This article will talk about the probable XIs for both teams and continue with the Dream11 predictions and the winning fantasy team for Match 13 of the CPL 2021 between Guyana Amazon Warriors and Barbados Royals that is scheduled to take place on the 5th of September 2021.
Guyana Amazon Warriors led by Nicholas Pooran are standing at fourth position with two victories out of five they have played and they will take on Holder-led Barbados who is at last position with just victory in this season.
Barbados Royals lost their last game by 2 wickets against Nevis Patriots. While batting first, Smit Patel scored a magnificent half-century (54) and Johnson Charles (30) assisted him to post a total of 160 on the board. In the bowling department,
Nyeem Young picked 3/26 in his four overs but couldn’t defend for his team.
While bowling first, Guyana Amazon Warriors allowed the opposition to score 149/7 despite the good spells of Romario Shepherd 3/21 and Odean Smith 3/22. While chasing 150, Guyana had a horrible start as they were 15/4 after five overs. The skipper Nicholas Pooran scored 41 runs in 26 balls but the rest of the batsmen couldn’t help the warriors as they faced the defeat by 51 runs.
Match Details
Venue: Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts
Pitch and Weather: The pitch has been neutral so far in this tournament as both batsmen and bowlers found some assistance from the surface. Several games were in the range of 150 to 160 and we can expect the same sort of score in this match as well. The weather should be clear throughout the match as no rain is predicted. The temperature will be around 26°C during the match hours.
Date & Time: September 05, 12.00 AM IST
Probable Playing XIs
Guyana Amazon Warriors had a disappointing outing in their previous game as they bowled out under a hundred. Only two players were able to cross double figures from their batting order. The skipper Nicholas Pooran was the top scorer in that inning along with 31 from Oden Smith but all other batsmen failed to perform. Romario Shepherd and Odean Smith took three wickets each, but it’s a concern that their top five batsmen aren’t performing with consistency.
Barbados Royals made a couple of changes in the last match as they included Smit Patel and Nyeem Young in their playing XI. Both players performed well in their first outing this season. The form of Shai Hope is the major concern for the Royals. Glenn Phillips and Johnson Charles performed occasionally for the team. Bowlers did well in the previous game for Royals except for Oshane Thomas, who all picked at least one wicket.
Guyana Amazon Warriors
Nicholas Pooran (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Brandon King, Romario Shepherd, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Odean Smith, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Imran Tahir, Naveen-Ul-Haq, Gudakesh Motie
Barbados Royals
Glenn Phillips, Johnson Charles, Shai Hope(wk), Smit Patel, Jason Holder(c), Azam Khan, Raymon Reifer, Nayeem Young, Ashley Nurse, Mohammad Amir, Oshane Thomas
Match Prediction
Guyana Amazon Warriors will be favorites in this match as they are in a better position in the points table compare to the Royals. Although the Holder-led will be keen to bounce back in this match.
Fantasy Tips
Batsmen: Shimron Hetmyer is the fourth-highest run-scorer in this season with 146 runs in five games. Chandrapaul Hemraj has failed to convert his starts this season but he will be keen to provide a good start in this match. Glenn Phillips can be picked from Barbados Royals as one fifty and 34 in this season.
Wicket-Keepers: Nicholas Pooran made an outstanding 41 in this last outing so he can be picked from the wicket-keeping section. Azam Khan is looking in good touch with his hitting ability so he will be another good option for your fantasy team.
All-rounders: Mohammad Hafeez was promoted in the top order in the last game and he will also get maximum fantasy points with his bowling ability. Jason Holder is an obvious pick from Barbados Royals in this game. Reifer picked 5 wickets in three outings so he can be picked as the third all-rounder in this game.
Bowlers: Mohammad Amir picked six wickets in four games for the Royals. Romario Shepherd has the best bowling average(6.67) this season as he picked 10 wickets in 3 matches. Imran Tahir can be picked as the third bowling option in this match.
Captaincy Choices
Fantasy Team: Glenn Phillips, Shimron Hetmyer, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Nicholas Pooran, Azam Khan, Mohammad Hafeez(C), Raymon Reifer, Jason Holder, Mohammad Amir, Romario Shepherd(VC), Imran Tahir.
Captain – Mohammad Hafeez
The experienced spin all-rounder got promotion in the batting order and he will also deliver with his spin bowling, so Hafeez will be the best pick to captain in this match.
Vice-Captain – Romario Shepherd
Romario Shepherd is the most successful pacer from the last couple of matches. The pacer picked 9 wickets at an average of 6 so he will be the best player to vice-captain in this match.
Dream11 Team
