Trinbago Knight Riders vs Guyana Amazon Warriors, CPL T20 2021, Today Match Prediction 01 September 2021

tkr vs gaw Match Prediction & Analysis

It is the 11th game in Caribbean Premier League 2021, and it is expected to be a tough battle between the Trinbago Knight Riders and the Guyana Amazon Warriors. The Knight Riders registered a comfortable win in the last game against the Saint Lucia Kings while the Guyana Amazon Warriors have lost the last two games against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots. 

The Guyana Amazon Warriors had defeated the Knight Riders in the first game of the season and the side would like to draw confidence from that win. Their bowlers haven’t looked in good rhythm and this would be surely worrying the skipper. The Knight Riders are coming into this game with their confidence restored and they would like to win it here. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Trinbago Knight Riders Preview

Kieron Pollard’s side registered a massive 27-run win in the last game against the Saint Lucia Kings. While their bowlers did well in the last game the side is still struggling with the form of its batting line-up. Pollard would look up to his top order to come up with a better show in the game as they can ill-afford this kind of form. 

Lendl Simmons has been on and off with his form and needs to deliver a good show at the top with Sunil Narine. In the middle order Tion Webster looks good and the side would be happy with the way Pollard is striking the ball at the moment. They would also like to see runs from the bat of Colin Munro and Tim Seifert down the order. 

The new ball attack of Ravi Rampaul and Jayden Seales has not been in the best of form, and they would look to strike early in the game. Akeal Hosein has been a standout bowler for the side and did well in company of the experienced Sunil Narine. The side would also like to see tight spells from Isuru Udana and Pollard in this game. 

Trinbago Knight Riders Predicted Playing XI:

Kieron Pollard (c), Lendl Simmons, Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Tim Seifert, Tion Webster, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Isuru Udana, Akeal Hosein, Ravi Rampaul, Jayden Seales

Trinbago Knight Riders Actual Playing XI:

Kieron Pollard, Ravi Rampaul, Akeal Hosein, Denesh Ramdin, Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Khary Pierre, Tim Seifert, Tion Webster, LMP Simmons, Isuru Udana

Guyana Amazon Warriors Preview

Back-to-back defeats has jolted the campaign for Nicholas Pooran’s side. Pooran would be upset with their 6-wicket loss against the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the last game where they threw it away after looking well set for a win. The side needs to win this game to get its campaign back on track and the skipper would like his players to put up a good all-round show. 

Mohammad Hafeez played well in the last game and the side would like to see a good start from him and Chandrapaul Hemraj. Shimron Hetmyer is doing well and needs to set up good partnerships with Pooran and Brandon King in the middle order. In Shoaib Malik, Anthony Bramble and Odean Smith they have players who can do the big hitting towards the end. 

Naveen-ul-Haq needs to deliver early blows with Nial Smith and both these bowlers looked in poor shape in the last game. Imran Tahir has done well, and the side would depend on him to deliver them a win in this game. Odean Smith, Shoaib Malik and Hafeez must bowl good lines as they are up against a power packed line-up that Knight Riders have. 

Guyana Amazon Warriors Predicted Playing XI:

Nicholas Pooran (c & wk), Chandrapaul Hemraj, Brandon King, Mohammad Hafeez, Shimron Hetmyer, Shoaib Malik, Odean Smith, Imran Tahir, Nial Smith, Naveen-ul-Haq, Anthony Bramble

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, Ashmead Nedd, Shoaib Malik

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The skies would be clear on August 31 over St Kitts. The surface has been slightly tricky, and batsmen must play the patient game on this surface to do well. Bowlers haven’t found much favor from the surface either and the side that bats first would need 170 runs or so on the board to feel safe.

Venue Details

Warner Park, St Kitts has been a good venue for the batsmen as the fast outfield and smaller boundaries allows them to score runs. Fast bowlers find it hard to bowl on this track without much assistance for them. Spinners have enjoyed good record over the years with the slowness in the surface assisting them.

Toss: To Bat

In the nine games played so far at this venue this season only twice has the side chasing the score won games. The wicket has shown signs of getting slower as the game progresses which makes it tough on the batsmen. Thus, the side winning the toss would have no hesitation in batting first.