Guyana Amazon Warriors vs St Lucia Kings, CPL T20 2021, Today Match Prediction 09 September 2021

gaw vs sls Match Prediction & Analysis

CPL is entering the crucial final league phase with almost 20 of the 30 matches completed. And teams might need to get their act right and move up the points table to hold them in a good position to qualify for the knockouts. St. Lucia Kings and Amazon Warriors are currently in the top-4 at the second and fourth positions respectively. Kings after just one win in first 3 matches picked up momentum to win their next 3 matches on a trot. They would hope to continue their form while the Warriors will look to stop their victory march.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Guyana Amazon Warriors Preview

Guyana Amazon Warriors failed to chase a big total of 186 runs as they ended up being bowled out for just 140 runs. Odean Smith top scored with 43 runs and Hafeez chipped in with vital 30 runs while other batters failed to make an impact. Brandon king, Nicholas Pooran, and Shimron Hetmyer are going through a rough patch and hope they make a comeback in this match.

Guyana bowling unit has struggles finding a reliable fourth and fifth bowling options. Mohammed Hafeez, Imran Tahir, and Romario Shepherd had combined bowling figures of 12-0-80-5 while the remaining bowlers had figures of 8-0-97-3 in the match.

TOP players to bet on:

Chanderpaul Hemraj: Hemraj leads the batting charts with 190 runs at a strike rate of 140+ in the 6 innings so far. He has also chipped in with some quiet overs in the power play for the team.

Mohammed Hafeez: Hafeez has been brilliant with the bat and ball this season scoring 137 runs at a strike rate of 100 and 5 wickets at an economy rate of 5.6 RPO. He must improve his strike rate with the bat which is the only concern for the team.

Guyana Amazon Warriors Predicted Playing XI:

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

Guyana Amazon Warriors Actual Playing XI:

Mohammad Hafeez, Brandon King, Imran Tahir, Nicholas Pooran, Odean Smith, Romario Shepherd, Naveen-ul-Haq, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Shimron Hetmyer, Shoaib Malik, Gudakesh Motie

St Lucia Kings Preview

St. Lucia Kings chase down the small target of 121 runs with nearly 5 overs remaining in the last game. Roston Chase played throughout the inning scoring 51 runs while Faf Du Plessis (22 runs) and Tim David (18 runs) played attacking roles in either side of the innings.

Their bowlers performed well as a unit with 5 different bowlers claiming wickets to bowl out the opposition for 119 runs. Jeavor Royal took 3 wickets while Samit Patel and Kesrick Williams took 2 wickets each. Wahab Riaz chipped in with a crucial spell of 4-0-17-1 in the game.

Top players to bet on:

Roston Chase – Chase has scores of 64* & 51* in the last 2 matches and leads his team`s scoring charts with 241 runs at a strike rate of 160. He also has chipped in with 6 wickets in the ball so far.

Faf Du Plessis – Du Plessis is looking in great touch and scored 120 runs recently. We expect another big score from him in this match as he is class batsmen who can pile on the runs once he hits form.

St Lucia Kings Predicted Playing XI:

Andre Fletcher (wk), Faf du Plessis (c), Roston Chase, Tim David, Samit Patel, Jeavor Royal, Keron Cottoy, Alzarri Joseph, Kesrick Williams, Wahab Riaz, Keemo Paul

St Lucia Kings Actual Playing XI:

Obed McCoy, Jeavor Royal, Keron Cottoy, Faf du Plessis, ADS Fletcher, Tim David, Kesrick Williams, Roston Chase, SR Patel, Wahab Riaz, Keemo Paul

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Basseterre is expected to be bright and sunny with just 20% chances of rain as per the forecasters. We expect rain to make no appearance in this game.

Venue Details

Warner Park has been slightly tricky with scores going up and down in the last few matches. And the pitch might slow down as the tournament progresses owing to the used nature and abrasiveness. We expect the average scores in this match to be around 160-170 runs.

Toss: To Bowl

Chasing is the best option as teams unaware how the pitch would respond in each match due to its used nature and they might opt to bowl first in this situation.