GUY vs SKN Hero CPL 2021 Match 5 Preview:
Guyana Amazon Warriors had the last laugh against the Trinbago Knight Riders in the inaugural game of the CPL 2021. Late fireworks from Shimron Hetmyer helped the Warriors put up a competitive total of 142 runs. With some praiseworthy collective bowling performances, they defended the total and sealed a 9 runs victory.
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots were in all sorts of trouble in the 8th over of the match against Barbados Royals, where they lost 4 wickets. However, a 115-run stand between Sherfane Rutherford and veteran all-rounder Dwayne Bravo changed the course of the game. Bowlers did a pretty good job in the second half of the match and they came out victorious by 21 runs.
Match Details:
Guyana Amazon Warriors vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Match 5
Venue: Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts
Date & Time: August 28th at 7:30 PM IST and 10:00 AM local time
Live Streaming: Fancode
Pitch Report:
The batters can play the shots on the rise and there is more assistance for the spinners if they do bowl in the right areas. The wicket might slow down in the 2nd half of the match and batting first is the right call on this surface.
Probable Playing XIs for GUY vs SKN:
Guyana Amazon Warriors
Brandon King, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Odean Smith, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran (c & wk), Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Romario Shepherd, Naveen-ul-Haq, Imran Tahir, Ashmead Nedd
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
Evin Lewis, Devon Thomas (wk), Chris Gayle, Asif Ali, Sherfane Rutherford, Dwayne Bravo (c), Dominic Drakes, Fabian Allen, Sheldon Cottrell, Paul van Meekeren, Fawad Ahmed
GUY vs SKN Top Picks for GUY vs SKN Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Batsmen
Shimron Hetmyer went after the Knight Riders bowlers in the death overs, . His knock of 54 runs from 41 deliveries helped the Warriors to put up a respectable score on the board, which in the end turned out to be a match-winning one.
Sherfane Rutherford steadied the sinking ship by scoring a brilliant 53 runs from 43 deliveries against the Barbados Royals. He is a must pick for your fantasy teams.
Top Picks – All-Rounders
Mohammad Hafeez couldn’t contribute much with the bat as he was dismissed for a single-digit score against the Trinbago Knight Riders, but he made it up for that with an excellent spell of bowling, where he conceded 19 runs from 3 overs and picked up the wicket of Colin Munro.
Dwayne Bravo put up a splendid display with the bat against Barbados Royals. The veteran all-rounder scored an unbeaten 47 runs from 35 deliveries, which includes one four and 4 sixes.
Top Picks – Bowlers
Imran Tahir was excellent against Trinbago Knight Riders, where he picked up 2 wickets by conceding just 12 runs in his quota of 4 overs.
Sheldon Cottrell is a wicket-taking bowler who can provide breakthroughs early on innings. Despite going 9.75 runs an over against Barbados Royals, he picked up 2 crucial wickets.
Top Picks – Wicketkeepers
Nicholas Pooran needs to bat higher up the order in order to increase the run rate in the middle overs. He was caught at long-off against the Knight Riders for 12, but once set, it will be difficult to tackle him.
GUY vs SKN Hero CPL 2021 Match 5 Captain and Vice-Captain Choices:
Captain – Dwayne Bravo, Evin Lewis
Vice-Captain – Odean Smith, Shimron Hetmyer
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for GUY vs SKN Dream11 Team:
Keeper – Nicholas Pooran
Batsmen – Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Shimron Hetmyer, Sherfane Rutherford
All-rounders – Dwayne Bravo (C), Fabian Allen, Odean Smith (VC)
Bowlers – Imran Tahir, Sheldon Cottrell, Romario Shepherd
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for GUY vs SKN Dream11 Team:
Keeper – Nicholas Pooran
Batsmen – Evin Lewis (C), Shimron Hetmyer (VC), Sherfane Rutherford
All-rounders – Mohammad Hafeez, Dwayne Bravo, Fabian Allen, Odean Smith
Bowlers – Imran Tahir, Sheldon Cottrell, Romario Shepherd
GUY vs SKN Hero CPL 2021 Match 5 Expert Advice:
Dwayne Bravo will be a good captaincy choice for the mini grand leagues as well as small leagues. Mohammad Hafeez and Chandrapaul Hemraj are the punt-picks here. The best-suggested combination for this game is 1-4-3-3.
GUY vs SKN Hero CPL 2021 Match 5 Probable Winners:
Guyana Amazon Warriors is expected to win this match.
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