St Lucia Zouks will be playing their eighth game and Guyana Amazon Warriors will be playing their ninth game when these two teams take on each other at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad. St. Lucia Zouks are in a comfortable position in the points table with 10 points from 7 games and have qualified for the playoffs.
Guyana Amazon Warriors are peaking at the right time as they have won their last two games and have 8 points in 8 games. If they win both their remaining matches, they will go through but even one win could do it for them.
It will be a battle between the second and third teams in the points table so it could be a fascinating contest to watch.
Match Details
St Lucia Zouks vs Guyana Amazon Warriors, Match 24
03rd September, 03:00 AM IST.
Tarouba, Trinidad
Pitch and Weather Report
The weather looks fine for a game of cricket. There are chances of thunderstorm but they might disappear before the start of this game. The temperature will be in the high 20s throughout the day.
The pitch at this venue is a decent one and most of the batsmen would enjoy it. Chasing would be a preferable option at this venue and a score around 160-170 would be a good one for the team batting first.
Squads
St. Lucia Zouks
Daren Sammy (C), Andre Fletcher (WK), Kesrick Williams, Mohammad Nabi, Rakheem Cornwall, Chemar Holder, Mark Deyal, Leniko Boucher, Roston Chase, Scott Kuggeleign, Kavem Hodge, Obed McCoy, Kimani Melius, Saad Bin Zafar, Najibullah Zadran, Zahir Khan
Guyana Amazon Warriors
Chris Green (C), Chanderpaul Hemraj, Brandon King, Shimron Hetmyer, Ross Taylor, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Keemo Paul, Naveen-ul-Haq, Imran Tahir, Odean Smith, Anthony Bramble, Ashmead Nedd, Jasdeep Singh, Kevin Sinclair, Kissoondath Magram
Team News
St. Lucia Zouks
St. Lucia Zouks are in a great position as they have qualified for the semis. In their last game, they defended a total of 92 runs. You are not supposed to win if you have scored only 92 but their bowlers ensured that they won the game.
The likes of Mohammad Nabi and Roston Chase are performing well and they are getting support from the other players in the team. Daren Sammy hasn’t performed with the bat and would like to contribute the semis.
Guyana Amazon Warriors
The team with the young stars is getting back in form at the right moment as they won two out of their last two games. Nicholas Pooran set the tone with a magnificent hundred against St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots and then the bowlers set up the game against the Tridents.
Naveen-ul-Haq, the young fast bowlers from Afghanistan took four wickets in the last game which is a great sign for the Amazon Warriors. Shimron Hetmyer would love to get back in form before the semis.
Fantasy Prediction
Shimron Hetmyer, Brandon King, Najibullah Zadran, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Fletcher, Chris Green, Mohammad Nabi, Roston Chase, Scott Kuggeleign, Imran Tahir, Naveen-ul-Haq
Captain: Nicholas Pooran, Vice-Captain: Roston Chase
