Trinbago Knight Riders vs Barbados Tridents, Caribbean Premier League T20 2020, Today Match Prediction 29 Aug 2020

tkr vs bt Match Prediction & Analysis

Caribbean premier League is almost over the middle way in just 10 days with double-headers on all days. Trinbago Knight Riders and St. Lucia Zouks are sitting pretty at the top with 10 & 8 points respectively while the next four teams have just 2 points in difference with thre teams on same number of points. Going into th secon d half of the league phase, Trinbago Knight Riders will look to further strenthen their position at the top while Barbados Tridents will need to secure wins to stay ahead in the packed middle of the table. Tridnets will hope their host of all-rounders perrform well to trample the unbeaten Knight Riders to resuurect their title defense campaign. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Trinbago Knight Riders Preview

Trinbago Knight Riders are on a roll with 5 wins in as many matches. Darren Bravo (26 runs) and Tim Seifert (39 runs) shared an unbeaten 63-run partnership to lead the team to victory last night. Kieron Pollard looks in good touch with the bat while Lendl Simmons and Tion Webster are yet to make a big score till now. Their batting unit looks in very good shape and can hit big scores on their day. 

Spin Duo of Khary Pierre (3 wickets) and Fawad Ahmed took over the spin bowling responsibilities in the absence of Sunil Narine. All-rounders Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard have been economical in the middle overs and never give any easy runs for the opposition. Ali Khan looked good with the ball but his skills are limited in these slow pitches.

Trinbago Knight Riders Predicted Playing XI:

Lendl Simmons, Tion Webster, Colin Munro, Darren Bravo, Tim Seifert (wk), Kieron Pollard (c), Dwayne Bravo, Sikandar Raza/Sunil Narine, Khary Pierre, Fawad Ahmed, Ali Khan

Barbados Tridents Preview

Barbados Tridents batting unit has such a depth that even their No.9 & No.10 batsmen are capable of making runs. They have culminated around 150 runs in almost all the matches with the combined efforts of the players mostly barring Kyle Mayers massive 85 runs last night. Jason Holder and Johnson Charles have scored nearly 120 runs at a strike rate of 130+ in this season so far. 

Their bowling has been a bit under the pump this year with Rashid Khan slightly out of form mainly. Hayden Walsh and Mitchell Santner bowled superbly in the last match to restrict the opposition. Ashley Nurse has been underused in most matches. Jason Holder, Nyeem Young, and Raymon Reifer will take care of the spin bowling duties. They have a tremendous bowling arsenal in hand with these many options on offer.

Barbados Tridents Predicted Playing XI:

Johnson Charles, Shai Hope (wk), Kyle Mayers, Corey Anderson, Jason Holder (c), Ashley Nurse, Rashid Khan, Raymon Reifer, Nyeem Young, Mitchell Santner, Hayden Walsh

Barbados Tridents Actual Playing XI:

Mitchell Santner, Nyeem Young, Johnson Charles, Ashley Nurse, Hayden Walsh Jr, Kyle Mayers, Raymon Reifer, Rashid Khan, Corey Anderson, Shai Hope, Jason Holder

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Port of Spain has a bright sunny weather on the amtch day and which will eb great relief for all the teams. We can expect a match with no weather interuptions. 

Venue Details

Queen`s Park oval pitch has been under much scrutiny recently as it is favoring the bowlers largely with average scores around just 120-140 runs. Batsmen are struggling as the ball does bnot come onto the bat nicely. 

Toss: To Bowl

The pitch contains moisture content early in the amtch which might help the bowlers greatly. We expect both captains to take advantage of the conditions and put the opposition under prerssure.