Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Barbados Royals, CPL T20 2021, Today Match Prediction 05 September 2021

gaw vs br Match Prediction & Analysis

Guyana Amazon Warriors are not having a smooth sailing in the tournament so far and are currently hanging on the fourth place tied with teams on both sides of the table. Their only win in the last 4 matches came in a suer over win against Knight Riders. They will need to win this match to move ahead in the points table. Royals suffered a shock defeat in their last game with their skipper Jason Holder opting a spinner ahead of him and Oshane Thomas in the final over to defend 10 runs. Royals will need to make a spirited comeback as they are already falling back in the race.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Guyana Amazon Warriors Preview

Guyana batsmen were bundled out for just 98 runs in the last game with Nicholas Pooran (41 runs) and Odean Smith (31 runs) playing some quickfire cameos in the middle order after they slumped to 15/4 in the powerplay. Mohammed Hafeez and Shimron Hetmyer are looking good with the bat in this season and will need to score runs in this match.

Romario Shepherd and Odean Smith claimed 3 wickets in the last game with combined figures of 8-0-43-6. Imran Tahir was very economical in the middle overs with 4-0-26-0 in the last game. But they lacked consistency from other bowlers and leaked 78 runs in the remaining 8 overs.

Top players to bet on:

Mohammed Hafeez: Hafeez has scored 137 runs at a strike rate of 100 & 4 wickets at an economy rate of 6 RPO in the 5 matches so far. He will need to bat with more intent and help his team effectively in both departments.

Romario Shepherd: Shepherd was the super-over hero as he defended 6 runs against the likes of Pollard. He was superb in the last match too with figures of 4-0-21-3 and we expect he will continue his purple patch in this match too.

Guyana Amazon Warriors Predicted Playing XI:

Chandrapaul Hemraj, Mohammad Hafeez, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran (c & wk), Brandon King, Shoaib Malik, Odean Smith, Romario Shepherd, Naveen-ul-Haq, Imran Tahir, Kevin Sinclair/Ashmead Need

Guyana Amazon Warriors Actual Playing XI:

Mohammad Hafeez, Brandon King, Imran Tahir, Kevin Sinclair, Nicholas Pooran, Odean Smith, Romario Shepherd, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Shimron Hetmyer, Shoaib Malik, Gudakesh Motie

Barbados Royals Preview

Royals scored a competitive 160 runs in their 20 overs with Smit Patel making 54 runs in his debut CPL match. Johnson Charles (30 runs) and Jason Holder (9 runs) played some cameos, but their middle order failed to give a good finish and ended with target almost 10 runs short which they seemed like getting earlier.

 Their bowling unit controlled the match for the most part pinning the opposition to 127/7 in 17.3 overs with 34 needed of 15 balls with No.8 & No.9 at crease. Nyeem Young took 3 wickets while Raymon Reifer and Jake Lintott took 2 wickets each in the match. Ashley nurse failed to defend 10 runs in the last over as they lost a close contest.

Top players to bet on:

Glenn Philips: Glenn Philips has been hot & cold this season with 127 runs at a strike rate of 110. He is a quality player, and we expect him to set the stage on fire with his aggressive batting in this match.

Nyeem Young: Young had an excellent match with figures of 4-0-26-3 and made an impact in his first match this season. He also chipped in with 9 runs in the 5 balls in the final moments of the chase.

Barbados Royals Predicted Playing XI:

Johnson Charles, Shai Hope, Glenn Phillips, Jason Holder (c), Azam Khan (wk), Smit Patel, Joshua Bishop, Raymon Reifer, Jake Lintott, Nyeem Young, Oshane Thomas

Barbados Royals Actual Playing XI:

Jake Lintott, Nyeem Young, Ashley Nurse, Johnson Charles, Jason Holder, Raymon Reifer, Azam Khan, Shai Hope, Smit Patel, Oshane Thomas, Glenn Phillips

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Basseterre will have a bright and sunny weather who are very pleasant for playing the game with no interruptions.

Venue Details

Basseterre has a good balance between the ball and bat with both having something for them in the pitch. But the pitch might aid spinners more as the tournament progresses owing to the slowness and tacky bounce. We expect average scores to be around 160-170 runs in this track.

Toss: To Bowl

Chasing is the most preferred option in the recent matches with teams having a good idea of the conditions and are opting to time their innings to perfection as per the target.