St Lucia T10 Blast, 2020 – Match 5, Soufriere Sulphur City Stars vs Mabouya Constrictors: 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 5th match of the 2020 St Lucia T10 Blast will be played between Soufriere Sulphur City Stars and Mabouya Constrictors at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Ground in Gros Islet, St Lucia.

The match starts at 12:30 PM local time (10:00 PM IST) (4:30 PM GMT).

This game can be streamed live on Fan Code.

Preview:

Soufriere Sulphur City Stars and Mabouya Constrictors, the losing teams on the first day of St Lucia T10 Blast, will clash off on Thursday afternoon. Soufriere Sulphur City Stars had a tough start to the tournament as they went down to Choiseul Clay Pots in the tournament opener. The City Stars posted 90/5 in their 10 overs which was chased down by the Clay Pots comfortably. The Mabouya Constrictors also lost by an even bigger margin against the Mon Repos Stars.

Weather Condition/Report:

The Daren Sammy Stadium is expected to be under clouds during the first match on Thursday.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The Daren Sammy Stadium seems to be a pretty high-scoring venue for the T10 format as team totals of 90, 152, 129 and 166 have been recorded respectively in the four matches. All the 100+ totals ended up on the winning side only.

Average first innings score: 134

Record of chasing teams: Won – 1, Lost – 3

Injury and Availability News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

Soufriere Sulphur City Stars:

Bradely Tisson, Xytus Emmanuel, Sanjay Pamphile, Denver Didier, Wayne Prospere, Quint Mesmain, Tennacy Hippoltye, Ashley Hippoltye, Shani Mesmain, Kevin Gassie, Dalius Monrose.

Bench – Julian Sylvester, Kervell Prospere.

Mabouya Constrictors:

Murgaran Shoulette, Denzel James, Nean Deterville, Zachary Edmund, Chard Polius, Maius Stanislaus, Shem Severin, Orey Changoo, Rick Smith, Christian Ange, Lennice Modeste.

Bench – Dale Smith, Randal Rithal.

Top Picks:

Xytus Emmanuel bagged a duck and conceded 17 runs in 1.4 overs but is likely to bounce back on Thursday.

Shani Mesmain smashed four fours and two sixes in the first match where he scored 40 from only 17 balls.

Shem Serverin conceded 22 runs in his two overs but bagged two wickets during the first game.

Denzel James will open the batting and has got the experience of playing at the highest level.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain options – Xytus Emmanuel, Bradely Tisson, Dalius Monrose

Vice-Captain options – Denver Didier, Chard Polius, Denzel James

Suggested Playing XI for Head to Head/Small Leagues:

Keeper – Denzel James

Batsmen – Chard Polius, Xytus Emmanuel, Rick Smith, Shani Mesmain

All-Rounders – Murgaran Shoulette, Dalius Monrose (C), Quint Mesmain

Bowlers – Zachary Edmund, Shem Severin, Bradely Tisson (VC)

12th Man – Julian Sylvester

Suggested Playing XI for Grand Leagues/Mega Leagues:

Keeper – Denzel James (VC)

Batsmen – Chard Polius, Xytus Emmanuel (C), Shani Mesmain, Nean Deterville

All-Rounders – Murgaran Shoulette, Denver Didier, Dalius Monrose

Bowlers – Zachary Edmund, Sanjay Pamphile, Bradely Tisson

12th Man – Julian Sylvester

(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:

Dalius Monrose has got the experience of playing first-class cricket. Moreover, he will be batting in the top three and will bowl his quota of two overs. It is the reason why he has been picked in a lot of teams as captain including our team for head to head leagues despite an ordinary performance in the previous match.

Probable Winners:

The Soufriere Sulphur City Stars are expected to register their first win of the tournament.

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.