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Guyana Amazon Warriors take on St Lucia Kings in the 13th game of the 2021 Caribbean Premier League.
The match is scheduled to take place at 10am local time (3pm BST, 7.30pm IST) on Thursday, September 2, 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.
The Warriors come into this game off two wins from their opening four. Their most recent outing on September 1 was surely the most exciting game in the CPL so far - after tying with Trinbago Knight Riders with 138 runs a piece, they managed to defend just six runs in a super over which went down to the final ball - meaning they come into the game full of confidence.
They were previously by the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, despite an impressive 166 which was not enough to hold off the batting power of one of the pre-tournament favourites.
The Kings have also got off to a frustrating start, with two wins out of four. Their opener, against the Tallawahs, saw them hammered by 120 runs. While they sneaked home against the Knight Riders on August 29, they were then beaten in the return fixture two days later.
Guyana Amazon Warriors boast a strong top order, and the opener Mohammad Hafeez will be set on repeating his performance against the Patriots, though his side were ultimately defeated. The Pakistan international racked up 70 runs off 59 balls, and was helped by his number three - Shimron Hetmyer, who also made a half-century, including three sixes.
Hafeez went on to take three wickets against the Patriots yesterday, making him the top wicket taker in that game for his side.
The Kings' runs in their victory against the Knight Riders came all the way down the battting order. The partnership betwen Roston Chase and Tim David yielded a 50 ball 68, a necessary stand after regular hard-hitter Faf du Plessis had to settle for just 10 runs.
On the bowling front, watch out, of course, for Imran Tahir. The South African took two wickets last time out - those of the two Patriot openers, completing his allocation for the concession of just 12 runs. The Kings will be looking to Wahab Riaz, who snagged in their only win so far - as well as Roston Chase, who as well as batting in the middle order has taken four wickets in the tournament, demonstrating his all-rounder's process.
Head-to-head record
Matches played: 16
Guyana Amazon Warriors wins: 10
St Lucia Kings wins: 6
Not at this fixture. 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.
It should be a sunny and pleasant morning in Basseterre - with a minor chance of rain.
Click here for the Accuweather forecast.
On field: Leslie Reifer Jnr and Christopher Taylor
TV umpire: Nigel Duguid
Fourth umpire: Deighton Butler
There's plenty of quality in both sides, but the Warriors have seemed to found more consistency about their play, despite their close losses - they may just therefore have the edge. Warriors win.
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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: Etisalat
Pan-Caribbean: SportsMax (Except Trinidad & Guyana)
Trinidad: CNC3
Barbados: CBC
St Lucia: Helen TV
Antigua & Barbuda: CNS
Guyana: E- Networks
Grenada: GBN
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
St Lucia Kings wins: Andre Fletcher, Kesrick Williams, Wahab Riaz, Rakheem Cornwall, Keemo Paul, Javelle Glen, Mark Deyal, Alzarri Joseph, Jeavor Royal, Obed McCoy, Roston Chase, Faf du Plessis, Usman Qadir, Samit Patel, Keron Cottoy, Kadeem Alleyne, Tim David
Full CPL 2021 squad lists: Click here
Guyana Amazon Warriors: Lendl Simmons, Sunil Narine, Tion Webster, Kieron Pollard, Colin Munro, Tim Seifert, Akeal hosein, Denesh Ramdin, Isuru Udana, Jayden Seales, Ravi Rampaul
St Lucia Kings: Rahkeem Cornwall, Andre Fletcher, Faf du Plessis, Roston Chase, Mark Deyal, Tim David, Samit Patel, Keemo Paul, Alzarri Joseph, Kesrick Williams, Wahab Riaz
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