Published on: Aug 17, 2020 10:22 pm IST|Updated on: Aug 18, 2020 2:45 pm IST
TKR vs GUY Dream11 Prediction: After the COVID-19 pandemic which forced the cricket world to a standstill, various cricketing boards have started finding ways to get the game moving. Major sigh of relief for T20 fans is just around the corner as 2020 season of the Caribbean Premier League is about to get underway. The whole season will be played in Trinidad and Tobago between 18th August and 10th September.
The opening salvo will be played between Trinbago Knight Riders and Guyana Amazon Warriors at The Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad. If we look at the history between both the sides, TKR is slightly ahead with 10-9 record against GAW out of 19 matches between them. However, Guyana won both the matches during the last season. TKR enjoy an upper hand at Tarouba with two wins against GAW in as many games.
Both teams are being considered as favourites to take the championship this year. TKR, as well as GAW, have retained most of their players from the last season in this year’s draft. Kieron Pollard will lead Trinbago Knight Riders while returning Chris Green will take the reins of Guyana Amazon Warriors in pursuit of their first-ever CPL title.
There are showers predicted in Tarouba early in the morning but the weather is expected to set fair during the match time. The temperature will be in the range of 31 degrees Celsius. The pitch has always been on the slower side here at the Brian Lara Stadium and with a decent boundary size, spinners will be in high demand. Both the teams will look to put up a score on the board first in the given conditions for dream 11 fantasy cricket.
Fixture name: Trinbago Knight Riders vs Guyana Amazon Warriors, Match 1 CPL T20 Competition: CPL 2020 Date: 18th August 2020 Time: 7:30 PM IST Stadium: The Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba
Trinbago Knight Riders: 01, Guyana Amazon Warriors: 04, Tie: 00
Let’s take a look at expected lineups for both the teams in today match prediction.
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) Sikandar Raza Dwayne Bravo Fawad Ahmed Khary Pierre Ali Khan
Brandon King, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Shimron Hetmyer, Kevin Sinclair, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Ross Taylor, Sherfane Rutherford, Keemo Paul, Kissoodath Magram, Chris Green (C), Romario Shepherd, Ashmead Nedd, Naveen-ul-Haq, Imran Tahir, Odean Smith, Anthony Bramble, Jessy Singh
Brandon King Chandrapaul Hemraj Shimron Hetmye Nicholas Pooran (wk) Ross Taylor Sherfane Rutherford Keemo Paul Chris Green (C) Romario Shepherd Naveen-ul-Haq Imran Tahir
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Team batting first will have a significant advantage for this clash. Having said that, both teams are equally matched and fans can hope for an exciting encounter to kick-off the season. Trinbago Knight Riders are slight favourites only because of the home conditions in today’s dream 11 prediction.