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The 22nd game of CPL 2021 will see Guyana Amazon Warriors lock horns with St Lucia Kings at Warner Park in St Kitts on Wednesday.
This will be the second encounter between these two sides in CPL 2021 and Guyana Amazon Warriors will be looking to avenge the 51-run hammering that they suffered at the hands of St Lucia in their last meeting.
The Amazon Warriors were knocked over for a mere 98 in 16.5 overs by St Lucia Kings when these two sides last met in CPL 2021 with the trio of Jeavor Royal (3/19), Obed McCoy (2/19) and Kesrick Williams (2/7) wrecking havoc after Roston Chase’s 50-ball 85 had guided the Kings to 7/149.
Guyana will come into this game on the back of a 45-run mauling at the hands of Barbados Royals where they failed to chase down 186.
St. Lucia Kings, on the other hand, are flying high with consecutive wins. They won their last fixture- against St Kitts- by six wickets after Roston Chase’s unbeaten 38-ball 51 guided them past the target of 119.
Can St Lucia Kings make it four in a row or will Guyana Amazon Warriors pull one back?
Key Players to watch/Key Stats
Guyana Amazon Warriors:
- Chandrapaul Hemraj: The opener smashed a whirlwind unbeaten 56-ball 105 – an innings which included 14 fours and 5 sixes against Barbados but missed out in the last game, managing a 10-ball 12.
- The Amazon Warriors will hope for a better outing in the next game from Hemraj.
- Shimron Hetmyer: The left-hander missed out in the last game as he was dismissed for a 5-ball 3. However, Hetmyer is still one of the leading scorers for Guyana this season and his side will be desperate for a big knock from the southpaw in the forthcoming game.
- Nicholas Pooran: Pooran has been the bedrock for the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the middle-order. In 6 innings he has scored 128 runs at a strike rate of 150+.
- The southpaw could only manage a 10-ball 14 in the last game and will be hoping for better returns against St Lucia.
- Romario Shepherd: Shepherd was once again the pick of the bowlers for Guyana in the last game as he claimed 3/31 in his four overs.
- Odean Smith: The all-rounder had a brilliant outing in the last game as he claimed a wicket besides top-scoring with a 29-ball 43.
St Lucia Kings:
- Roston Chase: Chase has had a sensational season thus far. In 6 games, he has smashed 241 runs at an average of 80.33 and a strike rate of 157.31.
- He scored a match-winning 50-ball 85 in his last outing against Guyana. Chase has also claimed 6 wickets at 21.
- Faf du Plessis: He started off the season slowly but the former South African skipper has shown glimpses of his absolute best. In six games, he has scored 168 runs at a strike rate of 142.37 which also includes a three figure score.
- Tim David: The Australian swashbuckler has played some handy knocks during the season. In 5 innings he has scored 132 runs at a strike rate of 157.14.
- Jeavor Royal: He claimed 3/19 in his last outing against Guyana. Royal has been brilliant this season. In just 3 innings, he has taken 6 wickets at 10.33 and an economy rate of 5.63.
- Kesrick Wiliams: With 9 wickets in 5 innings at 12.66, Kesrick Williams is the leading wicket-taker for St Lucia this season. The right-hander had a brilliant outing in his last encounter against Guyana as he picked 2/7.
Stats and Facts
- Both sides have met 17 times in CPL with Guyana leading the ledger 10-7.
- However, St Lucia Kings lead the ledger 2-1 when it comes to their outings in St Kitts.
Possible Playing XI
Guyana Amazon Warriors: Brandon King, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran (c & wk), Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Kevin Sinclair, Gudakesh Motie, Imran Tahir
St Lucia Kings: Andre Fletcher (WK), Faf du Plessis, Keron Cottoy, Roston Chase, Samit Patel, Tim David, Jeavor Royal, Alzarri Joseph, Kesrick Williams, Wahab Riaz, Keemo Paul
Warner Park, St Kitts pitch report and weather conditions
The pitch has proved helpful for pacers but as has been evident in the last few games, there are plenty of runs on offer.
The average 1st innings score in the 12 completed games played on the fresh pitch is 157.49.
With regards to the weather forecast, it is expected to be bright and sunny with temperatures fluctuating between 25-32 degrees Celsius. Humidity is set to hover around 68%.
Match Prediction
Given the manner in which St Lucia Kings have fared thus far this season, they will start as massive favorites.
