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CARIBBEAN T20 LEAGUE 2021: MATCH 5, GUYANA VS. ST KITTS & NEVIS | PREDICTION, PLAYING 11 AND FANTASY CRICKET TIPS

Preview

Guyana will take on St Kitts and Nevis in the fifth match of the Caribbean T20 League 2021 at the Warner Park in St. Kitts on Saturday morning. 

Both teams made a good start to the tournament by winning their respective opening games. Guyana beat Trinbago by 9 runs while defending a total of 142 runs, whereas St Kitts registered a comfortable 21-run win over Barbados.

Guyana has an excellent record against St. Kitts, winning the last six games played between the two sides. St. Kitts will look to make the best use of the good momentum and break the jinx against Guyana here.

Match Details

  • Game: Guyana vs. St Kitts and Nevis, Match 5
  • Venue: Warner Park, St. Kitts
  • Date & Time: Aug. 28, 2021, at 7:30 PM IST/10 AM Local
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Probable Playing XI:

Guyana

Brandon King, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Shimron Hetmyer, Shoaib Malik, Nicholas Pooran (C & WK), Mohammad Hafeez, Odean Smith, Romario Shepherd, Ashmead Nedd, Naveen-ul-Haq, Imran Tahir

St Kitts & Nevis

Evin Lewis, Devon Thomas (WK), Chris Gayle, Sherfane Rutherford, Asif Ali, Dwayne Bravo (C), Fabian Allen, Dominic Drakes, Sheldon Cottrell, Fawad Ahmed, Paul van Meekeren

Weather Report

The weather is expected to be mostly fair in Basseterre, with some cloud cover during the match. The temperature will be around 30 degrees during the game.

Pitch Report

The pitch at Warner Park has been a good competitive surface so far. The batters are likely to enjoy their time in the middle, given the small boundaries and the fast outfield. The surface has a new-ball bounce and will assist the bowlers early on. Moreover, pacers have been more successful at this venue than spinners and are likely to take more wickets here. The average first-innings score in the last 4 T20s played here has been 174 runs.

Toss

The team batting first at this venue has won 3 of the 4 matches played here this season. So expect the team that wins the toss to opt to bat first and put up a big score. A first-innings score of around 180 runs can be a competitive one on this surface.

Top Fantasy Picks

Wicketkeeper

  • Nicholas Pooran came out to bat 7th in the order and was not able to make much impact on the team total in the last match. He was dismissed for just 12 runs. Once set, he is a very dangerous hitter. Last season, he scored 245 runs at a strike rate of 123.73, including a high score of 100*.

Batters

  • Shimron Hetmyer turned out to be the key differentiator between Guyana and Trinbago in the last match. He scored 54 runs off 41 balls and helped the team put up a match-winning total on the board. He will look to play a similar kind of innings in this game too.
  • Evin Lewis was dismissed for a score of 6 in the last match against Barbados. He is an impact player at the top of the order and comes into the season with good form. He was the top scorer for St Kitts last season, making 235 runs at a strike rate of 120.51.

All-Rounders

  • Mohammad Hafeez was sluggish with the bat against Trinbago, scoring just 8 runs off 10 balls before getting dismissed. However, he made up for that with an accurate spell of bowling, conceding just 19 runs from 3 overs and picking up the key wicket of Colin Munro.
  • Fabian Allen enhanced his reputation as a clean hitter, scoring 19 runs off just 7 balls in the final overs. In the second innings, he bowled a tight spell, giving away just 12 runs in his 3 overs and taking 1 wicket. Expect him to continue the good all-round form here.

Bowlers

  • Imran Tahir started the fightback for Guyana in the middle overs in the last match. He was excellent against the Trinbago batters, conceding just 12 runs and picking up 2 key wickets. Expect him to be among the wickets once again.
  • Dominic Drakes, playing in just his ninth T20 game, put up an impressive spell with the ball against Barbados. He went for just 13 runs and picked up 2 crucial wickets. With the pitch assisting the seamers early in the tournament, he can pick more wickets here.

Howzat Dream Team

  • Wicketkeeper: N Pooran
  • Batters: S Hetmyer, E Lewis, C Gayle, A Ali
  • All-rounders: M Hafeez, F Allen
  • Bowlers: I Tahir, R Shepherd, S Cottrell, D Drakes
  • Captain: E Lewis/C Gayle
  • Vice Captain: N Pooran/S Hetmyer
CARIBBEAN T20 LEAGUE 2021, MATCH 5: GAW vs SNP – HOWZAT Dream Team

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