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:
In the sixth game of CPL 2020, it will be the Trinbago Knight Riders who will be up against the Jamaica Tallawahs. The Trinbago Knight Riders have had a good start to the tournament. In the first game that they played, they won by four wickets. While they will want to carry that momentum forward, the Jamaica Tallawahs will like to improve upon their performances from last year. This will be the second game that they will play in the tournament.
Weather Report
The temperature will be around 27-29 degrees Celsius during this game. The start of this game could be delayed due to rains in the afternoon.
Pitch Condition/Report:
It is a decent pitch on offer and has something for everyone. Bowlers can get the results if they hit the right areas while the batsmen should look to play in 15 or 20 balls before they go for the big shots.
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:
In 57 CPL games, all-rounder Andre Russell scored 1109 runs at a strike rate of 181 and picked up 55 wickets.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman can be a very useful bowler considering the track that is one offer. The 19-year-old picked up 115 wickets in 110 T20 games so far.
With an average of 58 and a strike rate of 159, Kieron Pollard scored 349 runs in 11 innings last year. He even picked up 6 wickets.
Dwayne Bravo is the leading wicket-taker in the CPL with 98 scalps from 70 games. He has even scored 954 runs.
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
12th Man – Asif Ali
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Tim Seifert
Batters – Rovman Powell (vc), Colin Munro, Darren Bravo, Lendl Simmons
All-Rounders – Andre Russell, Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine (c)
Bowlers – Sandeep Lamichhane, Oshane Thomas, Fidel Edwards
12th Man – Fawad Ahmed
(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:
Looking at how the spinners have fared in the first two games, you can take a chance by having Mujeeb Ur Rahman as a multiplier.
Probable Winners:
Trinbago Knight Riders are expected to win this game.
