Match Details:
The 4th game of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2020 will be played between Guyana Amazon Warriors and St Kitts & Nevis Patriots at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad.
The match starts at 5:30 PM local time (9:30 PM GMT) (3:00 AM IST – 20th August)
This series will be live on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD in India. Live streaming is available on Fan Code.
Preview:
The Guyana Amazon Warriors, runners up of the 2019 Caribbean Premier League (CPL), didn’t get off to greatest of starts. They suffered a 4-wicket defeat in the hands of Trinbago Knight Riders during the tournament opener. An unbeaten 44-ball 63 from Shimron Hetmyer did saw Guyana post 144/5 in the restricted 17 overs which wasn’t enough in the end. They will now take on St Kitts & Nevis Patriots on Wednesday evening who also succumbed to a defeat on tournament’s opening day.
Weather Condition/Report:
There could be some showers at the Brian Lara Stadium in the morning but no rain is expected during the evening match.
Pitch Condition/Report:
The Brian Lara Stadium didn’t particularly provide help to bowlers but the slowness didn’t allow the batsmen to go for big shots freely. There was a hint of double paced nature with some balls stopping when pitched. Another over 170 can be a winning total for the teams batting first.
Average first innings score: 153 (Unaffected matches in 2020)
Record of chasing teams: Won – 0, Lost – 1
Team News:
(Will be added when there is an update)
Probable Playing XIs:
Guyana Amazon Warriors:
Brandon King, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Ross Taylor, Sherfane Rutherford, Keemo Paul, Chris Green (C), Romario Shepherd, Naveen-ul-Haq, Imran Tahir.
Bench – Odean Smith, Anthony Bramble, Kevin Sinclair, Jessy Singh, Ashmead Nedd, Kissoodath Magram.
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots:
Chris Lynn, Evin Lewis, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Joshua Da Silva, Ben Dunk, Jahman Hamiton, Rayad Emrit (C), Sohail Tanvir, Ish Sodhi, Sheldon Cottrell, Alzarri Joseph.
Bench – Jon-Russ Jaggesar, Dominic Drakes, Colin Archibald, Nicholas Kelly, Imran Khan.
Top Picks:
Shimron Hetmyer began the tournament with an unbeaten 63 off 44 balls that included two fours and two sixes.
Imran Tahir conceded 40 runs but returned with two wickets on Tuesday. He has picked up 34 wickets across 22 CPL matches thus far.
Alongside opening the bowling, Sohail Tanvir could be handy as a finisher. He claimed two wickets and scored 16 runs on Tuesday.
Ben Dunk had the best strike rate among the SKN batsmen where he struck a breezy 21-ball 34 while batting at No.4.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain – Shimron Hetmyer, Imran Tahir, Ben Dunk
Vice-Captain – Brandon King, Keemo Paul, Chris Lynn
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Nicholas Pooran, Joshua Da Silva
Batsmen – Shimron Hetmyer (C), Ben Dunk (VC), Chris Lynn
All-Rounders – Sohail Tanvir, Keemo Paul, Chandrapaul Hemraj
Bowlers – Sheldon Cottrell, Rayad Emrit, Imran Tahir
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Nicholas Pooran
Batters – Brandon King (VC), Shimron Hetmyer, Ben Dunk, Evin Lewis
All-Rounders – Sohail Tanvir, Keemo Paul
Bowlers – Imran Tahir (C), Sheldon Cottrell, Naveen-ul-Haq, Alzarri Joseph
Expert Advice:
Though both the teams suffered defeats in their respective first matches, we might not see any changes going into the second match. Guyana’s playing XI on Tuesday was near to their previous season’s team where they won ten in a row. On the other hand, the SKN Patriots picked the most balanced XI in the first match from the available squad.
Probable Winners:
The Guyana Amazon Warriors are expected to register their first win by defeating St Kitts & Nevis Patriots.
