Caribbean Premier League 2020: Match 27, Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Lucia Zouks – 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 27th match of the Caribbean Premier League 2020 will be played between the Trinbago Knight Riders and St Lucia Zouks at the Brian Lara Stadium.

The match is scheduled to start at 10:00 AM Local Time (07:30 PM IST) (02:00 PM GMT). This match 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, after the upset in the last season, have bounced back hard in this season. The Knight Riders juggernaut has been unstoppable this season. Thus far in the league stages of the league, the side won all the games and are on the top on the points table. They would try to do everything in their capacity to make it a perfect 10 by winning in the next two matches.

Their opponents for this game, the St Lucia Zouks, have also had a decent season so far. With 5 wins in eight games, they have already secured a place in the top four. Their next goal would be to displace the Guyana Amazon Warriors from the second spot on the points table by either winning their next two games or by winning at least one by a massive margin.

Weather Report

Fortunately, there will be no rain on Saturday and we could get a full game of cricket. The temperatures will be around 30 degrees Celsius.

Pitch Condition/Report:

Batting is not really easy at this venue. The batsmen will have to work hard to score runs. Anything above 150 in the first innings is usually a par score.

Average first innings score: 149 (Based on last 5 completed games)

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:

Lendl Simmons, Sunil Narine/Amir Jangoo, Colin Munro, Darren-Bravo, Tim Seifert, Kieron Pollard/Sikandar Raza, Dwayne Bravo, Akeal Hosein, Kharry Pierre, Pravin Tambe, Anderson Phillip.

Bench: Jayden Seales, Sunil Narine/Amir Jangoo, Kieron Pollard/Sikandar Raza, Fawad Ahmed.

St Lucia Zouks:

Rahkeem Cornwall, Andre Fletcher, Leniko Boucher, Kavem Hodge/Roston Chase, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Darren Sammy, Javelle Glen, Scott Kuggeleijn, Kesrick Williams, Chemar Holder.

Bench: Kavem Hodge/Roston Chase, Saad Bin Zafar, Kimani Melius, Zahir Khan.

Top Picks:

Darren Bravo scored 189 runs in 7 innings so far at an average of 47. He has been quite consistent.

Khary Pierre picked up 7 wickets in 7 games thus far at an economy rate just over 6.

Dwayne Bravo has had a decent tournament with the ball where he picked 7 wickets in 7 games. He can contribute with the bat too.

Kieron Pollard scored 165 runs in 6 innings at an average of 55 and a strike rate over 200.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options – Lendl Simmons, Roston Chase

Vice-Captain Options – Colin Munro, Scott Kuggeleijn

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

Keeper – Andre Fletcher

Batters – Colin Munro, Lendl Simmons (C), Najibullah Zadran, Darren Bravo

All-Rounders – Mohammad Nabi (VC), Roston Chase, Dwayne Bravo

Bowlers – Scott Kuggeleijn, Akeal Hosein, Kharry Pierre

12^th Man – Rahkeem Cornwall

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

Keeper – Tim Seifert

Batters – Najibullah Zadran, Lendl Simmons, Darren Bravo, Colin Munro (VC)

All-Rounders – Mohammad Nabi, Roston Chase (C), Kieron Pollard

Bowlers – Scott Kuggeleijn, Kesrick Williams, Khary Pierre

12^th Man – Sikander Raza

(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:

A couple of big names aren’t picked in the 11Wickets Fantasy teams. These two sides have experimented with their XIs in the last two games. It is better to watch out for the XIs after the toss.

Probable Winners:

Trinbago Knight Riders are expected to win this match.

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.