Caribbean Premier League 2020: Final, Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Lucia Zouks – 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The Final of the Caribbean Premier League 2020 will be played between the Trinbago Knight Riders and the St Lucia Zouks at the Brian Lara Stadium, Trinidad.

The scheduled time for the match is 10:00 AM Local Time (07:30 PM IST). This series will be live on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD in India. Live streaming is available on Fan Code.

Preview:

After all the intense and exciting contests over the last three weeks, the CPL 2020 boils down to the final clash between the Trinbago Knight Riders and the St Lucia Zouks. Both these teams have had a tremendous run thus far in the tournament. Till this stage, the Knight Riders are unbeaten having won all the games that they played so far.

After missing out on winning the title in the last season, they would be keen on winning the tournament for the third time. In both the league games, they defeated the Zouks. But the question is whether they’d be third time lucky. The Zouks will look forward to putting in their best foot forward and thereby winning the title.

Weather Report

There is a slight chance of precipitation during the match time. Thus, we might see a shortened encounter. The temperature will be around 27 degrees Celsius.

Pitch Condition/Report:

Spinners have enjoyed bowling at this venue. The ball turns and grips for them. The batsmen should be careful with their shots initially and should look to get their eye in.

Average 1st innings score: 138 (Last 5 matches considered)

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

Bench: Amir Jangoo, Pravin Tambe, Anderson Phillip, Jayden Seales.

St Lucia Zouks:

Rahkeem Cornwall, Mark Deyal, Andre Fletcher (wk), Roston Chase, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Daren Sammy (c), Javelle Glen, Kesrick Williams, Zahir Khan, Scott Kuggeleijn.

Bench: Saad Bin Zafar, Kavem Hodge, Chemar Holder, Kimani Melius, Leniko Boucher, Obed McCoy.

Top Picks:

Mohammad Nabi has been mighty impressive with 12 wickets in 11 games and has also scored 154 runs.

Andre Fletcher scored 172 runs in 10 innings and is quite good behind the stumps. He is one of the best wicket-keepers available for this game.

Darren Bravo mustered 239 runs in 8 innings at an average of 48 and a strike rate of 113.

Akeal Hosein has been brilliant with the ball. He picked up 9 wickets in 6 games at an economy rate under 6.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options – Sunil Narine, Roston Chase

Vice-Captain Options – Lendl Simmons, Mohammad Nabi, Scott Kuggeleijn

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Tim Seifert

Batters – Darren Bravo, Lendl Simmons, Mark Deyal, Rahkeem Cornwall 

All-Rounders – Sunil Narine (c), Mohammad Nabi (vc), Kieron Pollard

Bowlers – Zahir Khan, Scott Kuggeleijn, Akeal Hosein

12th Man – DJ Bravo

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Andre Fletcher

Batters – Lendl Simmons (vc), Darren Bravo, Tion Webster, Mark Deyal 

All-Rounders – Sunil Narine, Mohammad Nabi, Roston Chase (c) 

Bowlers – Fawad Ahmed, Akeal Hosein, Zahir Khan

12th Man – DJ Bravo

(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:

Picking more spinners in your 11Wickets Fantasy team should be a good option keeping the pitch in mind.

Probable Winners:

Trinbago Knight Riders are expected to win this match.

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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.