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CPL 2020 Match 9: TKR vs BT Preview Dream11 Possible Playing 11 Pitch Report

Robin Rounder

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August 22, 2020 at 11:10 pm

CPL 2020 Match 9: TKR vs BT Preview Dream11 Possible Playing 11 Pitch Report | TKR vs BT Dream11 Prediction Today | Trinbago Knight Riders vs Barbados Tridents Key Players | Tarouba Pitch Report

The defending champions Barbados Tridents will lock horns with the Trinbago Knight Riders in what has the potential to be a blockbuster clash. TKR is the table toppers with two wins from two games, while Barbados is fifth with one win and one defeat.

The Trinbago Knight Riders are in excellent form with both bat and ball. Their bowling, which doesn’t look that great in the death overs on paper, has performed well so far. Jayden Seales and Ali Khan have given outstanding performances with Dwayne Bravo, Sunil Narine, and Fawad Ahmed also contributing. Sunil Narine in particular has been outstanding; he has scored 103 runs in two games, striking at 156.06, along with three wickets at an economy rate of just 4.75.

With Colin Munro also in good touch, the final piece of the top order puzzle for TKR would be for Lendl Simmons to find form. Skipper Kieron Pollard and DJ Bravo haven’t got many chances but you expect them to perform when needed. Also, Darren Bravo played a good knock in the first game and took them over the line with some late finish along with his brother DJ.

Barbados Tridents are having some problems in the batting department due to the unavailability of some of their star batters because of COVID-19. They are losing wickets in clusters towards the back end of the innings. Johnson Charles played aggressively in the last game, but they’ll want Shai Hope, Corey Anderson, and Jonathan Carter to step up in this game.

Captain Jason Holder, batting at five, can work wonders with a good platform as he has played nicely in both games. However, will BT look to send Rashid Khan higher up the batting order (i.e. 6 or 7), as 10 is too low? It will be a big test for the Tridents bowlers against TKR, so the batsmen need to deliver.

Also read: CPL 2020 Match 10 – Guyana Amazon Warriors vs St. Lucia Zouks Preview, Stats and Dream11 Prediction

Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

The Bravo brothers are leading the batting charts in TKR vs BT games. DJ Bravo has 260 runs which is the highest, followed by 247 runs from Darren Bravo.
Colin Munro has 185 runs against the Tridents. Also, he has started CPL 2020 in promising fashion with 66 runs in two games, including an unbeaten 49 last game against Jamaica Tallawahs.
Lendl Simmons has had a slow start to CPL 2020 (0 and 17). However, could this be the game he fires? He scored 430 runs in 2019 (second-most).
Johnson Charles has 148 runs against the Knight Riders. He averages 49.33 against them. His scores were 35, 55, and 58 against TKR in 2019.
Sunil Narine, who is in great form with the bat, strikes at 169.51 against Barbados. Also, Narine has hit back-to-back fifties in CPL 2020, striking at 156.06.
Dwayne Bravo is leading the bowling charts as well with 14 wickets when these two sides play.
Jason Holder has 11 wickets against TKR. An important player for his team with both bat and ball.
Hayden Walsh Jr. has nine wickets against TKR, including a five-for.
Ashley Nurse blasted 24 off 9 and took two wickets against TKR in the 2019 Qualifier 2. Can he impact this game?
Raymon Reifer and Fawad Ahmed have five wickets each against each other’s teams.

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Stats and Facts

Head-to-Head: 15 Matches, 8 TKR, 7 Barbados.
Barbados were victorious in the only game played between these two sides at The Brian Lara Stadium.
Teams chasing are winning in this season but Barbados likes to defend. So it will be a toss-up between their bowling and TKR’s batting.

Squads and Possible Playing 11

Barbados Tridents: Rashid Khan, Jason Holder, Corey Anderson, Shamarh Brooks, Mitchell Santner, Johnson Charles, Shai Hope, Hayden Walsh Jr, Ashley Nurse, Jonathan Carter, Raymon Reifer, Kyle Mayers, Joshua Bishop, Nyeem Young, Justin Greaves, Keon Harding, Shayan Jahangir.

Playing 11: 1. Johnson Charles, 2. Shai Hope (wk), 3. Corey Anderson, 4. Kyle Mayers, 5. Jason Holder (c), 6. Jonathan Carter, 7. Raymon Reifer, 8. Rashid Khan, 9. Ashley Nurse, 10. Mitchell Santner, 11. Hayden Walsh Jr.

