IMPORTANT NEWS AND TIPS:::
Just In::: Kesrick Williams injured his shoulder while saving a boundary in last match...In pre match conference K Pollard said Williams feeling better but decision on him will be taken after checking his fitness by medical team..So he will be risky.
1.ST LUCIA STARS TEAM NEWS:
SQUAD:Andre Fletcher, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Christopher Lamont, Darren Sammy, David Warner, Jaskaran Malholtra, Kaveem Hodge, Kesrick Williams, Kieron Pollard,Lendl Simmons, Mitch McCleneghan, Niroshan Dickwella, Obed McCoy, Odean Smith, Qias Ahmad, Rakheem Cornwall, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Sami, Mark Chapman
We will update the current situation of N Dickwella and D Sanaka in some time.
- Team's compaign is going as like last year .After remaining winless last year,they lost their all th 3 matches of this year also.Now they have lost 14 consecutive matches in CPL.
- Only K Pollard,A Fletcher and L Simmons have performed little well in batting department.
- Team will want some big and attacking inning from Dawid Warner..Like Canada T20 he is lookin totally out of form in this tournament also.
- Dawid Warner and Andre Flether will open the attack both are good and attacking batsman.Team will want a good start from them.
- L Simmons will bat at 1 down,he was in good form in Canada T20 so team will hope same outing from him .
- M Chapman and K Pollard will bat in middle order,both can bowl some overs .Pollard bowls good amount of overs in CPL.M Chapman is good batsman but looking in good touch.
- Darren Sammy and K Hodge will do late hitting duty...Both batted well in last match.
- M Mcglashan and Kesrick Williams(injured,play after fitness test) will lead the pace attack of the team..K Williams is highest wicket taker in T20 of this year in International cricket.
- O Mccoy played last match in place of M Sami and bowled very well,so he is expected to retain his place.
- Qas Ahamad will lead the spin attack of the team.
2.TKR TEAM NEWS:
SQUAD:Amir Jangoo, Anderson Phillips, Brendon McCullum, Chris Lynn, Colin Munro, Darren Bravo, Denesh Ramdin,Dwayne Bravo, Hamza Tariq, Javon Searles, Shannon Gabriel, Kevon Cooper, Khary Pierre, Nikita Miller, Muhammad Ali Khan, Fawad Ahmed, Sunil Narine, Terrence Hinds.
- Former champion started the compaign with a bang after winning first match they lost their next 2 matches...They will surely want to win this match.However attacking innings from K Kooper and Darren Bravo will be big positive for them.
- They lost their last match due to failure of their bowlers and top order .
- In secnd match their all important batsman batted well.All of C Lynn,C Munro and B Mccuulam played attacking innings and all of them scored above 45.
- C Munro is in vert good form and has scored 2 half centuries in and one 34 run inning in last 3 match.
- S Narine and C Lynn will open the inning.Both are very explosive batsman.Lynn looked in good touch in 2n last match.
- C Munro ,last season's top scorer of the team will play at 1 down.Team will want similar performance from him again.
- B Mcculam,Darren Bravo and Dinesh Ramdin will bat in middle order.Team will want consistent performance from them.
- DJ Bravo will bowl in the death and also he will do late hitting duty along with Kevon Kooper. for the team.From bowling point of view last 2 matches was very bad for him.He has given plent of runs in both the matches.
- DJ Bravo,Ali Khan and S Gabriel will lead the pace attack of the team while Ali Khan will assist them.Both had given plenty of runs in last 2 match.
- Ali Khan is bowling well,In last 2 matches he has given runs at economy of 6 when every other bowlers had given plenty of runs .He took 6 wickets in last 2 matches.
- Fawad Ahmad and Sunil Narine will lead the spin attack.Fawad Ahmad has taken 5 wickets in 2 matches.
Fantasy Tips:
- In Wicketkeeper both A Fletcher and D Ramdin are good ..However A Fletcher will be better choice.
PROBABLE 11 OF ST LUCIA STARS:
David Warner, Lendl Simmons, Andre Fletcher, Mark Chapman,Kieron Pollard,Darren Sammy,K Hodge, Mitchell McClenaghan, Kesrick Williams, O Mccoy, Qais Ahmad
PROBABLE 11 OF TKR::
Sunil Narine, Chris Lynn, Colin Munro, Brendon McCullum, Darren Bravo, Denesh Ramdin, Dwayne Bravo, Fawad Ahmed, Ali Khan, Kevon Cooper, Shannon Gabriel,
PITCH CONDITION:::
Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
| Total matches | 12 |
| Matches won batting first | 5 |
| Matches won bowling first | 7 |
| Average 1st Inns scores | 154 |
| Average 2nd Inns scores | 148 |
| Highest total recorded | 197/7 (19.5 Ov) by Aus vs Pak |
| Lowest total recorded | 105/10 (19 Ov) by WI vs Aus |
| Highest score chased | 197/7 (19.5 Ov) by Aus vs Pak |
| Lowest score defended | 150/7 (20 Ov) by WI vs Pak |
IMPORTANT PLAYER OF ST. LUCIA:
- L Simmons,
- D Warner,
- A Fletcher,
- M Chapman,
- K Pollard,
- K Hodge
- M Mclenaghan,
- K Williams,(risky,playing depends on fitness test)
- Qas Ahmad
IMPORTANT PLAYER OF TKR:::
- Sunil Narine,
- Chris Lynn,
- Colin Munro,
- Brendon McCullum,
- Dwayne Bravo,
- Fawad Ahmed,
- Ali Khan,
- Kevon Cooper,
- Shannon Gabriel,
CHOICES OF C AND VC:
- L Simmons,
- D Warner,
- K Williams
- K Pollard,
- Sunil Narine,
- Chris Lynn,
- Colin Munro,
- DJ Bravo
DREAM 11 TEAM: THIS IS THE TEAM WHICH I WILL PREFER FOR MYSELF….IF YOU LIKE THIS TEAM THEN GO WITH IT OTHERWISE MAKE YOUR TEAM ON BASED OF INFO PROVIDED:
Try to go with your team.
