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Guyana Amazon Warriors open up the 2021 Caribbean Premier League against Trinbago Knight Riders.
The match is scheduled to take place at 10am local time (3pm BST, 7.30pm IST) on Thursday, August 26, 2021.
Full CPL 2021 fixture list: Click here
Every game in the 2021 Caribbean Premier League is being held at Warner Park on St Kitts, in an effort to minimise the Covid-19 risk to the tournament.
Well, it's the start of the season, so for these teams it's not particularly easy to give you a firm answer.
Guyana Amazon Warriors are the perennial bridesmaids of the CPL, with the franchise having reached the knockout stages with impressive regularity without going on to win the tournament.
Last season, the Amazon Warriors were eliminated at the semi-final stages, courtesy of a 10-wicket defeat by St Lucia.
Trinbago Knight Riders are the high-rollers of the competition, and last year they were absolutely devastating.
Trinbago won every single one of their matches to claim the title in the most emphatic fashion.
Kieron Pollard of Trinbago Knight Riders
Imran Tahir remains a key player for Guyana Amazon Warriors, even at the age of 42. He showed in The Hundred that none of his skill or enthusiasm have waned.
Naveen-ul-Haq is also back for more, having impressed last year in taking 11 wickets – as many as his compatriot Rashid Khan bagged for Barbados Tridents. The seamer’s Bumrah-like action and range of variations made him a threat, and he was impressive for Leicestershire Foxes in the T20 Blast earlier in the year.
The acquisition of another countryman in left-arm wrist-spinner Waqar Salamkheil adds to the mystery of a side that has often relied on left-field overseas signings.
Kieron Pollard is top-ranked man in the T20 Player Index; no one in world cricket has played more T20 matches than the great allrounder. He has made 550 appearances across 17 teams. Last year, 156 of his 207 runs came in boundaries as he led Trinbago to an inevitable title.
Darren Bravo became the glue as the pitches became more difficult to bat on; he was dismissed just five times in nine innings, churning out 297 runs in the process.
Sunil Narine played just five times as he struggled for fitness, but he arrives in this year’s edition on the back of playing a full part in The Hundred for Oval Invincibles.
Guyana Amazon Warriors have named Nicholas Pooran as captain.
Team manager Omar Khan said: "It’s good to see the progress that Nicholas has made throughout the years with us. We want to give him the full support and I’m sure all the players in the team and the management staff of the franchise will be supporting him fully."
Matches played: 21
Guyana Amazon Warriors win: 9
Trinbago Knight Riders win: 12
No. The 10am matches at Warner Park will be played behind closed doors, with 50 per cent capacity crowds permitted inside the venue during the evening games.
What is the weather forecast?
Highs of 31 degrees Celsius, with little chance of rain. Cloud cover of approaching 50 per cent might add to the humidity.
Click here for the Accuweather forecast.
Onfield: Nigel Duguid, Lesley Reifer Jnr
TV umpire: Deighton Butler
Fourth umpire: Christopher Taylor
Trinbago Knight Riders are the obvious choice, and even though Guyana Amazon Warriors' bowling department looks strong, we can't see past the defending champions starting with a bang.
Guyana Amazon Warriors has still yet to win a CPL title
Trinbago Knight Riders are a best-priced 4-6 with Spreadex at the time of publication. Guyana Amazon Warriors are available at as long as 6-5 on Spreadex and the Betfair Exchange.
CPL TEAM GUIDES
BT Sport have the live broadcast rights to the competition in the United Kingdom and will be showing all 33 matches on their platforms.
For UK streamers, BT Sport will have all of the action available online and on the BT Sport app. A 30-day monthly pass is available for £25, providing access to every BT channel and the app. EE customers can access every channel for a £20 per month add-on to their phone contract.
Where can I watch elsewhere in the world?
Australia: Fox Sports
New Zealand: SKY Sport NZ
India: FanCode
South Africa: SuperSport
USA: Willow TV
Middle East and North Africa (MENA): OSN Sports Cricket
Caribbean: Coming soon
Guyana Amazon Warriors: Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, Shimron Hetmyer, Romario Shepherd, Nicholas Pooran, Brandon King, Odean Smith, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Anthony Bramble, Imran Tahir, Kevin Sinclair, Ashmead Nedd, Naveen Ul Haq, Nial Smith, Gudakesh Motie, Waqar Salamkheil
Trinbago Knight Riders: Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Darren Bravo, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Colin Munro, Khary Pierre, Anderson Phillip, Yasir Shah, Ali Khan, Tion Webster, Akeal Hoesin, Lendl Simmons, Jayden Seales, Isuru Udana, Leonardo Julien, Tim Seifert
Full CPL 2021 squad lists: Click here
Guyana Amazon Warriors: Brandon King, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Mohammad Hafeez, Nicholas Pooran, Shoaib Malik, Shimron Hetmyer, Romario Shepherd, Kevin Sinclair, Odean Smith, Naveen-ul-Haq, Imran Tahir
Trinbago Knight Riders: Lendl Simmons, Tim Seifert, Darren Bravo, Colin Munro, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Isuru Udana, Sunil Narine, Akeal Hosein, Jayden Seales, Yasir Shah
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