CPL 2021, Match 11, Trinbago Knight Riders vs Guyana Amazon Warriors, Match Prediction – Who will win today’s match?

Trinbago Knight Riders and Guyana Amazon Warriors are all set to lock horns in Match No.11 of the 2021 CPL at the Warner Park in St Kitts. The Knight Riders have had a topsy-turvy run thus far in the tournament as they are placed third in the points table with four points from as many matches.

The Warriors, on the other hand, are placed fourth following back-to-back losses to St Kitts and Nevis Patriots. In their previous meeting against the Knights, the Warriors won by nine runs. A win for the Knights in the upcoming game may even take them to the top of the table, above the Patriots.

Match Details

Match – Trinbago Knight Riders vs Guyana Amazon Warriors – 11th match

Venue – Warner Park, St Kitts

Time – 07:30 PM IST

Where to watch live – Star Sports, Fancode

Pitch Report

The pitch in St Kitts has been a sporting one. But in the morning games, the track has given quite a bit of assistance to the spinners. Chasing may not be an easy task on the surface. The batters need to get their eyes in before going for the big shots.

Avg first innings score: 164 (10 matches in the CPL 2021 at Warner Park)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 4, Lost – 6, N/R – 0, Tied- 0

Playing combinations

Trinbago Knight Riders

Predicted XI

Lendl Simmons, Tion Webster, Colin Munro, Kieron Pollard (c), Tim Seifert, Denesh Ramdin (w), Sunil Narine, Isuru Udana, Jayden Seales, Ravi Rampaul, Akeal Hosein

Bench– Leonardo Julien, Khary Pierre, Ali Khan, Anderson Phillip, Darren Bravo, Yasir Shah

Guyana Amazon Warriors

Predicted XI

Brandon King, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Shoaib Malik, Shimron Hetmyer, Anthony Bramble, Mohammad Hafeez, Nicholas Pooran (w/c), Odean Smith, Naveen-ul-Haq, Imran Tahir, Nial Smith

Bench– Gudakesh Motie, Waqar Salamkheil, Kevin Sinclair, Romario Shepherd, Ashmead Nedd

Head-to-head

Overall

Matches- 22, Trinbago Knight Riders – 12, Guyana Amazon Warriors – 10, N/R- 0

At Warner Park

Matches- 2, Trinbago Knight Riders – 1, Guyana Amazon Warriors – 1, N/R- 0

Probable best batter of the match

Mohammad Hafeez— Guyana Amazon Warriors

Mohammad Hafeez has been excellent for the Warriors in the T20 league thus far. In three games, the veteran has notched 116 runs at an average of 58 and a strike rate of 116. In the previous game, he was sent to open the batting and he scored 70 runs, though it came in a losing cause. He has also picked up one wicket from 11 overs at an economy rate of 5.63.

Probable best bowler of the match

Ravi Rampaul — Trinbago Knight Riders

Ravi Rampaul has been excellent for the Knight Riders in the tournament. He is currently the join-highest wicket-taker in CPL 2021 along with Jamaica Tallawahs Migael Pretorius. Both of them have picked up nine wickets each. Between the two, Rampaul has a better economy rate of 7.30. In the previous two games, he picked up six scalps and has been excellent.

Today’s match prediction: The team, batting first to win the match.

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