Caribbean Premier League 2020: Match 1, Trinbago Knight Riders vs Guyana Amazon Warriors – 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The first match between Trinbago Knight Riders and Guyana Amazon Warriors will be played at The Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad.

This match starts at 10:00 AM local time (07:30 PM IST) (02:00 PM UTC). 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:

It has been ages since the cricketing fans have watched exciting live T20 cricket. While the announcement of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 came as a sigh of relief for many, it will be the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) that will be played before. Starting from 18th August 2020, the tournament is set to kick-off and a total of 30 games will be played overall in the league stages.

In the first encounter, the Trinbago Knight Riders will play the Guyana Amazon Warriors. Guyana Amazon Warriors won 11 games in a row last year but couldn’t go on to win the final. They would like to go the distance this time while the two-time champions Trinbago Knight Riders will look to get back on track. The team won only 4 out of the 10 games it played last year.

Weather Report

While there is a prediction of rain on the match day, it is expected that the skies will be clear during the match time.

Pitch Condition/Report:

Teams batting first have found a lot of success at this venue. The pitch tends to get slower in the second half of the match and often assists the spinners.

Average 1st innings score: 166 (Two games played at this venue last year)

Record of Chasing Teams: Won – 0, Lost – 2, 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, Fawad Ahmed, Khary Pierre, Ali Khan, Anderson Phillip

Bench: Amir Jangoo, Tion Webster, Akeal Hosein, Jayden Seales, Pravin Tambe, Sikandar Raza

Guyana Amazon Warriors

Brandon King, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Ross Taylor, Sherfane Rutherford, Keemo Paul, Chris Green (C), Romario Shepherd, Naveen-ul-Haq, Imran Tahir

Bench: Odean Smith, Anthony Bramble, Kevin Sinclair, Jessy Singh, Ashmead Nedd, Kissoodath Magram

Top Picks:

Lendl Simmons was brilliant with the bat in the last season where he scored 430 runs in 11 innings at an average of 39 and a strike rate of 150.

In the 8 innings when he batted in CPL 2019, Colin Munro scored 231 runs including a highest score of 96*.

Sunil Narine scored 117 runs and picked up 7 wickets in the 7 games he played in the last edition of the tournament.

Nicholas Pooran is another top pick for this game. In 9 innings last year, he scored 192 runs at an average of 38 and strike rate of 150.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options – Brandon King, Dwayne Bravo, Colin Munro

Vice-Captain Options – Sunil Narine, Lendl Simmons, Imran Tahir

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Tim Seifert

Batters – Colin Munro, Lendl Simmons, Shimron Hetmyer, Brandon King (C)

All-Rounders – Sunil Narine (VC), Chris Green, Keemo Paul

Bowlers – Fawad Ahmed, Ali Khan, Imran Tahir

12^th Man – Sikandar Raza

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Nicholas Pooran

Batters – Lendl Simmons (VC), Ross Taylor, Brandon King, Sherfane Rutherford

All-Rounders – Dwayne Bravo (C), Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine

Bowlers – Fawad Ahmed, Khary Pierre, Romario Shepherd

12^th Man – Ali Khan

(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:

Chris Green is picked based on his performances in CPL 2018 and 2019. He will be making his return after being reported for a suspect bowling action. If you can take the risk, then you should have him in your 11Wickets team.

Probable Winners:

Going by the records at this venue, the team that bats first is likely to win.

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.