This article will talk about the probable XIs for both teams and continue with the Dream11 predictions and the winning fantasy team for the 3rd match of the Caribbean Premier League between Jamaica Tallawahs and Saint Lucia Kings that is scheduled to start on the 27th of August 2021.
The biggest cricketing carnival in the Caribbean, CPL will go into its 2nd day of the tournament when the 2-time champions Jamaica Tallawahs take on the rechristened Saint Lucia Kings(previously called Zouks) on Friday. Zouks finished as the runners-up in the last CPL and will be led by the former South African skipper Faf Du Plessis.
Jamaica Tallawahs finished in the 4th spot last season and bowed out at the semi-final, losing to the eventual champions TKR. Their top performer in the last season was Glenn Phillips and Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, both of them are not part of their squad in the current season.
St Lucia’s 2nd highest wicket-taker in the last season was Kesrick Williams and he will lead their pace attack this season as well. He was one of the reasons behind them reaching the final for the first time. They have the likes of Tim David and Faf Du Plessis to bolster their batting.
Match Details
Venue: Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts
Pitch and Weather:
Likely to be a typical Caribbean pitch that will offer something to the bowlers and batsmen can score big once settled. We can’t expect a high-scoring affair and the scores could be in the range of 150-160. No rain is expected on the match-day and the temperature will be around 30 with a partly cloudy sky.
Date & Time: August 28, 10 AM Local time, 7.30 PM IST
Probable Playing XIs
Saint Lucia Kings have in their ranks Faf Du Plessis who is a renowned player in this form of the game. Andre Fletcher is a great fit at the top of the order while Tim David and all-rounder Samit Patel will have a huge role to play in the middle-order. The bowling department will be taken care of by Kesrick Williams, Obed McCoy, and veteran Wahab Riaz.
Tallahwahs have firepower in the batting department with Windies big hitters Rovman Powell, Carlos Brathwaite, and Andre Russell in their line-up. Haider Ali and Walton form the top-order with Fidel Edwards being the pace spearhead.
Jamaica Tallawahs
Rovman Powell (c), Haider Ali, Chadwick Walton (wk), Andre Russell, Shamarh Brooks, Carlos Brathwaite, Jason Mohammed, Qais Ahmed, Migael Pretorius, Joshua James, Fidel Edwards
Saint Lucia Kings
Faf du Plessis (c), Andre Fletcher (wk), Samit Patel, Roston Chase, Mark Deyal, Tim David, Rahkeem Cornwall, Wahab Riaz, Kesrick Williams, Usman Qadir, Obed McCoy
Match Predictions
Both the teams will play their first match so it is tough to predict the winner of the match. By looking at the team’s strength Jamaica Tallawahs will start as favorites to win this match against St Lucia Kings.
Fantasy Tips
Batsmen: Haider Aii, the promising player from Pakistan will turn up for Jamaica and can be picked in the fantasy XI. And from the Tallahwahs, their skipper Rovman Powell shall be the other option. Faf Du Plessis and Tim David are the 2 batsmen who can be selected from the Lucia team. David has been in sensational form in recent times in different leagues around the globe.
Wicket-Keepers: Andre Fletcher is the lone choice to be the keeper-batsman of the fantasy side. He can give quick runs at the top of the order while also giving points behind the stumps.
All-rounders: Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Samit Patel can be the 3 all-rounders on the side. All of them are useful in both departments of the game. While we know the big-hitting capabilities of Russel and Brathwaite, Samit Patel is also a good addition as far the fantasy team is concerned.
Bowlers: Kesrick Williams picked 13 wickets in the last season and is an automatic pick when it comes to this format of the game. Obed McCoy has been good for the Windies national team in recent times, so he can also be picked along with Qais Ahmed.
Captaincy Choices
Fantasy Team: Andre Fletcher, Rovman Powell, Tim David, Faf du Plessis, Haider Ali, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Samit Patel, Obed McCoy, Qais Ahmed, Kesrick Williams
Captain – Andre Rusell
The big all-rounder from Jamaica Andre Russell is the obvious choice to be the skipper of the fantasy side. He makes handy points by taking wickets with the ball and score quick-fire runs.
Vice-captain – Tim David
The young batsman Tim David is one of the best hitters going around in the world and can be made the vice-captain of the team.
Dream11 Team
