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CPL 2020 Match 16: GAW vs TKR Preview Dream11 Possible Playing 11 Pitch Report | TKR vs GAW Dream11 Prediction Today August 27 2020 | Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Trinbago Knight Riders Key Players | Queen’s Park Oval Pitch Report
The CPL bandwagon is rolling and it’s time for the reverse fixtures to pan out now as the Trinbago Knight Riders take on the Guyana Amazon Warriors in a repeat of the first match of the season.
The season has unfolded differently for the two teams. Trinbago Knight Riders have been on a winning spree and the only unbeaten team in CPL 2020 so far with four wins in as many games and the entire team contributing in the victories so far. In the previous match against the Zouks, the three-time champions won the rain marred game by eight wickets, as the Bravos were impressive with bat and ball.
The Warriors have been inconsistent in the tourney so far and halfway into their season, they have two wins in five matches and haven’t lived up to their potential. Players like Imran Tahir, Shimron Hetmyer and Nicholas Pooran have taken charge occasionally but have not been up to the mark regularly. It will be a challenge for the Chris Green-led side to put up a show against TKR, who seem to be on a mission.
Key Players to Watch/Key Stats
- Dwayne Bravo was in the limelight in the previous game as he picked his 500th wicket in T20s and 100th wicket in CPL history. He bowled at an ER of 2.3 and will be the spearhead of bowling attack against Hetmyer, Taylor and Pooran.
- Also, Bravo is the leading wicket-taker in TKR-GAW matches (24).
- Kieron Pollard was among the runs against the Tridents with a quick fire 41 runs off 17 balls.
- Darren Bravo has been among the runs for TKR in the last games with a half century and match winning knock in the previous game. Against GAW, his battle against Tahir and offspinner Green will be one to watch out for.
- Colin Munro is the leading run getter in the matches between the two sides with 482 runs so far.
- Shimron Hetmyer was among the runs the last time these two teams played and he has carried the form to the following game. But three single digit scores in the following matches haven’t quite helped him.
- Imran Tahir has picked nine wickets in the tournament so far and has been the leading wicket taker for the Warriors.
- Nicholas Pooran hasn’t done justice to his reputation with just one half century so far and it will be crucial for the five-time runners up that the southpaw strikes form.
Stats and Facts
- Head-to-head: Matches 20, GAW 9, TKR 11.
- TKR have won five out of eight matches vs GAW at Queen’s Park Oval.
- TKR beat GAW by four wickets in match one of CPL 2020. Sunil Narine (50 off 28 balls and 2/19), Shimron Hetmyer (63 off 44 balls) and Naveen-ul-Haq (2/21) were the top performers.
Possible Playing 11
Sunil Narine missed the last game with injury, so it remains to be seen if he is fit enough to play this game. If not, then TKR might not change their XI.
TKR Possible Playing 11: 1. Lendl Simmons, 2. Tion Webster/Sunil Narine, 3. Colin Munro, 4. Darren Bravo, 5. Kieron Pollard (c), 6. Tim Seifert(w), 7. Dwayne Bravo, 8. Khary Pierre, 9. Ali Khan, 10. Fawad Ahmed, 11. Pravin Tambe
For Guyana, it is likely that Anthony Bramble will get another opportunity at the top of the order.
GAW Possible Playing 11: 1. Brandon King, 2. Anthony Bramble (wk), 3. Shimron Hetmyer, 4. Ross Taylor, 5. Nicholas Pooran, 6. Sherfane Rutherford, 7. Keemo Paul, 8. Chris Green (c), 9. Naveen-ul-Haq, 10. Imran Tahir, 11. Ashmead Nedd
Queen’s Park Oval Pitch Report and Conditions
152 is the highest score so far in the Port of Spain leg and the trend of low scores hasn’t changed from the Tarouba leg. So expect the pitch to be slow.
Dream11 Prediction
Option 1 (if Narine plays):
Option 2:
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Match Prediction
With the kind of TKR are in, they seem an unstoppable force but if there is one team that has potential to beat them, it has got to be the Warriors. TKR obviously go in as favourites but their opponents are not one to take lightly.
Written by Sarthak Karkhanis. Follow Sarthak on Twitter today.
