GAW vs SLK Match Preview
Guyana Amazon Warriors will play host to the team of St Lucia Kings in a game to be played at Providence Stadium in Guyana tomorrow. The home team of the Warriors is yet to be defeated in the competition. They have succeeded in winning six games out of seven while one match ended with no result. Saim Ayub has been the top run-getter for this outfit and he has got them quickly. He has been mainly responsible for providing blistering starts to their teams consistently. The highest wicket-taker for the Warriors in the competition has been Gudakesh Motie. He has picked up 10 victims from 7 games so far.
Guyana Amazon Warriors succeeded in winning their last game of the competition against Jamaica Tallawahs. This was the 25th game of the league stages of the tournament and was played in Providence. Batting first in this match, Jamaica Tallawahs scored a reasonable total of 152 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. Guyana Amazon Warriors succeeded in chasing down this target in 18.3 overs for the loss of 3 wickets. They were never in too much trouble during the chase. The top run-getter for Guyana was Saim Ayub who hit 85 runs from just 53 balls.
Saint Lucia Kings in the meantime had to endure a big blow when their skipper Faf du Plessis was forced to return home because of an injury. Sikandar Raza has picked up his mantle as the skipper and Colin Munro has been called to replace Faf Du Plessis. This New Zealand batsman is the highest run scorer in the competition history. He has succeeded in playing a couple of good innings already and has proved to be a worthy replacement. The bowling department of Saint Lucia Kings is in the hands of Alzarri Joseph and Roston Chase. They have both picked up 9 wickets each in the competition.
St Lucia Kings played their last game of the competition against Trinbago Knight Riders. This was the 24th match of the competition and was played in Tarouba on 10th September. Batting first, St Lucia Kings managed to put together 167 runs for the loss of 3 wickets. The Trinbago Knight Riders chased this decent score down easily in 18.5 overs for the loss of 3 wickets. Mark Deyal was adjudged Player of the Match for his contribution of 57 runs from 45 balls. The St Lucia Kings import Colin Munro was the leading run-getter with a super 71 from 51 balls.
Weather Report
We are likely to get a partly sunny day with some cloudy intervals during the game. The temperature during the game will be close to 34 degrees. But there are no chances of showers coming down during the match. You can expect a game of uninterrupted cricket.
Pitch Report
This game is being played at the Providence Stadium in Guyana. This wicket is usually a slow surface and there is a lot of help on offer for the spinners. Therefore, bowling first on the track might be a better idea. Due to the slow nature of the track, chasing a target is going to be pretty difficult.
Notable stats
Saim Ayub has had a terrific average-to-strike rate combination in recent games.
In his last 7 appearances for Guyana Amazon Warriors, Saim Ayub has scored runs with an average of 48 and a strike rate of 156.52.
Romario Shepherd has a great strike rate with the ball.
Romario Shepherd has picked up 15 wickets from his last 10 games with a good economy rate of 11.2.
Team News
The return of Faf du Plessis would have hurt the St Lucia Kings team badly. But the good news for them is that his substitute Colin Munro is doing well at the moment. There do not appear to be any other injury worries for this game.
GAW vs SLK Probable 11
GAW Playing 11
- Saim Ayub
- Shai Hope
- Azam Khan (Wk)
- Shimron Hetmyer
- Dwaine Pretorius
- Romario Shepherd
- Keemo Paul
- Odean Smith
- Gudakesh Motie
- Imran Tahir (C)
- Junior Sinclair
SLK Playing 11
- Colin Munro
- Johnson Charles (Wk)
- Sean Williams
- Sikandar Raza (C)
- Sadrack Descarte
- Roshon Primus
- Roston Chase
- Khary Pierre
- Alzarri Joseph
- Peter Hatzoglou
- Matthew Forde
Dream11 Prediction
Guyana Amazon Warriors has secured 6 victories from 7 games and are sitting right at the top of the points table. They have a net run rate of +1.899. St Lucia Kings are currently lying in the 3rd position with 3 victories and 3 losses in the competition. They have 8 points to their credit and have a good net run rate of +1.452. We expect the hosts Guyana Amazon Warriors to win this contest and consolidate their position at the top of the points table.
Top Picks
Saim Ayub: This Pakistani opening batter has consistently provided a good start to the Guyana Warriors. The opposition in this game will be keen to dismiss him early.
Romario Shepherd: Romario Shepherd has picked up 15 wickets from his last 10 matches with a strike rate of 11.2.
Shai Hope: Hope is doing well at the moment having scored 272 runs from 10 games with a strike rate of 140.2 and an average of 34.
Alzarri Joseph: Alzarri Joseph has picked up 12 scalps from his 10 matches with a strike rate of 14.66.
GAW vs SLK Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: J Charles , S Hope
Batters: S Williams, C Munro, S Hetmyer
All-rounders: S Raza (C), K Paul, R Chase , R Shepherd (VC)
Bowlers: G Motie, A Joseph
