Probable XI –
Guyana Amazon Warriors –
Brandon King, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran (c & wk), Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Romario Shepherd, Kevin Sinclair, Naveen-ul-Haq, Imran Tahir/Odean Smith, Ashmead Nedd
Trinbago Knight Riders –
Lendl Simmons, Tion Webster, Tim Seifert (wk), Colin Munro, Darren Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Akeal Hosein, Ali Khan, Ravi Rampaul, Jayden Seales
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Tim Seifert
2. Colin Munro(VC)
3. Lendl Simmons
4. Shimron Hetmyer
5. Shoaib Malik
6. Kieron Pollard
7. Mohammad Hafeez(C)
8. Ravi Rampaul
9. Ali Khan
10. Naveen Ul Haq
11. Imran Tahir
– Hafeez looks safest captain choice considering his recent good form with the bat and part time bowling.
– Expecting Munro to play a top knock especially while batting first as he has averaged 40 & 54 at more than 5 venue and H2H matches respectively.
– Can take Sunil Narine at the place of Lendl Simmons especially if Knight Riders bats first.
– Taking punt on Shimron Hetmyer who has averaged 39 in 8 H2H innings.
– Going heavy on pacers as they are expected to get plenty of assistance from the surface.
– Imran Tahir has the strike rate of just 8 in two matches at this venue which makes him a must pick.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Nicholas Pooran
2. Colin Munro
3. Tim Seifert
4. Lendl Simmons(VC)
5. Shoaib Malik
6. Sunil Narine
7. Mohammad Hafeez
8. Ali Khan(C)
9. Jayden Seales
10. Ravi Rampaul
11. Imran Tahir
– Backing up Trinbago Knight Riders to dominate overs the opponent as they have a strong squad.
– Ali Khan might be a good punt captain choice as he can get at least a couple of wickets by bowling in death overs.
– Lendl Simmons can score quick 40-50 runs while batting during the initial PP of the innings.
– Pooran, Malik and Hafeez will be the most crucial picks if top order of Guyana depart early.
– Can go with Shoaib Malik as C/VC who has good numbers with bat at both venue and H2H matches.
Grand League Combination –
1. Nicholas Pooran
2. Colin Munro
3. Darren Bravo
4. Brandon King
5. Shimron Hetmyer(VC)
6. Kieron Pollard
7. Mohammad Hafeez
8. Ali Khan
9. Romario Shepherd
10. Naveen Ul Haq
11. Imran Tahir(C)
– Going heavy on Guyana in GL as they might put up a good fight against the opponent.
– Imran Tahir will have to pour a magical spell if Guyana wants to thrash the batting lineup of TKR.
– Hetmyer looks an open VC choice considering his phenomenal numbers in more than 5 H2H matches.
– Darren Bravo might be a good GL pick if top order of Trinbago Knight Riders depart early.
– Kieron Pollard has always plays the saviour’s role whenever TKR’s top order had failed to deliver.
