Caribbean T20 League

Match 15- GUY vs. SKN

Preview

Guyana Amazon Warriors will cross swords with St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots for the 15th match of the Caribbean T20 League 2023. The match is scheduled to be played on Saturday, September 2 at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown.

GUY will be enjoying their good form in the tournament so far and they are presently sitting in the second spot in the league standings with five points added to their tally in three matches. 

On the other side, SKN have lost four out of their six games and they are yet to emerge as the victorious side in any of the games of this season. They are placed at the bottom half of the points table with two points under their belt. As this clash approaches, it will be exciting to see how both sides flare up for a win. 

Match Details

Match: GUY vs SKN, 15th Match, Caribbean T20 League 2023

Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023

Time: 7:30 PM 

Venue: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Pitch and Conditions

Kensington Oval in Bridgetown will be the ground for the next few Caribbean T20 League games before it moves on to Trinidad. The average first innings score on this venue is 149 runs. Anything over 160 runs would be quite competitive on this ground.

The pitch here is balanced for both batters and bowlers. Yet, the pitch is quite on the slower side and spinners play a crucial role on this ground. The weather in Bridgetown on the match day will witness scattered rainfall with a high of 31 degrees Celsius on the match day. 

GUY vs. SKN Squads

GUY: Imran Tahir, Shimron Hetmyer, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Odean Smith, Romario Shepherd, Azam Khan, Shai Hope, Gudakesh Motie, Dwaine Pretorius, Kevin Sinclair, Keemo Paul, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Ronsford Beaton, Matthew Nandu, Junior Sinclair, Kelvon Anderson

SKN: Evin Lewis, Andre Fletcher, Sherfane Rutherford, Dominic Drakes, Sheldon Cottrell, George Linde, Yannic Cariah, Oshane Thomas, Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Jyd Goolie, Izharulhaq Naveed, Joshua Da Silva, Ashmead Nedd, Johann Layne, Kofi James

GUY vs. SKN Probable Playing XIs

GUY: Saim Ayub, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Shai Hope, Azam Khan (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Dwaine Pretorius, Keemo Paul, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Gudakesh Motie, Imran Tahir (c)

SKN: Andre Fletcher, Evin Lewis (C), Joshua de Silva (wk), Will Smeed, Sherfane Rutherford, Dominic Drakes, Corbin Bosch, Kofi James, Sheldon Cottrell, Izharulhaq Naveed, Oshane Thomas

Match Prediction

GUY have a more balanced squad than SKN. They also have played a few full matches which have made them recognise their strengths and weaknesses. Thus they will be more prepared than  SKN in this contest. Hence we back  Guyana Amazon Warriors to win this match.

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