Caribbean Premier League 2020: 1st Semi-final, Trinbago Knight Riders vs Jamaica Tallawahs – Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Playing XIs:

Trinbago Knight Riders:

Lendl Simmons, Sunil Narine, Tion Webster, Tim Seifert (wk), Darren Bravo, Kieron Pollard (c), Dwayne Bravo, Akeal Hosein, Khary Pierre, Fawad Ahmed, Ali Khan

Jamaica Tallawahs

Jermaine Blackwood, Glenn Phillips (wk), Asif Ali, Rovman Powell (c), Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Nkrumah Bonner, Veerasammy Permaul, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sandeep Lamichhane, Fidel Edwards

Match Details:

The 1st Semi-Final match of the Caribbean Premier League 2020 will be played between the Trinbago Knight Riders and Jamaica Tallawahs at the Brian Lara Stadium, Trinidad.

The match is scheduled to start at 10:00 AM Local Time (07:30 PM IST) (02:00 PM UTC)

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 Trinbago Knight Riders have had a fabulous CPL 2020 thus far. In the league stages of the tournament, the team was unbeaten and won all the 10 games it has played. Thus, quite obviously, they finished at the top of the points table. In the first semi-final, they will face the Jamaica Tallawahs. The Tallawahs finished fourth on the points table.

The team won just three games out of 10 and are lucky to have got through. They lost three out of their last four games while one match yielded no result. The last time when these two teams met each other in the tournament, the Knight Riders won by 19 runs. Hence, they go into this game as strong favourites and are expected to make it into the final.

Weather Report

A scattered thunderstorm is predicted during the scheduled time of the game. Moreover, the chances of precipitation are around 50 per cent. Thus, there could be some interruptions.

Pitch Condition/Report:

It isn’t an easy pitch to bat on. In the last few games here, quite low scores were witnessed. The better bowling team is expected to win this match.

Average first innings score: 129 (Last five matches played here in this tournament)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 3, Lost – 2, Tied – 0

Injury and Availability News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

Trinbago Knight Riders:

Sunil Narine, Lendl Simmons, Colin Munro, Tim Seifert (wk), Darren Bravo, Kieron Pollard (c), Sikandar Raza, Dwayne Bravo, Ali Khan/Khary Pierre, Fawad Ahmed, Jayden Seales/Akeal Hosein.

Bench: Tion Webster, Amir Jangoo, Pravin Tambe, Anderson Phillip, Ali Khan/Khary Pierre, Jayden Seales/Akeal Hosein.

Jamaica Tallawahs:

Glenn Phillips (wk), Jermaine Blackwood/Nkrumah Bonner, Chadwick Walton, Rovman Powell (c), Andre Russell, Asif Ali, Carlos Brathwaite, Sandeep Lamichhane, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fidel Edwards, Veerasammy Permaul/Oshane Thomas.

Bench: Jermaine Blackwood/Nkrumah Bonner, Ramaal Lewis, Nicholas Kirton, Ryan Persaud, Preston McSween, Veerasammy Permaul/Oshane Thomas.

Top Picks:

Sunil Narine scored 140 runs in 4 games at a strike rate over 150. He also picked up 5 wickets.

Andre Russell mustered 220 runs thus far in the tournament at an average of 55. Moreover, he even picked up three wickets.

Dwayne Bravo picked up 9 wickets in 8 matches and can come in handy with the bat too.

Darren Bravo is amongst the leading run-scorers in the tournament. He mustered 239 runs in 8 innings at an average of 48.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options – Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Kieron Pollard

Vice-Captain Options – Dwayne Bravo, Glenn Phillips, Mujeeb ur Rahman

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Tim Seifert

Batters – Jermaine Blackwood, Darren Bravo, Lendl Simmons, Rovman Powell

All-Rounders – Sunil Narine (c), Dwayne Bravo (vc), Carlos Brathwaite

Bowlers – Fawad Ahmed, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Sandeep Lamichhane

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Glenn Phillips (vc)

Batters – Darren Bravo, Lendl Simmons, Rovman Powell

All-Rounders – Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Andre Russell (c)

Bowlers – Ali Khan, Khary Pierre, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Sandeep Lamichhane

Expert Advice:

The Knight Riders are expected to play with a full-strength squad for this game. Thus, picking the likes of Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo gets really difficult. To have at least three of them, you must pick a few budget players in your Dream11 Fantasy team.

Probable Winners:

Trinbago Knight Riders are expected to win this game and proceed through to the finals.

Note: Updated Fantasy teams and Playing XIs of every match will be provided in our Telegram channel if the information is available.

Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.