Saturday, August 29, 2020

Caribbean Premier League 2020: Match 17, Trinbago Knight Riders vs Barbados Tridents – 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Ranchi pitch
(Photo Source: Espncricinfo.com)

Match Details:

The 17th match of the Caribbean Premier League 2020 is all set to be played between the Trinbago Knight Riders and the Barbados Tridents at the Queen’s Park Oval.

The scheduled time for the match to start is 10:00 AM Local Time (7:30 PM IST) (02:00 PM UTC).

It will be live on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 2 HD, and Star Sports 1 HD Hindi. The match can be streamed live on FanCode.

Preview:

In the upcoming game of the CPL 2020, the two-time champions Trinbago Knight Riders will play the Defending Champions, Barbados Tridents. After the upset in the last season, the Knight Riders have bounced back hard in this season. The team played five games thus far and won all of those.

The Tridents, however, have had a rough ride thus far in the tournament. The team only won two games out of five and has got some work to do. Yet, they are placed third on the points table at the moment with 4 points. They have an NRR of +0.091 and will like to boost up the wins column as well.


Weather Report

The chances of precipitation on Sunday are just about 20 per cent. There shouldn’t be much of an interruption and we might get a full game of cricket.

Pitch Condition/Report:

Teams chasing have been successful at this venue. Batting is tough and things get much easier if there is a target to chase.

Average first innings score: 118 (Last 5 matches played here)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 4, Lost – 1, Tied – 0


Injury and Availability News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

Trinbago Knight Riders:

Tim Seifert, Lendl Simmons, Colin Munro, Darren Bravo, Tion Webster, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Sikandar Raza/Sunil Narine, Fawad Ahmed, Khary Pierre, Ali Khan.

Bench: Amir Jangoo, Sikandar Raza/Sunil Narine, Akeal Hosein, Pravin Tambe, Anderson Philip, Jayden Seales.

Barbados Tridents:

Johnson Charles, Shai Hope, Corey Anderson, Jason Holder, Mitchell Santner, Nyeem Young, Kyle Mayers, Rashid Khan, Hayden Walsh, Raymon Reifer, Ashley Nurse.

Bench: Jonathan Carter, Shamarah Brooks, Shayan Jahangir, Justin Greaves, Keon Hardling, Joshua Bishop.


Top Picks:

Darren Bravo mustered 147 runs in 5 matches at an average of 74. He has been one of the most consistent performers for his team.

Khary Pierre has accounted for 5 wickets in 4 games and is a good budget pick.

Ali Khan is another budget option for this game. He has picked up 5 wickets in 5 games.

Mitchell Santner has scored 48 runs and picked up 4 wickets in 5 matches.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options – Colin Munro, Jason Holder

Vice-Captain Options – Kyle Mayers, Rashid Khan

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Johnson Charles

Batters – Lendl Simmons, Colin Munro (C), Darren Bravo

All-Rounders – Sunil Narine, Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers (VC)

Bowlers – Rashid Khan, Khary Pierre, Ali Khan, Ashley Nurse

12th Man – Mitchell Santner

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Shai Hope

Batters – Lendl Simmons, Colin Munro, Darren Bravo

All-Rounders – Dwayne Bravo, Jason Holder (C), Kyle Mayers

Bowlers – Rashid Khan (VC), Khary Pierre, Ali Khan, Fawad Ahmed

12th Man – Corey Anderson

(Note: Players with 9 credits or less can only be chosen as the 12th man. This feature will only come into play if one of 11 players of your team is not the part of the playing XI.)


Expert Advice:

Sunil Narine is picked in only one team as he did not play the last two games. If he is in the Playing XI, try to pick him in both your 11Wickets Fantasy teams.

Probable Winners:

Trinbago Knight Riders are expected to win this match.

Note: Updated Fantasy teams and Playing XIs of every match will be provided in our Telegram channel if the information is available.
Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.