Squads –
GUY –
Nicholas Pooran (C), Anthony Bramble, Kevin Sinclair, Imran Tahir, Mohammad Hafeez, Waqar Salamkheil, Shimron Hetmyer, Romario Shepherd, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Odean Smith, Ashmead Nedd, Shoaib Malik, Nial Smith, Brandon King, Naveen-ul-Haq, Gudakesh Motie.
SKN –
Rayad Emrit (C), Sheldon Cottrell, Evin Lewis, Fabian Allen, Jon-Russ Jaggesar, Dominic Drakes, Devon Thomas, Colin Archibald, Mikyle Louis, Asif Ali, Ravi Bopara, Fawad Ahmed, Paul van Meekeren, Dwayne Bravo, Joshua Da Silva, Chris Gayle, Sherfane Rutherford
Team News –
GUY –
– Guyana Amazon Warriors finished second at the points table during the last year’s edition. They lost to St. Lucia Kings in the semi-final. Under the leadership of Nicholas Pooran, the franchise would be aiming to win its first CPL title.
– Guyana started their season with a 9 wicket win against TKR and are looking very good for this one as well.
– Brandon King and Chandrapaul Hemraj will be the openers for Guyana. Both have been opening from last 2 seasons and have been successfull together. King struggled to score in last game with just 9 off 17 balls.
– Odean Smith batted 1 down last game. He is a bowler but was promoted as a pinch hitter in last game and scored 24.
– Shimron Hetmyer will bat at 2 down. Hetmyer no doubt is one of the players around who can hit the ball very clean. He scored 54 last game.
– Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik the legends of Pakistan will bat in middle. Both are very experienced and can contribute through both bat and bowl.
– Nicolas Pooran will bat next and will also keep the Wickets. He will look to give his best considering the IPL and t20 world cup very close.
– Imran Tahir, Ashmead Nedd/Kevin Sinclair will be the spin options with Guyana. Hemraj can also bowl some overs.
– Naveen ul haq, Romario Shepherd and Odean Smith will lead the pace attack.
SKN –
– St Kitts had a poor tournament last year where they won just 1 game out of 10 and were placed last. They started their season on a high with a 21 run win in 1st game.
– Ravi Bopara from England , Paul van Meekeren from Netherlands, Fawad Ahmed from Australia and Asif Ali from Pakistan are their new recruits this season.
– Devon Thomas and Evin lewis will open the innings. Both were out cheaply in last game. Thomas will keep the Wickets.
– Chris Gayle will bat at 1 down. Gayle needs no introduction and at age if 40+ is still one of the great.
– Sherfane Rutherford, Fabian Allen and DJ Bravo will provide the late hitting. All are excellent hitters.
– Fawad Ahmed and Fabian Allen will handle the spin department. Chris Gayle also will assist them.
– Rayad Emrit/Paul van Meekeren, Sheldon Cottrell, Dominic Drakes and DJ Bravo will be the pace attack of St Kitts.
Probable XI –
GUY –
Brandon King, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Odean Smith, Shimron Hetmyer, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Nicholas Pooran (C & WK), Naveen-ul-Haq, Romario Shepherd, Imran Tahir, Kevin Sinclair/Ashmead Nedd.
SKN –
Evin Lewis, Devon Thomas(wk), Chris Gayle, Asif Ali, Sherfane Rutherford, Fabian Allen, Dwayne Bravo(c), Rayad Emrit/Paul van Meekeren , Fawad Ahmed, Sheldon Cottrell, Dominic Drakes.
Pitch Report –
Warner Park, St Kitts
The Pitch here at Warner park has always been favorable towards the Batsman.
Average Score – 182(CPL 2020)
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Nicolas Pooran( 3 down, LHB + wk, 437 runs for Guyana on 20 games, Must have, can drop if team is chasing as he will bat 2/3 down )
D Thomas( Open, RHB + wk, experienced, 1197 t20 runs in 91 games, out cheaply on last game)
J De Silva(1 down, RHB + wk, 136 runs in 7 CPL games last season, very good at 8.5 but didn’t played last game )
Anthony Bramble( Open, RHB + wk, 800 List A runs with a Average of 21, most likely will not play )
BAT –
S Hetmyer( 1 down, LHB, very attacking batsman , 267 runs with average of 34 last season, 54 runs last game )
Chris Gayle ( 1 down, LHB, universal boss no intro needed, can also bowl, out on 12 last game )
Evin Lewis( Open, LHB, going through excellent form, 180 in 5 games against SA and 130 in 2 games against Australia recently)
Brandon King( Open, RHB, one of the highest scorers in CPL from last 2 seasons, 9R(17b) last game)
Shoaib Malik( 2-3 down + part time of spin, very experienced with 300+ t20 games, 154 runs + 4 Wickets in 4 games against TKR )
Ravi Bopara ( Middle order, RHB+ medium pace, very experienced both International and of T20 leagues, not sure about bowling)
Asif Ali ( Middle order, RHB, can strike the ball really big, poor run last season with just 118 in 8 games, 8(11b) last game)
Chandrapaul Hemraj( Open, LHB + Slow left arm, 439 runs + 6 Wickets for GUY in CPL, poor last season with just 140 runs in 8 games, 13 runs last game)
ALL –
M Hafeez(2-3 down + Off spin, no intro needed, very experienced Cricketer with 330+ games, 8 runs + 1w last game )
DJ Bravo ( Right Arm medium pacer, known for his variations at death, Must have, 47 runs last game )
Fabian Allen ( Slow left arm + RHB, one of the cleanest hitters of the ball, hit 5 sixes in over of Lungi Ndigi in recent series, 19 runs + 1w last game )
Odean Smith( Right Arm Fast, hit the deck bowler, 15 Wickets in 17 games in t20 carrer, economy high close to 10, was good with 2 Wickets + 24 runs last game)
BOWL –
Imran Tahir( Leg break, living legend in spin bowling, 49 Wickets in 33 games for Guyana, 2 Wickets last game )
Naveen ul haq( Right Arm medium fast, excellent bowler at the death , 85 t20 Wickets, 11 Wickets last season, 1w last game)
Sheldon Cottrell ( Left arm medium fast, West Indies team’s premium pacer, has been very much out of form recently, 2 wickets last game )
Rayad Emrit ( Right Arm medium fast, hit the deck bowler, can also bat, 11 Wickets last season with the St Kitts, will bowl in death, didn’t played last game )
Fawad Ahmed ( Leg spin, wicket taking option, 13 Wickets last CPL, Must have)
Kevin Sinclair( Off spin, bowls most overs in powerplay, 5 Wickets in 4 innings last season, can also bat at top , didn’t played last game)
Ashmead Nedd( slow left arm, 3 Wickets last season, looked poor last season but very good bowler )
Wakar Salamkheil( Chinnaman bowler from Afghanistan, 33 t20 Wickets with an economy of 11, can be trump card)
C/VC Options –
GUY –
Shimron Hetmyer
Nicolas Pooran
Brandon King
Imran Tahir
SKN –
Chris Gayle
Evin Lewis
Fabian Allen
DJ Bravo