Trinbago Knight Riders Squad: Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Fawad Ahmed, Darren Bravo, Lendl Simmons, Khary Pierre, Tim Seifert, Sikandar Raza, Anderson Phillip, Pravin Tambe, Jayden Seales, Amir Jangoo, Tion Webster, Akeal Hosein, Muhammad Ali Khan.

Playing 11: 1. Lendl Simmons, 2. Sunil Narine, 3. Colin Munro, 4. Darren Bravo, 5. Kieron Pollard (c), 6. Tim Seifert (wk), 7. Dwayne Bravo, 8. Fawad Ahmed, 9. Ali Khan, 10. Khary Pierre, 11. Jayden Seales

Tarouba Pitch Report and Conditions

This will be the ninth game at The Brian Lara stadium. The pitch will clearly assist the spinners in this game as it’ll be played during the day time when there’s no dew around. Teams chasing have won most of the games here.

There is a chance of thunderstorms in the late morning/early afternoon.

Also read: CPL 2020 Match 10 – Guyana Amazon Warriors vs St. Lucia Zouks Preview, Stats and Dream11 Prediction

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Match Prediction

Both sides have played well but Trinbago is the favorites in this match. Barbados’ batters will need to step up and provide a good score for their bowlers to defend. As mentioned above, TKR likes to chase and Barbados is known for defending totals. So, we are in for a great contest between Tridents bowling and TKR’s batting.

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Written by Robin Rounder – follow Robin on Twitter today.

Also read: CPL 2020 Match 10 – Guyana Amazon Warriors vs St. Lucia Zouks Preview, Stats and Dream11 Prediction

Sarfaraz, Fakhar and Amir in Pakistan’s T20I squad

Charbel Coorey

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August 22, 2020 at 4:33 pm

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Sarfaraz, Fakhar and Amir in Pakistan’s T20I squad

Pakistan have named their 17-man T20I squad for the upcoming three-match series against England. There are a few notable recalls in the squad, namely Sarfaraz Ahmed, Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Amir.

Sarfaraz Ahmed returns to the T20I squad for the first time after losing the captaincy last year. Fakhar Zaman, who scored 246 runs in PSL 2020 (fifth most among Pakistani players), is also back in the setup. As is Mohammad Amir, who will be out to win management over after they previously weren’t thrilled by his decision to retire from Test cricket.

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Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Hafeez, who were picked for the Bangladesh series in January 2020, have been retained. Coach Misbah-ul-Haq says this is the most settled Pakistan have looked in quite some time, after previously giving fringe players a chance to redeem themselves and impress. Players like Umar Akmal, Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Irfan and Usman Qadir were given the chance to repay the faith, but have now been dropped.

Pakistan have also included youngsters Haider Ali and Naseem Shah, which excites coach Misbah.

“This is mostly the same team which has been featuring in the shortest format for us,” Misbah said. “Besides retaining the core, we have inducted youngsters like Haider Ali, who has performed well in the HBL PSL, U-19 and first-class cricket, and Naseem Shah as we had an opportunity to keep a bigger pool due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which also increases our options. Our two experienced bowlers in Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz have also returned to the side, along with Fakhar Zaman and Sarfaraz Ahmed.”

Also, Misbah stated that being in the COVID-19 bubble has allowed management to help with the development of players within the T20I squad, as they have had to arrive in England much earlier than they normally would.

“Usually, the T20I team comes together for a brief period but due to the current situation most of the players have been here with us for more than a month and it has provided us a good opportunity to work on the development of the team and the young players. So, even the players who might not get an opportunity to play will benefit from the experience they are getting here.

“It is going to be a competitive series as England are a strong side. We are looking forward to play good cricket and win the series.”

Babar Azam will lead the Pakistan side in the three-match series against England, which starts on August 28. They will be out to improve, after winning just three of 11 completed T20Is since the start of 2019. As a result, they have dropped from first to fourth in the T20I team rankings.

Pakistan T20I squad:

Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Amir, Naseem Shah, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Wahab Riaz

England vs Pakistan T20I series schedule:

1st T20I: August 28, Old Trafford, Manchester
2nd T20I: August 30, Old Trafford, Manchester
3rd T20I: September 1, Old Trafford, Manchester

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Lasith Malinga set to miss early part of IPL 2020

Charbel Coorey

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August 22, 2020 at 12:42 pm

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Lasith Malinga set to miss early part of IPL 2020

Lasith Malinga, one of the all-time great T20 bowlers, will miss the early parts of IPL 2020.

