Who will win Guyana Amazon Warriors vs St Lucia Zouks, CPL 2019?
St Lucia Zouks’ return as one of the Caribbean Premier League franchises starts with a match away to last year’s runners-up, Guyana Amazon Warriors, at Providence Stadium. The match is scheduled for September 5 and the live action begins at 18:00 local time.
The Warriors had Shimron Hetmyer in good form last season and he and Nicholas Pooran will lead their batting in this tournament.
For the Zouks, meanwhile, international commitments have forced them into several rethinks. Darren Sammy will lead the team, with Andre Fletcher and new West Indian cult hero Rahkeem Cornwall also in the squad. One of their best signings, meanwhile, could be Fawad Ahmed – last season’s leading wicket-taker as he helped Trinbago Knight Riders to victory.
GAW vs STZ, CPL 2019: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Star Sports, Willow TV, SportsMax TV, CNC 3, Play Go OTT App, NCN, TVJ, HTS, ZIZ-TV Channel 5, Cayman 27, Digicel Play, GBN, Dazn, Sky Sports, Fox Sports, OSN Sports Cricket, Econet
Live streaming: CPLT20 Official Twitter Account, Hotstar, Foxtel Sports, Willow TV Online
GAW vs STZ Toss Prediction
On home soil, Guyana Amazon Warriors will want to win the toss and get first crack at the Providence wicket.
GAW vs STZ Weather Report
Rain the previous day and cloud earlier on Thursday will all have burned away by the time the match starts in the evening in gloriously warm and sunny conditions in Guyana.
GAW vs STZ Pitch Condition
The Guyana wicket was one of those used on India’s tour of the West Indies, with the pacemen in the wickets during the T20i match at Providence Stadium. It has been a month since, however, so this pitch should be in tip-top condition.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Guyana Amazon Warriors vs St Lucia Zouks, Caribbean Premier League 2019...
Guyana Amazon Warriors Team News & Playing 11
GAW Team News
Guyana Amazon Warriors have retained key players from last season, such as their top runscorer Shimron Hetmyer, while adding key new signings too. The most notable of those is Nicholas Pooran, as wicket-keeper-batsman, while Shadab Khan bolsters the spin-bowling department.
GAW Key Players
Shimron Hetmyer: Top scored for the Amazon Warriors last season, with 440 runs from his 12 innings – including one century and two half-centuries. He scored at a strike rate of 148.14 too.
Nicholas Pooran: A key acquisition for the new season, the wicket-keeper-batsman was in good form in his brief appearance at the English T20 Blast before joining up with West Indies for their limited-overs games against India.
Shadab Khan: Another one of their new additions, his most recent T20 experience was at the Global T20 Canada when he took nine wickets in five games.
GAW Team Form
Guyana Amazon Warriors were runners-up in the last season of Caribbean Premier League. They finished second in the group with six wins and four defeats – narrowly pipping Jamaica Tallawahs on net run rate – and then beat Trinbago Knight Riders in the first qualifier.
In the final, however, their score of 147/9 was not enough as they suffered an eight-wicket defeat to the Knight Riders with 2.3 overs remaining.
Guyana Amazon Warriors Predicted Playing 11
Keegan Simmons, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Shoaib Malik (c), Sherfane Rutherford, Chris Green, Ben Laughlin, Shadab Khan, Keemo Paul, Romario Shepherd
St Lucia Zouks Team News & Playing 11
STZ Team News
St Lucia Zouks’ return to the CPL has seen them already rip up their plans once – Lasith Malinga, Niroshan Dickwella and Beuran Hendricks will miss the entire tournament and Thisara Perera is unavailable for the first two games. For these first two games, the named replacements are Krishmar Santokie, Najibullah Zadran, Cameron Delport and Kavem Hodge. Colin de Grandhomme is not yet available and nor is Hardus Viljoen.
STZ Key Players
Fawad Ahmed: A smart acquisition given he topped the bowling charts on his way to helping Trinbago Knight Riders claim victory last year, taking 22 wickets in 13 games.
