Published on: Aug 19, 2023 3:00 pm IST|Updated on: Sep 1, 2023 5:49 pm IST
The 4th game of the 2023 Caribbean Premier League edition is all set to get underway between Saint Lucia Kings and Guyana Amazon Warriors on August 20 at Daren Sammy Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet. Guyana Amazon Warriors are slated to play their inaugural game of the season whereas for Saint Lucia Kings’ it will be their third game of the tournament. St Lucia Kings narrowly missed out against Jamaica Tallawahs in their opening game by 11 runs but managed to put up a remarkable turnaround in their second game by beating Barbados Royals for a whopping 54 runs.
The SLK vs GUY Dream11 clash promises to be a mouth-watering contest with several marquee players gearing up to have a go at one another.
Saint Lucia Kings vs Guyana Amazon Warriors, Match 4 of Caribbean Premier League 2023 20 August, 4:30 AM IST Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
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Historically, Guyana Amazon Warriors have predominantly had the upper hand over Saint Lucia Kings on quite a few instances. The two teams have met 5 times in the history of CPL with Guyana Amazon Warriors emerging victorious on 3 occasions. However, the two are yet to face off against each other in this year’s CPL competition.
Form Guide
Saint Lucia Kings: N/A Guyana Amazon Warriors: WL
The pitch at St Lucia has a reputation for assisting the bowlers, primarily the spinners. The slow and sluggish nature of the pitch makes batting a very challenging chore. Batsmen find it difficult to take on the spin bowlers on this turf but fast bowlers tend to go for plenty if they do not get it in the right areas. Batters need to be watchful and see off the new ball successfully during the early phase of the game. The toss winners should opt to bowl first at this wicket as it is a wicket that becomes better as the game progresses.
Last result at the venue
Match: Saint Lucia Kings vs Barbados Royals Saint Lucia Kings: 201/6 in 20 overs Barbados Royals: 147/10 in 20 overs.
Saint Lucia Kings won by 54 runs.
As of now, there is no major news updates have come to light. The team will likely go into this fixture with their winning combination.
Faf du Plessis vs Guyana Amazon Warriors in CPL
Sikandar Raza performance in IPL
At the moment, there is no team news available from the Warrior’s camp.
Shimron Hetmyer vs Saint Lucia Kings in CPL
Keemo Paul performance in CPL
The contest appears to be evenly poised on paper. But given Amazon’s impressive track record against Saint Lucia, our win predictor is tilting marginally in favor of Guyana Amazon Warriors. However, we could be in for a complete surprise as Saint Lucia Kings can turn the tables around by leveraging the home condition to their advantage.
Wicket-keepers: Azam Khan Batsmen: Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope, Faf du Plessis, Sikandar Raza All-rounder: Romario Shepherd, Keemo Paul, Sikandar Raza, Roston Chase Bowlers: Imran Tahir, Matthew Forde
For Small League, Head to Head contest: Sikandar Raza, Keemo Paul
For Grand League, Mega Contest: Shimron Hetmyer, Faf Du Plessis
Faf du Plessis and Sean Williams looked good in their last game against Barbados Royals notching up decent scores of 46(32) and 47 (30) respectively. It is highly recommended that you turn to these individuals to bolster your batting department. Considering the sluggish nature of the pitch, you can wish to go with spin or medium-pace bowling all-rounders as it will be fairly tricky to put them away with ease. Matthew Forde demonstrated how his subtle change in pace and direction allowed him to dismantle a star-studded Barbados batting lineup.
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