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:
Guyana Amazon Warriors and St Kitts & Nevis Patriots will lock horns on Wednesday evening at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba. The two teams suffered close defeats in the hands of Trinbago Knight Riders and Barbados Tridents respectively. They would be aiming to put on a much better performance with the bat and at the same time look to tighten the holes in the bowling attacks. The strength of Patriots is their pacers while Guyana is a spin dominant side but could struggle to bowl with the wet ball.
Weather Condition/Report:
The match between Guyana Amazon Warriors and St Kitts & Nevis Patriots is unlikely to suffer due to rain.
Pitch Condition/Report:
The Brian Lara Stadium had lots of dew during the night match on Tuesday. This made it tough for the bowlers to grip the ball. Hence, the teams winning the toss might prefer to chase only. But chasing 170+ even in such conditions would require a stable batting line-up with depth.
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:
Brandon King, the top run-getter of CPL 2019, bagged a duck but is expected to bounce back. His catching in the outfield will be a bonus.
Nicholas Pooran made only 18 runs in the tournament opener but can be trusted to play a big knock very soon.
The pitches in Tarouba perfectly suit the pacer Naveen-ul-Haq who picked up two wickets in the first match giving only 21 runs in 3.4 overs.
Though Joshua Da Silva’s run-a-ball 41 didn’t quite help his team, his innings did show the stability he can provide the Patriots in coming matches.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Keeper – Nicholas Pooran
Batsmen – Shimron Hetmyer (C), Ben Dunk (VC), Chris Lynn
All-Rounders – Sohail Tanvir, Keemo Paul, Chandrapaul Hemraj
Bowlers – Sheldon Cottrell, Rayad Emrit, Imran Tahir, Alzarri Joseph
12th Man – Joshua Da Silva
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Nicholas Pooran
Batsmen – 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
12th Man – Joshua Da Silva
Expert Advice:
Nicholas Kelly is the only alternative which SKN Patriots have got for the middle-order. However, he is a New Zealand player and the Patriots can’t afford to pick him due to the limit of overseas players. Hence, both the teams are expected to be unchanged from the previous fixture.
Probable Winners:
The Guyana Amazon Warriors are expected to open their account with a close with against the Patriots.
