Match Details
The 6th match of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2020 between Trinbago Knight Riders and Jamaica Tallawahs will be played at The Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad.
The match starts at 5:30 PM local time (9:30 PM UTC) (3:00 AM IST – 21st August).
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 Hotstar and Fan Code.
Preview
Two time-champions, Trinbago Knight Riders, will play the Jamaica Tallawahs in the 6th match of the tournament. The Knight Riders, who failed to make it to the finals last year, started this year off on a positive note. Playing after a while, some of their players looked slightly rusty. But, the team has managed to defeat the Guyana Amazon Warriors by 4 wickets.
Sunil Narine was the star performer for them in that match and they’d hope that he comes good once again. As far as the Tallawahs are concerned, this would be their second game of the tournament. Their first game is scheduled to be played against the St Lucia Zouks on 19th August.
Weather Report
There is a prediction of heavy rain in the afternoon on Thursday. However, the chances of precipitation come down significantly during the evening. We might have a delayed start to this game.
Pitch Condition/Report:
The pitch is a sporting one. One cannot expect too high scores at this venue. Batting second will be tough if the team batting first has anything over 150 runs on the board.
Average first innings score: 149 (Two games played so far in the tournament)
Record of chasing teams: Won – 1, Lost – 1, Tied – 0
Injury and Availability News:
(Will be added when there is an update)
Probable Playing XIs:
Trinbago Knight Riders
Lendl Simmons, Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Tim Seifert (wk), Darren Bravo, Kieron Pollard (C), Dwayne Bravo, Sikandar Raza, Jayden Seales, Fawad Ahmed, Ali Khan.
Bench: Amir Jangoo, Tion Webster, Akeal Hosein, Khary Pierre, Anderson Phillip, Pravin Tambe.
Jamaica Tallawahs
Glenn Phillips (wk), Chadwick Walton, Jermaine Blackwood, Rovman Powell, Andre Russell, Asif Ali, Carlos Brathwaite, Oshane Thomas, Sandeep Lamichhane, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fidel Edwards/Ramaal Lewis
Bench: Veerasammy Permaul, Preston McSween, Nicholas Kirton, Nkrumah Bonner, Ryan Persaud, Ramaal Lewis/Fidel Edwards
Top Picks:
Sunil Narine looked to be in top form in the first game. He scored 50 runs at a strike rate of 179 and even picked up 2 wickets.
Colin Munro scored only 17 runs in the first match but looked to be in top form as long as he was in the middle. He took just 7 balls to score those runs.
Rovman Powell is another player who could make a big difference. In 39 CPL games, he scored 782 runs at a strike rate of nearly 140.
Chadwick Walton is a reliable player and even opens the batting for his team. He scored 207 runs in the tournament last year.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard
Vice-Captain Options – Colin Munro, Rovman Powell, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Chadwick Walton
Batters – Glenn Phillips, Jermaine Blackwood, Colin Munro (vc), Lendl Simmons
All-Rounders – Andre Russell (c), Dwayne Bravo, Sunil Narine
Bowlers – Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Jayden Seales, Ali Khan
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Tim Seifert
Batters – Rovman Powell (vc), Colin Munro, Darren Bravo
All-Rounders – Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine (c)
Bowlers – Sandeep Lamichhane, Oshane Thomas, Fidel Edwards
Expert Advice:
Jermaine Blackwood is a good option for you to have in your team in case you are tight on the credits.
Probable Winners:
Trinbago Knight Riders are expected to win this game.