CPL 2019 preview: St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs. Guyana Amazon Warriors

CPL 2019 preview: St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs. Guyana Amazon Warriors

Match Details:

Tournament: Caribbean Premier League 2019

Match: St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs Guyana Amazon Warriors

Venue: Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts

Time: September 15, 5:30 a.m. IST

Preview:

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots and Guyana Amazon Warriors will face off in the 11th match of the 2019 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) in Basseterre on Saturday. The home side will go in the match low on confidence after managing to win just one match out of four, therefore, need a win to keep their hopes alive of qualifying for the playoffs. On the other hand, the visitors are the most in-form team in the competition with three wins out of three and will be looking to make it four-of-four on Saturday. In the previous five meetings between both teams, it is advantage Guyana as they have won thrice compared to Patriots' two wins.

Weather report: There are showers expected in the evening which mean team winning the toss will likely going to bowl first.

Pitch report: Pitch is traditionally a good one for batting with some assistance for pacers.

Injuries and replacement:

No known injuries

Probable playing XI:

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots:

After another lackluster performance in an 18-run defeat in their previous match against Barbados Tridents, the home side might be tilted towards making some changes in the playing eleven. Despite that, in the batting department, Patriots will be depending on the likes of in-form Laurie Evans, Evin Lewis, Jason Mohammed and captain Carlos Brathwaite

Match Details:

Tournament: Caribbean Premier League 2019

Match: St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs Guyana Amazon Warriors

Venue: Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts

Time: September 15, 5:30 a.m. IST

Preview:

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots and Guyana Amazon Warriors will face off in the 11th match of the 2019 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) in Basseterre on Saturday. The home side will go in the match low on confidence after managing to win just one match out of four, therefore, need a win to keep their hopes alive of qualifying for the playoffs. On the other hand, the visitors are the most in-form team in the competition with three wins out of three and will be looking to make it four-of-four on Saturday. In the previous five meetings between both teams, it is advantage Guyana as they have won thrice compared to Patriots' two wins.

Weather report: There are showers expected in the evening which mean team winning the toss will likely going to bowl first.

Pitch report: Pitch is traditionally a good one for batting with some assistance for pacers.

Injuries and replacement:

No known injuries

Probable playing XI:

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots:

After another lackluster performance in an 18-run defeat in their previous match against Barbados Tridents, the home side might be tilted towards making some changes in the playing eleven. Despite that, in the batting department, Patriots will be depending on the likes of in-form Laurie Evans, Evin Lewis, Jason Mohammed and captain Carlos Brathwaite to score bulk of the runs, whereas on the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of leg-spinner Usama Mir and pacers Rayad Emrit, Alzarri Joseph and Fabian Allen to produce timely breakthroughs.

Devon Thomas (WK), Evin Lewis, Laurie Evans, Jason Mohammed, Shamarh Brooks, Carlos Brathwaite (C), Alzarri Joseph, Usama Mir, Fabian Allen, Dominic Drakes, Rayad Emrit

Guyana Amazon Warriors:

After three consecutive wins, Warriors are likely to keep the same playing eleven for the match on Saturday. In the batting department, the team will be relying on the likes of captain Shoaib Malik, young Nicholas Pooran and exciting Shimron Hetmyer to score bulk of the runs, whereas on the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of Keemo Paul, Imran Tahir and Chris Green to produce timely breakthroughs.

Brandon King, Shimron Hetmyer, Shoaib Malik (C), Nicholas Pooran (WK), Sherfane Rutherford, Chris Green, Keemo Paul, Romario Shepherd, Imran Tahir, Odean Smith

Top picks:

Wicketkeeper: Nicholas Pooran (9.5 Cr)

Nicholas Pooran is one of the most exciting young wicketkeeper-batsman around in the world of cricket. The 23-year-old showed his talent in the Warriors' previous match where he scored a breathtaking 61 not out off just 30 balls with the help of three fours and five sixes and was named Player of the Match as well.

All-rounder: Shoaib Malik (9.5 Cr)

Shoaib Malik is one of the most experienced players playing in the T20 format. The 37-year-old has played 348 matches in the 20-over format during his illustrious career all over the world where he has scored 8,756 runs at an average of 36.63 and also has 137 wickets to his name.

Batsman: Laurie Evans (8.5 Cr)

Laurie Evans is in a very good form with the bat in hand. The 31-year-old has scored 105 runs in just two innings for the Patriots with an impressive average of 52.50 and with a strike-rate of 172.13, which included one half-century as well.

Bowler: Imran Tahir (9.5 Cr)

Imran Tahir is one of the best T20 bowler in the world of cricket. The veteran right-arm leggie has played 262 matches in the 20-over format during his illustrious career and has 322 wickets at a strike-rate of 17.30 and with an economy-rate of 7.09.

Captaincy options: Imran Tahir, Laurie Evans, Shoaib Malik, Shimron Hetmyer

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Azeem Siddiqui
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