Malinga will not travel to the UAE with the Mumbai Indians squad. According to ESPNCricinfo, Malinga’s father has been ill, and could require surgery in the coming weeks. The Sri Lankan fast bowling great wishes to be with his father during this period.

Another factor that could have influenced Malinga’s decision is the 14-day quarantine protocols for anyone entering Sri Lanka. So, if Malinga had flown to the UAE and then decided he wanted to travel back to Sri Lanka to be with his father, he would have not been able to be by his side due to the quarantine requirements.

Malinga will be staying in Colombo, where he will also be training to ensure he remains as fit as possible. The consensus is that he will be available for Mumbai Indians in the backend of the tournament, including the playoffs, should they qualify. His experience will be invaluable, which was most on show in a terrific final over in a classic IPL 2019 Final, where he defended eight off the final over.

Lasith Malinga was one of the clutch players for MI in the IPL 2019 Final

Despite the loss of Malinga for the initial stages of the tournament, Mumbai Indians have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to their pace department. They can turn to a number of other capable pace bowling options, namely Jasprit Bumrah, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Trent Boult, Mitchell McClenaghan, Dhawal Kulkarni, and allrounders Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard. It is Mumbai Indians’ depth that separates them from other IPL teams.

The IPL is yet to release the official fixtures for the tournament, which is pencilled in to begin on September 19. However, it is believed that the Mumbai Indians will face rivals Chennai Super Kings in their first match.

CPL 2020 Match 8: GAW vs JT Preview Dream11 Possible Playing 11 Pitch Report

Sarthak Karkhanis

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August 21, 2020 at 11:38 pm

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CPL 2020 Match 8: GAW vs JT Preview Dream11 Possible Playing 11 Pitch Report | GAW vs JAM Dream11 Prediction Today | Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Jamaica Tallawahs Key Players | Tarouba Pitch Report

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The CPL returns to action on Saturday after an off-day on Friday as the Guyana Amazon Warriors take on the Jamaica Tallawahs in the second encounter of the day.

Both the teams have played two matches a piece, with one win each and defeats against the Trinbago Knight Riders. While the Guyana Amazon Warriors lost the inaugural match of the tournament against the Trinbago Knight Riders, Jamaica Tallawahs came out victorious against the Zouks. However, the teams again had contrasting results in their second games.

The Warriors will be looking to build on the momentum from the match against the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots where they restricted their opponents to a paltry total and then chased down the target of 129 with ease. Two-time champions Tallawahs also won their match while chasing but were in trouble as they were put into bat first by the Trinbago Knight Riders. They could also manage 135 and TKR chased the target with little less than two overs to spare.

Also read: CPL 2020 Match 12 GAW vs JT August 25 2020: Preview, Stats, Queen’s Park Oval Pitch Report and Dream11 Prediction

Key Players to Watch/Stats

Andre Russell: Surprisingly the big Jamaican has looked out of sorts in the two games so far and will be looking to finally get going against the Warriors. He has scored 41 runs in two innings, but is striking below 100.
Shimron Hetmyer is the leading run getter of CPL 2020 with 134 runs so far. He scored a half century in both matches (63* off 44 balls & 71 off 44 balls).
Glenn Phillips has been impressive in with a half century and 42 in the first two games and will be one to watch out for. He is striking at 143.66 so far in CPL 2020.
Nicholas Pooran has been quiet so far. However, he has it in him to deliver, and the Warriors will hope that he fires and sets the ball rolling for the rest of the tournament. Similar applies to Brandon King, who was the top scorer in CPL 2019 (496 runs).
Asif Ali was man of the match in the Tallawahs’ first game in CPL 2020 with 47* off 27 balls. He is one to watch.
Imran Tahir was economical in the previous game with only 18 runs from his 4 over spell and against the power hitters of the Tallawahs which includes Phillips, Ali and Russell, he holds the key.
Keemo Paul is coming off 4/19 in his last game. He is a proven wicket-taker in T20 cricket, with 56 in 52 matches.
Mujeeb ur Rahman so far in CPL 2020: 2/25 and 1/13.

