Team Guyana Amazon Warriors is all set to face Trinbago Knight Riders in the first match of CPL 2021 on Thursday. Notably, both sides did well in the last season of the league. As Trinbago Knight Riders became champions and Guyana Amazon Warriors entered semi-finals eventually losing.
The very successful Trinbago Knight Rider franchise already has bagged 4 championship titles and will have an eye on 5th one. Notably, their squad is filled with good players in all three departments. As big names like Lendl Simmons, Colin Munro, Darren Bravo, and Darren Sammy are present in the team. On the bowling side of things, they have Jayden Seales, Narine, Yasir Shah, and others.
New season, new faces, and the same old spirit🇹🇹
Get ready to join the Knights on their Title charge as they take on @GYAmazonWarrior in Game 1️⃣
Watch #GAWvsTKR live at ⏰10AM AST; 7.30PM IST #CPL21 #WeAreTKR pic.twitter.com/ZpW6sIhAdX
— Trinbago Knight Riders (@TKRiders) August 26, 2021
Meanwhile, Guyana Amazon Warriors still haven’t won a single title so far, they will have an eye on winning their first one. Captain Nicholas Pooran had an amazing outing with the bat last year also team consists of explosive batter Shimron Hetmyer. Also, Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Hafeez are present in the team. On the bowling side of things, they have Imran Tahir and Naveen Ul-Haq.
Match Details:
Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Trinbago Knight Riders, Match 1
Venue: Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts
Date & Time: August 26th at 7:30 PM IST and 10:00 AM local time
Pitch Report:
The batsmen are expected to dominate in the starting, however, bowlers are also expected to come in the game during the second half. Meanwhile, the average 1st innings score in the last 5 matches is 180. However, the chasing team has won 60 percent of the games.
CPL 2021: Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Trinbago Knight Riders Probable Playing XI :
Guyana Amazon Warriors: Brandon King, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran (c & wk), Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Romario Shepherd, Kevin Sinclair, Naveen-ul-Haq, Imran Tahir/Odean Smith, Ashmead Nedd
Trinbago Knight Riders: Lendl Simmons, Tion Webster, Tim Seifert (wk), Colin Munro, Darren Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Akeal Hosein, Ali Khan, Ravi Rampaul, Jayden Seales
CPL 2021: Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Trinbago Knight Riders, Dream 11 Suggestions
Fantasy Suggestion 1: Nicholas Pooran, Shoaib Malik, Lendl Simmons (c), Colin Munro, Shimron Hetmyer (vc), Mohammad Hafeez, Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Akeal Hosein, Naveen-ul-Haq, Jayden Seales
Fantasy Suggestion 2:Nicholas Pooran (vc), Tim Seifert, Shoaib Malik, Lendl Simmons, Shimron Hetmyer, Brandon King, Kieron Pollard (c), Sunil Narine, Imran Tahir, Akeal Hosein, Ali Khan