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

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

Match details:

Series/tournament name: Caribbean Premier League 2019

Venue: Providence Stadium, Providence

Date: 8 September, 2019

Time: 5:30 a.m. IST

Preview:

Guyana Amazon Warriors will face St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the match four of the Caribbean Premier League 2019 in Providence on Saturday. The home side is coming in the match after securing a 13-run win in their season opener against St Lucia Zouks whereas Patriots have suffered an 11-run defeat in their first game of the tournament against Trinbago Knight Riders. In the previous five meetings between both teams, it is advantage Warriors as they've won thrice compared to two wins of Patriots.

Weather report:

The weather is expected to be fine throughout the day with little bit of cloud cover in the evening. The temperature is expected to be 31°C.  

Pitch report:

The pitch is expected to be a good one for batting with some assistance for spinners.

Injuries and replacements:

Shoaib Malik out

Predicted Playing XI:

Guyana Amazon Warriors:

Warriors have already suffered a blow as captain Shoaib Malik is almost certain to not take part in the next match after suffering an injury in the team's first match. In his absence, the team will be depending on the likes of Nicholas Pooran and Shimron Hetmyer in the batting department, whereas on the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of spin duo of Shadab Khan and Chris Green to do bulk of the damage.

Predicted XI: Brandon King, Chandrapaul Hemraj,

Match details:

Series/tournament name: Caribbean Premier League 2019

Venue: Providence Stadium, Providence

Date: 8 September, 2019

Time: 5:30 a.m. IST

Preview:

Guyana Amazon Warriors will face St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the match four of the Caribbean Premier League 2019 in Providence on Saturday. The home side is coming in the match after securing a 13-run win in their season opener against St Lucia Zouks whereas Patriots have suffered an 11-run defeat in their first game of the tournament against Trinbago Knight Riders. In the previous five meetings between both teams, it is advantage Warriors as they've won thrice compared to two wins of Patriots.

Weather report:

The weather is expected to be fine throughout the day with little bit of cloud cover in the evening. The temperature is expected to be 31°C.  

Pitch report:

The pitch is expected to be a good one for batting with some assistance for spinners.

Injuries and replacements:

Shoaib Malik out

Predicted Playing XI:

Guyana Amazon Warriors:

Warriors have already suffered a blow as captain Shoaib Malik is almost certain to not take part in the next match after suffering an injury in the team's first match. In his absence, the team will be depending on the likes of Nicholas Pooran and Shimron Hetmyer in the batting department, whereas on the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of spin duo of Shadab Khan and Chris Green to do bulk of the damage.

Predicted XI: Brandon King, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Keagan Simmons, Shimron Hetmyer (C), Nicholas Pooran (WK), Sherfane Rutherford, Keemo Paul, Chris Green, Shadab Khan, Romario Shepherd, Ben Laughlin

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots:

Patriots will be depending on the likes of Mohammad Hafeez, Jason Mohammad and Carlos Brathwaite to score bulk of the runs whereas on the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of Sheldon Cottrell and Usama Mir to do bulk of the damage.

Predicted XI: Keron Cottoy, Evin Lewis, Mohammad Hafeez, Jason Mohammed, Devon Thomas (WK), Carlos Brathwaite (C), Fabian Allen, Usama Mir, Rayad Emrit, Alzarri Joseph, Sheldon Cottrell

Top Picks:

Wicketkeeper: Nicholas Pooran (9.5 Cr)

Nicholas Pooran is still a young talent in the world of cricket but has impressed with his ability with the bat. The 23-year-old had a poor outing with the bat in hand in the tournament opener but after scoring 2,210 runs at an average of 23.44 and with an impressive strike-rate of 143.14, it will be no surprise if he will come good for the team on Saturday.

Batsman: Shimron Hetmyer (10 Cr)

Shimron Hetmyer is being termed as one of the most promising batsman in the world of cricket. However, the 22-year-old has a pretty average record in T20s where he only averages 23.10 in 31 innings, which included once century and three fifties.

All-rounder: Chris Green (8.5 Cr)

Chris Green is still establishing himself as a genuine all-rounder in the shortest format of the game. However, the 25-year-old has had a great outing in the season opener for Warriors where he scored 28 runs with the bat and also claimed two wickets with the ball.

Bowler: Sheldon Cottrell (9.5 Cr)

Sheldon Cottrell is in a more than decent form with the ball in hand. The left-arm pacer was clearly Patriots' best bowler in their first game of the competition where he claimed figures of three for 13 in four overs, which included 15 dots as well.

Captaincy options: Mohammad Hafeez, Shadab Khan, Shimron Hetmyer

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Azeem Siddiqui
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