This article will talk about the probable XIs for both teams and continue with the Dream11 predictions and the winning fantasy team for Match 20 of the CPL 2021 between Barbados Royals and Guyana Amazon Warriors that is scheduled to take place on the 8th of September 2021.
Guyana Amazon Warriors led by Nicholas Pooran are at fourth position in the points table with three wins and the same number of defeats in six games. Jason Holder-led Barbados Royals are struggling with just one victory in this campaign of CPL 2021.
While batting first, Barbados Royals have lost early wickets after 26 runs opening partnership from openers. Azam Khan contributed down the order with his 28 runs but they only managed to post 130 runs on the board. In the bowling department, Imran Tahir picked three wickets for Amazon Warriors and Romario Shepherd also continued his good form with the ball by taking two wickets.
In the second inning, Chandrapaul Hemraj scored an outstanding hundred at the top and dominated this game single-handedly. He scored 105 runs in 56 deliveries with five big sixes to his name. Nayeem Young was the only bowler who picked a wicket for the Royals as they lost the game by nine wickets.
Match Details
Venue: Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts
Pitch and Weather: Likely to be a typical Caribbean pitch that will offer more to the bowlers so far and the batters have been able to score after getting an eye in. Several games were in the range of 140-160 and we can see the same in this game as well. Sunny weather is expected on the match-day and the temperature will be around 28C.
Date & Time: September 8, 4.30 AM
Probable Playing XIs
The Guyana Amazon Warriors will be high on confidence with nine wickets victory over Royals in their last battle. They are likely to remain unchanged in this game as opponents failed to dominate the game on the last occasion. Hemraj led the victory by his magnificent hundred in the last game. In the bowling department, all bowlers bowled brilliantly led by three wickets of Imran Tahir.
The Barbados Royals have a lot to think about regarding their performance in this ongoing season. The skipper Jason Holder will be under presust before this game. Their batting order has failed to deliver collectively for the Royals which went against him. However, bowlers are doing a job, especially while bowling first. They will look to give their hundred percent in this game without changing much into the playing XI.
Guyana Amazon Warriors
Nicholas Pooran (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Brandon King, Romario Shepherd, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Odean Smith, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Imran Tahir, Kevin Sinclair, Gudakesh Motie
Barbados Royals
Glenn Phillips, Johnson Charles, Shai Hope(wk), Smit Patel, Jason Holder(c), Azam Khan, Raymon Reifer, Nayeem Young, Ashley Nurse, Jack Lintott, Oshane Thomas
Match Prediction
The Guyana Amazon Warriors are favorites as they dominated last head to head against this team. On the other hand, the Holder-led side will aim to bounce back but the Warriors will start as favorites in this game.
Fantasy Tips
Batsmen: Johnson Charles and Glenn Phillips will be the main batsmen from Barbados Royals. Both batsmen have failed to convert their starts so far in this season. Chandrapaul Hemraj scored a terrific century in the last game against the same team so he will be an important pick. Hetmyer scored 146 runs in six games for Warriors this season.
Wicket-Keepers: Nicholas Pooran is the only best option available as far as wicket-keeping is concerned. He got back his form in the last couple of games so he will aim to carry it forward in this game as well.
All-rounders: Mohammad Hafeez is an obvious pick from the all-rounder section. Hafeez will give maximum fantasy points with his all-round ability in this game. Raymon Reifer can be picked as the second all-rounder in this game. Odean Smith picked seven wickets in this season for the Royals and also playing cameos down the order.
Bowlers: Romario Shepherd is the second-highest wicket-taker in this tournament with 11 wickets to his name. Imran Tahir is an obvious pick as the leg spinner picked nine wickets. Nayeem Young can be picked as the third bowler in this game.
Captaincy Choices
Fantasy Team: Glenn Phillips, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Shimron Hetmyer, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran, Mohammad Hafeez(c), Raymon Reifer, Odean Smith, Romario Shepherd(VC), Imran Tahir, Nayeem Young.
Captain – Mohammad Hafeez
The spin all-rounder is getting his form back game by game for the Warriors. As he is batting in top order and also taking key wickets with his bowling, Hafeez will be the best player to captain in this game.
Vice-Captain – Romario Shepherd
Romario Shepherd is the second highest wicket-taker in this ongoing season. He picked 11 wickets at an average of just 8.45 so, he can be picked as vice-captain in this game.