), Delano Potgieter, Alzarri Joseph, Khary Pierre, Tabraiz Shamsi, Matthew Forde, Ackeem Auguste, Sadrack Descarte, Johann Jeremiah, Keon Gaston, Javelle Glenn

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