We are now moving towards the business end of the tournament as Trinbago Knight Riders and the Jamaica Tallawahs will be playing their seventh game when they come up against each other at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad. The Knight Riders have qualified for the semis as they have won six out of their six games.
On the other hand, Tallawahs will be fighting it out for the third or fourth spot. They currently have 6 points in 6 games and a couple of more wins will guarantee their spot. The Tallawahs are coming from a win and will be high on confidence so it will be a good contest when these two teams take on each other.
Match Details
Jamaica Tallawahs vs Trinbago Knight Riders, Match 21
01st September, 7:30 PM IST.
Tarouba, Trinidad
Pitch and Weather Report
It is not great news for all the cricket fans as there is a high chance of scattered thunderstorms in Tarouba Trinidad on Tuesday during the match timings.
The tournament started at this ground and is back to it after ten games at the Queen’s Oval. This pitch is slightly better than the one at Queen’s Oval. There could be some high scores, in the range of 170-180 at this venue.
Squads
Jamaica Tallawahs
Rovman Powell (C), Chadwick Walton, Glenn Phillips (WK), Asif Ali, Nkrumah Bonner, Carlos Brathwaite, Andre Russell, Fidel Edwards, Sandeep Lamichanne, Oshane Thomas, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Nicholas Kirton, Ramaal Lewis, Veerasammy Permaul, Jermaine Blackwood, Preston McSween, Ryan Persaud
Trinbago Knight Riders
Kieron Pollard (C), Dwayne Bravo, Lendl Simmons, Darren Bravo, Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Fawad Ahmed, Tim Siefert (WK), Sikandar Raza, Khary Pierre, Anderson Phillip, Pravin Tambe, Jayden Seales, Amir Jangoo, Tion Webster, Akeal Hosein, Ali Khan
Team News
Jamaica Tallawahs
Jamaica Tallawahs won their last game even with the absence of Andre Russell which is a good sign for them. But Russell has missed two matches in a row and his fitness would be a concern for them. Glenn Philips, their wicket-keeper batsman played a fantastic inning as he scored 79 off just 61 balls.
Their young spinners – Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman and Sandeep Lamichanne did their job to perfection and importantly Carlos Braithwaite chipped in with three wickets in the last game.
Glenn Philips and Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman are the players to watch out for.
Trinbago Knight Riders
Trinbago Knight Riders are winning matches they should not win. In their last game, they needed 66 runs off the last four overs with just four wickets in hand and Kieron Pollard started smashing sixes – left, right and center. He was unstoppable as he scored 72 off just 28 balls with 9 sixes to his name.
The incredible knock from the skipper helped them make it six out six which also that they qualified for the semis. They would try and remain in the first position so they will be able to play the fourth side in the semis. The Knight Riders might experiment with a few players before the semis.
Fantasy Prediction
Lendl Simmons, Chadwick Walton, Darren Bravo, Tim Siefert, Glenn Philips, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Carlos Braithwaite, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sandeep Lamichanne Fawad Ahmed
Captain: Kieron Pollard, Vice-Captain: Mujeeb Ur Rahman
