Caribbean T20 League

Qualifier 1- GUY vs. TKR

Preview

Guyana Amazon Warriors will cross swords with Trinbago Knight Riders in Qualifier 1 of the Caribbean T20 League 2023 on Thursday, September 21. The host for the match is the Providence Stadium in Guyana.

The home side led by Imran Tahir is having a fantastic season so far. They have triumphed in 8 out of 10 matches and just lost a single match. They finished the group stage at the top of the points table with a Net Run Rate of +1.725.

The Warriors will enter this battle after winning against Rovman Powell’s Barbados Royals by a massive margin of 88 runs. Shai Hope has been the Player of the Match for scoring 106 runs off just 44 balls hitting 9 fours and eight sixes in the process. 

TKR on the other side, ended their league stage with 13 points and an NRR of +0.903. They won six out of their 10 matches in this season. Nevertheless, the Knights will miss a bit of confidence after a defeat against the Warriors by six wickets in their last game. Kaecy Carty scored 83 off 49 deliveries but all efforts went in vain as the Warriors chased down 177 runs wickets with 10 balls left in their hand.

Match Details

Match: GUY vs TKR, Qualifier 1, Caribbean T20 League 2023

Date: Thursday, September 21, 2023

Time: 4:30 AM (Sep 21)

Venue: Providence Stadium, Guyana

Pitch and Conditions

The Providence Stadium in Guyana has a perfect surface for playing T20 Cricket. Fast bowlers will find good pace on this surface. Also having shorter boundaries, makes the batters score easily. The spinners will also get some assistance as the game goes down the lane. 

GUY vs. TKR Squads

GUY: Azam Khan (wk), Imran Tahir (c), Saim Ayub, Odean Smith, Shai Hope, Kelvon Anderson, Shimron Hetmyer, Dwaine Pretorius, Shamar Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Ronsford Beaton, Keemo Paul, Hazratullah Zazai, Romario Shepherd, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Matthew Nandu, Kevin Sinclair, Junior Sinclair

TKR: Chadwick Walton (wk), Kieron Pollard (c), Martin Guptill, Mark Deyal, Keacy Carty, Kadeem Alleyne, Akeal Hosein, Samit Patel, Terrance Hinds, Jaden Carmichael, Jayden Seales, Waqar Salamkheil, Ali Khan, Lorcan Tucker, Dwayne Bravo, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Nicholas Pooran, Tom Curran

GUY vs. TKR Probable Playing XIs

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

TKR: Martin Guptill, Sunil Narine, Mark Deyal, Nicholas Pooran, Kieron Pollard (c), Andre Russell, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Akeal Hosein, Jayden Seales, Ali Khan, Waqar Salamkheil

Match Prediction

GUY clashed against TKR on multiple occasions in the playoffs last season but for the first time, they seem to be in a better position. Though the Knights have good consistency in their batting lineup, the Warriors have a variety in their bowling attack along with their batting depth which provides them with a slight edge in this game. Thys we predict GUY to win this game.

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