Cameron Delport: Fresh from helping Essex into the T20 Blast quarter-finals, the South African has signed up for the first two matches of the CPL for the Zouks. His batting in England included his blistering 129 against Surrey in July.
Darren Sammy: A St Lucia legend, the hugely experienced captain and all-rounder has suffered with fitness issues but hit 33 on his return to playing for the Brampton Wolves in Canada last month.
STZ Team Form
St Lucia Zouks are back in the Caribbean Premier League, having replaced St Lucia Stars – the franchise which had, in turn, replaced them in 2016.
St Lucia Zouks Predicted Playing 11
Cameron Delport, Andre Fletcher (wk), John Campbell, Darren Sammy (c), Kavem Hodge, Nitish Kumar, Rahkeem Cornwall, Obed McCoy, Krishmar Santokie, Kesrick Williams, Fawad Ahmed
Guyana Amazon Warriors vs St Lucia Zouks Head to Head
Guyana Amazon Warriors have a good record against the St Lucia franchise. Though the Zouks have not played since being replaced by the Stars in 2016, Guyana have won seven of their 11 matches against the two teams combined.
GAW vs STZ Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
GAW Won |
STZ Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 11 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
Guyana Amazon Warriors vs St Lucia Zouks Betting Odds
Defending champions Guyana Amazon Warriors are favourites to beat St Lucia Zouks in the opening game.
GAW Bet365 Odds
- GAW to Win the Match: Guyana Amazon Warriors are 1.57 favourites with Bet365 to win their opening game.
- GAW top batsman: Shimron Hetmyer has been named 4.00 favourite to be the Warriors’ top batsman with Bet365, while Shoaib Malik and Nicholas Pooran are both 4.50. Sherfane Rutherford can be backed at 6.50.
- GAW top bowler: With the ball, Shadab Khan is 3.50 favourite to be their top bowler, ahead of Ben Laughlin at 4.00, Chris Green at 4.50 and Keemo Paul at 5.00.
STZ Bet365 Odds
- STZ to Win the Match: The Zouks are outsiders at 2.37 to win with Bet365.
- STZ top batsman: Andre Fletcher is 4.00 favourite to be the Zouks’ top batsman, while John Campbell is 5.00. Captain Darren Sammy is a potential dark horse at 8.00.
- STZ top bowler: Last season’s top CPL wicket-taker, Fawad Ahmed, is 4.00 to be the Zouks’ top bowler with Bet365, as is Kesrick Williams. Obed McCoy can be backed at 4.50 and Rahkeem Cornwall is 5.00.
GAW Betway Odds
- GAW to Win the Match: Guyana Amazon Warriors are 1.70 favourites with Betway to beat the Zouks.
- GAW top batsman: Shimron Hetmyer is 3.75 favourite to be Guyana Amazon Warriors’ top batsman at 3.75, while Nicholas Pooran is 4.00 and both Sherfane Rutherford and Shoaib Malik can be backed at 4.50.
- GAW top bowler: Shadab Khan is set to lead their bowling and he is 3.25 to be their top bowler with Betway. Ben Laughlin is 4.25, while Chris Green is 5.00 – as is Clinton Pestano and Romario Shepherd. Keemo Paul can be backed at 5.50.
STZ Betway Odds
- STZ to Win the Match: St Lucia Zouks are outsiders at 2.10 to beat Guyana Amazon Warriors.
- STZ top batsman: Andre Fletcher has been listed as 3.60 favourite to be the Zouks’ top batsman, while Cameron Delport is 3.75 with Betway. John Campbell is available at 5.00, while Darren Sammy is an outsider at 10.00
- STZ top bowler: Fawad Ahmed and Kesrick Williams are both 4.00 favourites to be St Lucia Zouks’ top bowler with Bet365. Krishmar Santokie is 4.50, while Kavem Hodge and Rahkeem Cornwall are both 6.50.
🏆 Guyana Amazon Warriors vs St Lucia Zouks Prediction
Guyana Amazon Warriors reached the final last year and they have bolstered their squad with some good new additions too. This is a chance to start on the right note.
Sep 06, 2019
03:30 IST / 2:00 GMT
Providence Stadium - Providence, Guyana
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