After a few months of disappointment, T20 cricket has finally started as Caribbean Premier League is set to inaugurate the first franchise T20 tournament after the Covidd-19 Pandemic.
The first match of the Caribbean Premier League 2020 will see Trinbago Knight Riders taking on Guyana Amazon Warriors at the Brian Lara Stadium on Tuesday.
DATE: 18th August 2020
TIMINGS: 7:30 PM
VENUE: Brian Lara Stadium, Trinidad
TKR VS GUY: Live Score details
The first match between Trinbago Knight Riders and Guyana Amazon Warriors will be broadcasted on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD. The live streaming will be available on the Fan Code App.
Guyana Amazon Warriors:
Guyana Amazon Warriors were the runners up last season. On the back of impressive performances, the Warriors made their way into the finals but unfortunately faltered in the final. They lost the final against Barbados Tridents by 27 runs. The team has a great opening pair in Hemraj Chanderpaul and Brandon King.
Wicket-keeper batsman, Nicholas Pooran will be their biggest bet in the match, while Sherfane Rutherford and Keemo Paul are also two important players in the side.
As far as bowling is concerned, Imran Tahir should be a must-have in the side.
Trinbago Knight Riders:
One of the most popular and successful teams in CPL, Trinbago Knight Riders suffered a bad season in 2019. They finished fourth with just 4 wins in 10 matches. But given their consistency in the league, they are expected to come good this time.
Keiron Pollard, once again, has been given the captaincy duties, while the team possess some solid players like Dwayne Bravo, Sunil Narine, Coline Munro to name a few.
TKR VS GUY: SQUADS
Trinbago Knight Riders:
Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard (c), Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Fawad Ahmed, Darren Bravo, Lendl Simmons, Khary Pierre, Tim Seifert (wk), Sikandar Raza, Anderson Phillip, Pravin Tambe, Jayden Seales, Amir Jangoo, Tion Webster, Akeal Hosein, Ali Khan
Guyana Amazon Warriors:
Imran Tahir, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Brandon King, Ross Taylor, Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Green (c), Keemo Paul, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Naveen-ul-Haq, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Ashmead Nedd, Odean Smith, Anthony Bramble, Jasdeep Singh, Kevin Sinclair, Kissoondath Magram
TKR VS GUY: PLAYING ELEVEN:
Trinbago Knight Riders:
Kieron Pollard (Captain), Lendl Simmons, Colin Munro, Darren Bravo, Tim Seifert (wk), Dwayne Bravo, Sunil Narine, Khary Pierre, Jayden Seales, Pravin Tambe, Anderson Phillip.
Guyana Amazon Warriors:
Chris Green (Captain), Brandon King, Chanderpaul Hemraj, Ross Taylor, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Odean Smith, Keemo Paul, Sherfane Rutherford, Imran Tahir, Romario Shepherd.
TKR VS GUY: KEY PLAYERS
Trinbago Knight Riders: Key Players
Batsmen: Lendl Simmons, Colin Munro,
All-rounders: Dwayne Bravo, Keiron Pollard,
Bowlers: Sunil Narine
Guyana Amazon Warriors: Key Players
Batsmen: Ross Taylor, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran
All-rounders: Sherfane Rutherford
Bowlers: Imran Tahir, Chris Green
TKR VS GUY: Dream11 Team
Wicket-keeper– Nicholas Pooran
Batsmen– Colin Munro, Lendl Simmons [C], Brandon King,
All-rounder– Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, C Hemraj
Bowler– Imran Tahir [VC], K Pierre, A Phillip