Caribbean-T20 League 2024

Match 21: GUY vs SKN

Preview

Guyana Amazon Warriors will cross swords with St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots for the 21st match of the Caribbean T20 League 2024. The game is scheduled to be played at the Providence Stadium in Guyana on Saturday, September 21. 

The Warriors are sitting in fourth place on the points table with three wins and two losses while the Patriots are placed in the last position with just one win in eight matches played so far. 

GUY tasted their second consecutive defeat against TKR by five wickets. From a struggling position of 76 runs at a loss of 7 wickets, Romario Shepherd smashed 51* runs off 24 deliveries to power their team to 148 runs, but all went in vain as the Knights managed a 5-wicket win with 4 balls to spare. 

The Warriors would be eyeing a strong comeback led by players like Shimron Hetmyer and Shai Hope. Their bowlers especially Imran Tahir and Gudakesh Motie need to stand up and take important wickets to power their side.

On the other side, SKN won their first match of the season and are on a seven-match losing streak. They got hammered by nine wickets in their most recent match against Barbados Royals. While batting first, the Patriots’ batting guild failed miserably and were bowled out for just 110 runs after which the bowlers didn’t get enough margin to get away with the match. If they want to put a big team like Guyana in trouble, their skipper Andre Fletcher along with Kyle Mayers and Evin Lewis need to perform well. Also, their prime bowlers Anrich Nortje and Dominic Drakes have to step up from the bowling department to be victorious. 

Match Details

Match: GUY vs SKN, Match 21, Caribbean-T20 League 2024

Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024

Time: 04:30 AM

Venue: Providence Stadium, Guyana

Pitch and Weather Report

The surface at the Providence Stadium in Guyana has been assisting the bowlers as the match progresses and the surface becomes slower. The spinners usually get the upper hand throughout the game and the pacers will need to scrap timbers early on in the match. The par score is 149 runs for the team batting first but in order to win a match here one needs to target a score of 180-190.

The weather in Guyana will be a part cloudy with chances of light showers. The temperatures will be around 28 degrees Celsius during the matchtime. 

GUY vs SKN Squads

GUY: Tim Robinson, Shai Hope (c & wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Moeen Ali, Keemo Paul, Dwaine Pretorius, Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie, Kevin Sinclair, Shamar Joseph, Nathan Sowter, Azam Khan, Raymon Reifer, Ronaldo Alimohamed, Matthew Nandu, Kevlon Anderson, Junior Sinclair

SKN: Evin Lewis, Andre Fletcher (c & wk), Kyle Mayers, Rilee Rossouw, Mikyle Louis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ryan John, Joshua Da Silva, Odean Smith, Tabraiz Shamsi, Anrich Nortje, Josh Clarkson, Johann Layne, Veerasammy Permaul, Dominic Drakes, Ashmead Nedd, Mohammad Mohsin

GUY vs SKN Probable Playing XIs

GUY: Tim Robinson, Shai Hope (c & wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Moeen Ali, Keemo Paul, Dwaine Pretorius, Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie, Kevin Sinclair, Shamar Joseph, Nathan Sowter

SKN: Evin Lewis, Andre Fletcher (c & wk), Kyle Mayers, Rilee Rossouw, Mikyle Louis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ryan John, Joshua Da Silva, Odean Smith, Tabraiz Shamsi, Anrich Nortje

Match Prediction

Guyana Amazon Warriors have won their previous three head-to-head battles against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, including one match played earlier this season. In this reverse feature, they will enter this battle with two defeats on the card, they are still now one of the best sides in this edition. Also, when compared to the Patriots who have lost seven consecutive games so far, we surely think the Warriors are in better shape. Thus we fancy GUY to win this game. 

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