Published on: Aug 26, 2020 1:30 pm IST|Updated on: Aug 26, 2020 4:14 pm IST
SLZ vs TKR Dream11 Prediction: We are all set for the clash of table toppers in the Caribbean Premier League on Wednesday. St Lucia Zouks will lock horns with Trinbago Knight Riders at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain. Before the start of this season, had anyone told about St Lucia Zouks sitting at second spot in the points table at this stage, nobody would have believed that. The Zouks have defied the expectations in such a manner so far. Let’s look at our Dream11 fantasy cricket’s preview for this match.
St Lucia Zouks beat Guyana Amazon Warriors by 10 runs in the last match at Tarouba. Batting first, the Zouks didn’t enjoy a good start as their top 4 returned to pavilion very early. But after that, Roston Chase and Mohammad Nabi shared a decent partnership to rescue their team. After the departure of Mohammad Nabi, Roston Chase continued on and slammed 66 runs to help the Zouks post 144 runs on the board. In bowling, Scott Kuggeleijn carried on his brilliant season by picking up 3 wickets again. This time he got very good support from Chemar Holder and Kesrick Williams with both scalping two wickets each.
There is no one stopping Trinbago Knight Riders so far in this year’s CPL. They have gone on to win all their 3 matches to top the table. In the last match against Barbados Tridents, openers Lendl Simmons and Sunil Narine dismissed cheaply but after that Colin Munro and Darren Bravo took the matters in their hands. Both made quick-fire fifties while Kieron Pollard blasted 41 runs from just 17 balls. TKR put on 185 on the board and that was well above par in the conditions. In reply, all the bowlers bowled according to their blueprints. Especially, Sunil Narine, Fawad Ahmed and Khary Pierre bowled economically to present absolutely nothing to the Tridents. TKR won the match by 19 runs in the end.
In head-to-head comparisons, Trinbago Knight Riders have dominated the Zouks to say the least. TKR have won 10 while Zouks have taken only 2 matches played between these two teams. Two matches had to be abandoned due to rain. In recent history, the same trend continued as 4 out of last 5 matches have gone TKR’s way.
The weather for today’s clash is expected to remain clear. Cloudy spells may play the role during the day but nothing serious would be there to stop the play. Historically, we have seen more high-scoring matches at Queen’s Park Oval compared to Tarouba. But as the match is to be played during the day time, we can expect some help for the spinners.
Fixture name: St Lucia Zouks Vs Trinbago Knight Riders, Match 13 CPL T20
Competition: CPL T20
Date: 26th August 2020
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Stadium: Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
St Lucia Zouks: 00, Trinbago Knight Riders: 04, NR: 01
St Lucia Zouks: Played- 4, Won- 3, Lost- 1, Points- 6, Standing- 2nd
Trinbago Knight Riders: Played- 3, Won- 3, Lost- 0, Points- 6, Standing-1st
Let’s take a look at possible playing XIs for the both teams in today match prediction.
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
Chemar Holder
Kieron Pollard (C), Lendl Simmons, Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Tim Seifert (wk), Darren Bravo, Dwayne Bravo, Fawad Ahmed, Sikandar Raza, Khary Pierre, Ali Khan, Anderson Phillip, Amir Jangoo, Tion Webster, Akeal Hosein, Jayden Seales, Pravin Tambe
Lendl Simmons
Sunil Narine
Colin Munro
Tim Seifert (wk)
Darren Bravo
Kieron Pollard (C)
Dwayne Bravo
Khary Pierre
Fawad Ahmed
Jayden Seales
Ali Khan
As per Dream11 predictions, Trinbago Knight Riders is the team to beat in the tournament at this point of time. But if anyone can surprise them, it has to be St Lucia Zouks. The Zouks may not have superstars in their ranks but they are operating like a well-oiled machine right now. It should be a very tight contest but TKR are favourites to prevail in the end.