Squads –
TKR –
Kieron Pollard (C), Lendl Simmons, Jayden Seales, Ali Khan, Ravi Rampaul, Khary Pierre, Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Anderson Phillip, Tion Webster Akeal Hosein, Isuru Udana, Leonardo Julien, Yasir Shah, Denesh Ramdin, Darren Bravo
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.
Team News –
TKR –
– The Trinbago Knight Riders lost 2 games and won 2 in their 4 games played. Their top order Haven’t fired yet which comprises of Narine and Simmons.
– Lendl Simmons and Sunil Narine will open the innings for TKR. Simmons is going through an excellent form with being Highest run scorer last season and in the Australia series as well.
– Tion Webster will bat at 1 down. He can also open in any game and can also contribute through bowl.
– Kieron Pollard will bat at 2 down followed by Tim Seifert. Siefert smashed 40 of just 16 2 games ago.
– Colin Munro will bat 3-4 down. Munro the Kiwi Opener has been playing a lot of cricket recently in England and is in decent form. He batted very low in last game.
– Sunil Narine and Akeal Hossain will lead the spin attack. Akeal can bowl in powerplay.
– Isuru Udana, Jayden Seales and Ravi Rampaul will be the pace attack. Udana has been brilliant with 8 Wickets in 4 games.
GUY –
– Guyana Amazon Warriors have played 3 games from which they won 1 and lost 2. Team did surprise replacements last game where they benched Shepherd who was bowling really good and still now International player Kevin Sinclair haven’t played a game.
– Mohammad Hafeez and Chandrapaul Hemraj will be the openers for Guyana. Hemraj has struggled this year as well and high chances can be dropped. Hafeez was brilliant with his 70 last game.
– Shimron Hetmyer will bat at 1 down. Hetmyer no doubt is one of the players around who can hit the ball very clean. He scored 58 last game.
– Brandon King and Shoaib Malik will bat in middle. King after failure at top order was shifted in middle last game.
– 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. Hafeez and Malik can also bowl some overs.
– Naveen ul haq, Romario Shepherd(if plays)/Nial Smith and Odean Smith will lead the pace attack.
Probable XI –
TKR –
Lendl Simmons, Sunil Narine, Tion Webster, Tim Seifert, Kieron Pollard, Colin Munro, Dinesh Ramdin(wk), Isuru Udana, Akeal Hosein, Jayden Seales, Ravi Rampaul
GUY –
Mohammad Hafeez, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Shimron Hetmyer, Brandon King, Shoaib Malik, Nicholas Pooran (C & WK), Anthony Bramble/Romario Shepherd, Naveen-ul-Haq, Odean Smith, Imran Tahir, Kevin Sinclair/Ashmead Nedd/Nial Smith
Pitch Report –
Warner Park, St Kitts
The Pitch here at Warner park has always been favorable towards the Batsman however scores are pretty average in last 4-5 games.
Average Score – 130-140
Team News –
WK –
Tim Seifert ( 3 down, RHB + wk, very attacking batsman, 2200+ t20 runs with a very good SR of 130, can drop if doesn’t bat in top 4 in SL, 40(16b) last 2nd game )
Dinesh Ramdin( Middle order, RHB, 222 t20 games but SR very low, can avoid in SL )
Nicolas Pooran( 3 down, LHB + wk, 450+ runs for Guyana on 23 games, Must have, can drop if team is chasing as he will bat 2/3 down )
Anthony Bramble( Open, RHB + wk, 800 List A runs with a Average of 21, most likely will not play this game )
BAT –
Colin Munro ( 3 down, LHB, attacks from word go , very good form, 165 runs(121 balls ) in Hundred recently, 207 runs last season, batted very low in last 2 games)
Lendl Simmons( Open, RHB, very attacking + experienced, highest scorer last season, 157 runs in 5 games against Australia last series, Haven’t fired in 4 games still now )
S Hetmyer( 1 down, LHB, very attacking batsman , 267 runs with average of 34 last season, 110 runs in 3 games this season )
Brandon King( Open/2 down, RHB, one of the highest scorers in CPL from last 2 seasons, poor form this year)
Shoaib Malik( 2-3 down + part time of spin, very experienced with 300+ t20 games, bowled 2 overs last game )
Darren Bravo( 2 down, LHB, excellent last season with 257 runs with an average of 59, very good pick while chasing)
ALL –
Kieron Pollard( 2 down + Medium pacer, bowls 2-3 overs in CPL, 207 runs + 8 Wickets last CPL, 58, 9, 41 in last 3 games )
Sunil Narine ( LHB + Off spin, mystery spinner, always a must have option, opened last game)
M Hafeez(Open + Off spin, no intro needed, very experienced Cricketer with 330+ games, 70 runs 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 in 1st game, 1w last game)
Isuru Udana ( Left arm medium fast, known for his variations at death, experienced with 174 t20 Wickets, 5 wicket haul in last 3rd game)
BOWL –
Ravi Rampaul ( Right Arm Fast, have retired from International Cricket, excellent form, 9 Wickets in 4 games this CPL so far )
Imran Tahir( Leg break, living legend in spin bowling, 53 Wickets in 35 games for Guyana, 5 Wickets in 3 games so far )
Naveen ul haq( Right Arm medium fast, excellent bowler at the death , 87 t20 Wickets, 11 Wickets last season, 1w last game)
J Seales(Right Arm medium, got some good pace , hit the deck, 9 t20 Wickets, can be dropped poor performance)
Akeal Hossain( Slow left arm, have played international cricket, 10 Wickets last season in 8 games, can bowl in powerplay, 5 Wickets in 4 games so far)
Kharry Pierre ( slow left arm, very economical bowler, 9 Wickets last season, can bowl in powerplay, didn’t played)
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 –
TKR –
Lendl Simmons
Kieron Pollard
Sunil Narine
GUY –
Mohammad Hafeez
Shimron Hetmyer
Nicolas Pooran
Imran Tahir