Trinbago Knight Riders vs Jamaica Tallawahs, Caribbean Premier League T20 2020, Today Match Prediction 21 Aug 2020

tkr vs jt Match Prediction & Analysis

Caribbean Premier League has been off to a great start with back-to-back exciting matches and all teams equally poised on the paper. Trinbago Knight Riders won their opening contest against Guyana Amazon Warriors in a rain-marred 17-over contest but looked bit scratchy and will look to tighten the screws in this match. Jamaica Tallawahs smashed away a big chase against St. Lucia Zouks with their hard-hitting middle-order on full display. The victory will be a welcome one for Tallawahs as it would take away the off-field drama that happened over the last week. We are off to another superb contest between two strong quality teams.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Trinbago Knight Riders Preview

Trinbago Knight Riders were lead by the all-round performance of Sunil Narine last night scoring 50 runs and bowling a superb spell of 4-0-19-2. Darren Bravo (30 runs) and Colin Munro played a vital hand with the bat while Lendl Simmons and Kieron Pollard looked a bit edgy with the bat.

Knight Riders might look to add a spinner in form of Pravin Tambe or Khary Pierre in this match to join forces with Fawad Ahmed and Sunil Narine. Dwayne Bravo and Jayden Seales picked up a wicket each but gave runs at an economy rate over 10 RPO. Ali Khan is expected to open the bowling attack in this match too after his spell of 3-0-21-1 last night.

Top players to bet on:

Colin Munro – Colin Munro took on the bowling attack with 7-ball 17 runs. He smashed two big sixes and a boundary and is looking in good touch with the bat. Munro can be a big winner as he can score runs at a quick rate if he settles in.

Sunil Narine – Sunil Narine is a big fish to bet on as he opens the batting and leads the bowling attack with his mystery spin. He is looking in scintillating form currently and he is a must-have player in our teams.

Trinbago Knight Riders Predicted Playing XI:

Sunil Narine, Lendl Simmons, Colin Munro, Darren Bravo, Kieron Pollard (c), Pravin Tambe/Khary Pierre, Dwayne Bravo, Tim Seifert (wk), Jayden Seales, Ali Khan, Fawad Ahmed

Trinbago Knight Riders Actual Playing XI:

Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Darren Bravo, Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Jayden Seales, Khary Pierre, Tim Seifert, Fawad Ahmed, LMP Simmons, Ali Khan

Jamaica Tallawahs Preview

Jamaica Tallawahs chased a good total of 159 runs with an over to spare last night.   Asif Ali and Glenn Philips were the stars with the bat scoring 47* & 44 runs at a strike rate of 150+. Carlos Brathwaite and Rovman Powell looked to be in great nick for their brief stay at the crease.

Tallawahs spin trio of Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Sandeep Lamichchame, and Veerasamy Perumal shared 5 wickets between themselves had a combined figure of 11-0-82-5.  Andre Russell, Oshane Thomas, and Carlos Brathwaite will share the pace bowling responsibilities and will have to use their variations to full effect on these pitches.

Top players to bet on:

Mujeeb Ur Rehman – Mujeeb took the big wickets of Roston Chase and Mohammed Nabi and stopped the opposition from getting the extra 10-15 runs in the end. Mujeeb has the capability to bowl in powerplay and death overs which is a rare trait in a spinner.

Asif Ali – Asif Ali had an impressive debut in the CPL scoring 47 runs off 27 balls with 5 boundaries and 2 sixes. He shared vital partnerships with Russell and Brathwaite to lead his team to victory.

Jamaica Tallawahs Predicted Playing XI:

Glenn Phillips, Chadwick Walton (wk), Nicholas Kirton, Rovman Powell (c), Asif Ali, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Veerasammy Permaul, Sandeep Lamichhane, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Oshane Thomas/Fidel Edwards

Jamaica Tallawahs Actual Playing XI:

Chadwick Walton, Fidel Edwards, Carlos Brathwaite, Glenn Phillips, Rovman Powell, Ramaal Lewis, Nicholas Kirton, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Asif Ali, Sandeep Lamichhane, Andre Russell

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Trinidad is expected to have an overcast condition with 30% chances of rain. But, we don’t expect to rain to play a big role in this match and we expect a full match with no reduction in overs.

Venue Details

Brian Lara Stadium is a bit on the slower side with good aid to the spinners and slower balls and variations from the medium pacers. But, the batsmen will feel more confident as the tournament progresses and the scoring rate might increase. We expect scores in the range of 150-170 runs in this match.

Toss: To Bowl

Both teams won their first match chasing targets with run rates in excess of 8 RPO and hope to continue the trend in this match too.