Published on: Aug 30, 2020 1:30 pm IST|Updated on: Aug 30, 2020 3:08 pm IST
BAR vs SLZ Dream11 Prediction: As we move towards the business end of this year’s CPL, things are getting very interesting even in the given sluggish conditions in Trinidad. In another important clash, Barbados Tridents will lock horns with St Lucia Zouks today at Queen’s Park Oval. This will be 19th match of the season. Let’s take a look at our Dream11 fantasy cricket preview.
Defending champions Barbados Tridents have found it very difficult this year to put on consistent performances. They must be hurting after the loss from a promising situation against Trinbago Knight Riders yesterday. Batting first, Shai Hope again went early but Johnson Charles and Kyle Mayers consolidated the innings with a half-century stand for the second wicket. Jason Holder and Corey Anderson failed to contribute but Ashley Nurse and Rashid Khan gave the final push to the innings to take the score to 148 runs. In bowling, captain Jason Holder struck twice in his first over before the spinners did their thing on a helpful pitch. At one stage, Tridents were all set to win with the score at 77-6 but Kieron Pollard fought single-handedly to keep TKR in the game. Raymon Reifer displayed poor execution of the skills in the last over to hand another loss to his team.
St Lucia Zouks have fared better than every expectation before the season began. They have won 4 out of 6 matches they have played so far and sitting comfortably at second position in the points table. In the last match against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Mohammad Nabi destroyed the batting order with a five-wicket haul. Other spinners also bowled brilliantly to keep the Patriots to the score of just 110 runs. In the reply, Rahkeem Cornwall and Andre Fletcher started off on an aggressive note before Najibullah Zadran and Roston Chase got the job done to take the Zouks home by 6 wickets.
In head-to-head comparisons, Barbados Tridents have dominated the proceedings with 10 wins over St Lucia Zouks while their rivals managed to prevail on 5 occasions in 15 matches played between them. In last 5 matches however, St Lucia Zouks are leading by 3-2 over Barbados Tridents. In the first meeting this year, the Zouks won on the basis of DLS method in a rain-shortened encounter.
The weather on Sunday may be an area of concern for the fans as isolated showers are predicted in Port of Spain. Although it is not looking very dangerous but can cause an interruption or two no doubt. The pitch used on Saturday looked a bit better for batting compared to the earlier ones. We will have to wait and see how it turns out today but there will be some definite help for the slower bowlers.
Fixture name: Barbados Tridents Vs St Lucia Zouks, Match 19 CPL T20
Competition: CPL T20
Date: 30th August 2020
Time: 7:00 PM IST
Stadium: Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Barbados Tridents: 02, St Lucia Zouks: 03, Tie: 00
Barbados Tridents: Played- 6, Won- 2, Lost- 4, Points- 4, Standing- 4th
St Lucia Zouks: Played- 6, Won- 4, Lost- 2, Points- 8, Standing- 2nd
Let’s go through the possible playing XIs for the both teams in today match prediction.
Jason Holder (C), Johnson Charles, Shai Hope (wk), Corey Anderson, Shamarh Brooks, Justin Greaves, Jonathan Carter, Nyeem Young, Ashley Nurse, Rashid Khan, Hayden Walsh Jr., Kyle Mayers, Joshua Bishop, Shayan Jahangir, Mitchell Santner, Keon Harding, Raymon Reifer
Johnson Charles
Shai Hope (wk)
Kyle Mayers
Corey Anderson
Jason Holder (C)
Ashley Nurse
Rashid Khan
Mitchell Santner
Raymon Reifer
Nyeem Young
Hayden Walsh Jr
Daren Sammy (C), Rahkeem Cornwall, Andre Fletcher, Leniko Boucher (wk), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Kavem Hodge, Roston Chase, Chemar Holder, Kimani Melius, Kesrick Williams, Zahir Khan Pakteen, Obed McCoy, Javelle Glenn, Saad Bin Zafar, Mark Deyal, Scott Kuggeleijn
Rahkeem Cornwall
Andre Fletcher
Mark Deyal
Roston Chase
Najibullah Zadran
Mohammad Nabi
Javelle Glen
Daren Sammy (C)
Scott Kuggeleijn
Kesrick Williams
Zahir Khan
As per our Dream11 predictions, this will be a very interesting match-up and fans are in for a treat this Sunday. St Lucia Zouks are the in-form team between the two but Barbados Tridents have enough match-winners in their arsenal to take them seriously. St Lucia Zouks are favourites to win this match at least on paper.