Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Barbados Tridents Final Prediction

GAW vs BT Dream11 Prediction

Wicket-keeper

Shai Hope’s return to the Barbados Tridents’ line-up has been timely, but Johnson Charles remains the top pick as wicket-keeper-batsman. Even when he scored slowly last time out, he still posted the highest score – a vital anchor to the innings as it turned out. Charles is 9.5 credits, whereas Hope and Guyana’s Nicholas Pooran are both nine credits. Pooran and Hope are capable of big things too, but both are further down the batting order. Nevertheless, one of the two may be worth adding in given their fair price.

Batsmen

Brandon King is no longer an unknown and his rise in price reflects that. He hammered an unbeaten century when these teams last met and given he still only costs 9.5 credits, he is still well worth picking up.  Alex Hales and Shimron Hetmyer are next on the list. Hales has not lived up to expectations consistently enough in this tourmament, while Hetmyer has been overshadowed by King, Chandrapaul Hemraj and Shoaib Malik. Just one of the two is probably a fair pick. That means you can keep credits in reserve by opting for Ashley Nurse – Barbados’ hero of the second qualifier – at just eight credits. His batting and bowling was key to the Tridents’ win, but he is right down the order. 

All-rounders

With those extra credits, you can look at the top end of the all-rounders list. Shoaib Malik has been in good batting form of late and picked up wickets too. At 9.5 credits, he is well worth investing in. Shakib Al Hasan and Jason Holder are the same price, but Holder has not batted much and Shakib has lacked form in the last two games. Nevertheless, the Bangladeshi ace has a big reputation for a reason. You should only pick one, however – Chandrapual Hemraj demands selection as the third all-rounder, having starred particularly with the bat in this tournament. JP Duminy would have been an obvious pick, but he picked up a hamstring injury in the second qualifier and his place is in doubt.

Bowlers

If you have selected just one of the wicket-keepers, your choice will be greater when it comes to the bowlers. For Barbados, Harry Gurney but more particularly Hayden Walsh Jr have been central to their success this season. The latter’s consistent wicket-taking makes him an especially good pick, considering he costs just 8.5 credits. For Guyana, Imran Tahir has taken 15 wickets in his eight appearances and is well worth picking up at 9.5 credits, which could leave one space. Your choice then boils down to Chris Green and Romario Shepherd – both of whom took a four-wicket haul in this fixture during the group stage – or Raymon Reifer.

Captain/Vice-captain

Brandon King was the star man when these teams last met, having also hit a half-century against the Tridents during the group stage too. His excellent batting form makes him hard to overlook as a potential Dream 11 captain. There are other options, however – not least in-form wicket-taker Hayden Walsh Jr. He has taken at least two wickets in every game he has played and has 22 in eight matches in total. Imran Tahir has only failed to take two wickets in one of his eight matches. He has taken 15 in the other seven. Either would be a good vice-captain (or alternate to King as captain) if they can maintain their form.

GAW vs BT Final Dream11 Team