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Stats and Facts

Guyana Amazon Warriors have won 5 out of their last 6 matches against Jamaica Tallawahs.
Shimron Hetmyer scored a century against the Tallawahs in CPL 2019.
Warriors have faced the Tallawahs at Tarouba only once and that encounter was way back in 2017. GAW was victorious in the encounter.

Tarouba Pitch Report and Conditions

The Brian Lara Cricket Stadium will be hosting its 8th game and most of the games have been on one track. The tracks have slowed down and spinners from both teams will play a crucial role. However, the team chasing has enjoyed the most success due to the dew, so expect the team who wins the toss to bowl first.

There is a chance of thunderstorms in Trinidad throughout the day, but should hopefully clear for this one.

Possible Playing 11

Both the team’s performers have been inconsistent, barring a few. So it is unlikely that there will be any major changes early in the tournament, unless there are any forced ones.

Jamaican Tallawahs Squad: Andre Russell, Sandeep Lamichhane, Rovman Powell, Glenn Phillips, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Asif Ali, Chadwick Walton, Fidel Edwards, Oshane Thomas, Ramaal Lewis, Veerasammy Permaul, Nicholas Kirton, Jermaine Blackwood, Ryan Persaud, Preston McSween, Nkrumah Bonner.

Jamaica Tallawahs (Playing XI): 1. Chadwick Walton, 2. Glenn Phillips (wk), 3. Nicholas Kirton, 4. Rovman Powell (c), 5. Asif Ali, 6. Andre Russell, 7. Carlos Brathwaite, 8. Ramaal Lewis, 9. Sandeep Lamichhane, 10. Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 11. Fidel Edwards

Guyana Amazon Warriors Squad: Brandon King, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Shimron Hetmyer, Ross Taylor, Nicholas Pooran(w), Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Keemo Paul, Chris Green(c), Odean Smith, Imran Tahir, Naveen-ul-Haq, Anthony Bramble, Ashmead Nedd, Jasdeep Singh, Kevin Sinclair, Kissoondath Magram

Guyana Amazon Warriors XI: 1. Brandon King, 2. Chandrapaul Hemraj, 3. Shimron Hetmyer, 4. Ross Taylor, 5. Nicholas Pooran (wk), 6. Sherfane Rutherford, 7. Chris Green (c), 8. Romario Shepherd, 9. Keemo Paul, 10. Naveen-ul-Haq, 11. Imran Tahir

Also read: CPL 2020 Match 12 GAW vs JT August 25 2020: Preview, Stats, Queen’s Park Oval Pitch Report and Dream11 Prediction

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Match Prediction

Overall, the two teams are evenly poised but Guyana Amazon Warriors will go in as favourites against the Tallawahs. The Tallawahs are evidently dependent on Andre Russell, and for them to have any chance not only in this match but in the tournament as well the big Jamaican needs to fire.

Written by Sarthak Karkhanis. Follow Sarthak on Twitter today.

Also read: CPL 2020 Match 12 GAW vs JT August 25 2020: Preview, Stats, Queen’s Park Oval Pitch Report and Dream11 Prediction

CPL 2020 Match 7: SKNP vs SLZ Preview Dream11 Possible Playing 11 Pitch Report

Robin Rounder

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August 21, 2020 at 9:03 pm

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The seventh match of CPL 2020 will be played between St Kitts and Nevis Patriots and St. Lucia Zouks. The Patriots are yet to open their account in the points table after two games, while the Zouks have won one and lost one. So, which team can get a confidence-boosting win?

St. Lucia Zouks won their last game against Barbados Tridents, chasing 47 in five overs after rain. Mohammad Nabi and Andre Fletcher took them over the line, after a good performance with the ball.

However, despite winning the last game, there are a few areas where the Zouks will want to improve. Their middle-order batting still looks a bit inconsistent, and will want Mark Deyal, who looked very promising in the first game, to put another good effort. Also, Roston Chase performed with the bat in the first game and with the ball in the second, with Darren Sammy a good chance to bat higher up to provide some stability. They have done well till now with the resources available and would surely want to continue on.

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, on the other hand, need their batters to step up and assist their bowling. Ben Dunk has performed consistently with both the openers failing to score after getting starts. The likes of Ewin Lewis and Chris Lynn must capitalize on the starts they are getting and have to bat through as batting depth is their biggest problem.

Their bowling has been solid with skipper Rayad Emrit and Sheldon Cottrell amongst the wickets in both games. Also, watch out for Dominic Drakes, who performed well in the last game.