Guyana Amazon Warriors vs St Lucia Zouks , CPL T20
After both bouncing back from opening defeats with consecutive wins, Guyana Amazon Warriors take on St Lucia Zouks in the 2020 Caribbean Premier League. The match is the final one at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in this first phase of fixtures, before the action moves to Tarouba, with this game taking place on August 23 and starting at 14:15 local time.
Guyana Amazon Warriors started with a defeat to Trinbago Knight Riders but have since bounced back to beat St Kitts & Nevis Patriots by three wickets before triumphing in a low-scoring match against Jamaica Tallawahs last time out.
St Lucia Zouks, meanwhile, fell to Jamaica Tallawahs first up but a rain-affected win against Barbados Tridents got them off the mark and they made it back-to-back victories when they hit 172/6 in a ten-run win against St Kitts & Nevis Patriots last time out.
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Toss Prediction
Both teams won despite being put into bat last time out. The norm has been to field first.
Weather Report
More thunderstorms are forecast in Trindidad, with a high chance this game will suffer some rain disruption.
Pitch Condition
The wicket generally gives something to both batsmen and bowlers.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Guyana Amazon Warriors vs St Lucia Zouks, Caribbean Premier League 2020.
Guyana Amazon Warriors Team News & Playing 11
Guyana Team News
Guyana Amazon Warriors have favoured consistency so far – their only change was to bring Ashmead Nedd in for Romario Shepherd last time out, and his economical bowling was key to their low-scoring win.
GAW Key Players
- Imran Tahir: Moved to five wickets in three games so far as he posted figures of 1-26 from his four overs last time out, helping to reduce the Tallawahs to 4/3 early on.
- Shimron Hetmyer: Suffered a first-ball dismissal last time out, having previously hit 63* and 71 to prove his batting form in the first two games.
- Brandon King: The top batsman in last season’s competition, he looked back to his best as he blitzed his way to 29 from 19 balls in a 56-run opening partnership last time out.
GAW Team Form
Guyana Amazon Warriors bounced back from their opening defeat to Trinbago Knight Riders by beating St Kitts & Nevis Patriots and Jamaica Tallawahs. In both games they suffered wobbles with the bat, but Shimron Hetmyer’s 71 helped them chase 128 to beat the Patriots by three wickets. Last time out, they collapsed from 56/0 to 118 all out, but some excellent economical bowling helped them to a 14-run win.
Guyana Amazon Warriors Predicted Playing 11
Brandon King, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Ross Taylor, Sherfane Rutherford, Chris Green (c), Keemo Paul, Ashmead Nedd, Imran Tahir, Naveen-ul-Haq
St Lucia Zouks Team News & Playing 11
St Lucia Team News
St Lucia Zouks have been unchanged for both wins so far, so it could be once again the same starting XI for this game.
St Lucia Key Players
- Roston Chase: A late addition to the Zouks squad, he hit a half-century in the first game and has posted bowling figures of 2-8 and 3-12 in the two wins since.
- Andre Fletcher: After a key, albeit brief, innings in the rain-affected win against the Tridents, he then hit 46 from 33 balls at the top of the order to continue his form last time out.
- Mohammad Nabi: Showed why he is such a key all-rounder as he hit 35* from 22 balls and then took 1-17 from his four overs to play a vital role in the last win.
St Lucia Team Form
St Lucia Zouks have bounced back from defeat to Jamaica Tallawahs by seeing off Barbados Tridents in a rain-affected match and then beat St Kitts & Nevis Patriots last time out. Roston Chase has taken five wickets across the last two wins, while Scott Kuggeleijn was also key with the ball as he claimed 4-33 against the Patriots. It helped the Zouks defend 172/6 to win by ten runs.
St Lucia Zouks Predicted Playing 11
Andre Fletcher (wk), Rahkeem Cornwall, Mark Deyal, Najibullah Zadran, Roston Chase, Mohammad Nabi, Darren Sammy (c), Scott Kuggeleijn, Kesrick Williams, Obed McCoy, Saad bin Zafar
Guyana Amazon Warriors vs St Lucia Zouks Head to Head
Guyana Amazon Warriors beat everybody twice in the league phase last season, including therefore the Zouks. They have a dominant overall record therefore, with nine wins to the Zouks’ four. In the first meeting, Obed McCoy took 4-41 but the Amazon Warriors hit 155/9 and restricted the Zouks to 142/9 in reply. In the second meeting, the Amazon Warriors needed 162 to win but made light work of it thanks to Brandon King’s 81* from 59 balls – winning by eight wickets with ten balls to spare.
GAW vs STZ Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
GAW Won |
STZ Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 13 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
Guyana Amazon Warriors vs St Lucia Zouks Betting Odds
Guyana Amazon Warriors have a good record in this fixture and, while both teams are in good form, they are big favourites to win this game.
Guyana Amazon Warriors Bet365 Odds
- GAW to win the match: Guyana Amazon Warriors are 1.53 to beat St Lucia Zouks with Bet365.
- GAW top team batsman: Brandon King looked back to his best last time out and he can be backed at 3.60 to be Guyana Amazon Warriors’ top team batsman with Bet365. Opening partner Chandrapaul Hemraj is 4.00, while Shimron Hetmyer is also 4.00 after his strong start to the tournament. Ross Taylor can be backed at 6.00 and Nicholas Pooran at 6.50.
- GAW top team bowler: Imran Tahir is 3.00 to be Guyana Amazon Warriors’ top team bowler after taking five wickets so far, while Keemo Paul is 4.33 after his four-wicket haul in their first win of the season. Naveen-ul-Haq and Chris Green both bowled well last time out, and both are 4.50 to be the Amazon Warriors’ top team bowler with Bet365.
St Lucia Zouks Bet365 Odds
- STZ to win the match: St Lucia Zouks are 2.50 outsiders to beat Guyana Amazon Warriors with Bet365.
- STZ top team batsman: Andre Fletcher looks to have found his best batting form again and he is 3.25 to be St Lucia Zouks’ top team batsman with Bet365. Rahkeem Cornwall is 4.00 alongside him at the top of the order, while Roston Chase can be backed at 6.50 – as can Mark Deyal and Mohammad Nabi.
- STZ top team bowler: Kesrick Williams remains favourite to be St Lucia Zouks’ top team bowler at 3.25 with Bet365, while Mohammad Nabi is 4.50, as is Scott Kuggeleijn after his four-wicket haul last time out. Roston Chase is in good bowling form and he is 5.50 with Bet365.
Guyana Amazon Warriors Betway Odds
- GAW to win the match: Guyana Amazon Warriors are 1.53 favourites to beat St Lucia Zouks with Betway.
- GAW top team batsmen: After looking back to his best last time out, Brandon King can be backed at 3.75 with Betway to be the Amazon Warriors’ top team batsman. Ross Taylor is second-favourite with Betway, at 4.00, while in-form Shimron Hetmyer is 4.25. Chandrapaul Hemraj and Nicholas Pooran are 5.00 and 5.50 respectively.
- GAW top team bowler: Veteran leggie Imran Tahir is 3.20 favourite to be Guyana Amazon Warriors’ top team bowler with Betway, while Naveen-ul-Haq is 4.00 and Keemo Paul can be backed at 4.33. Both Ashmead Nedd and Chris Green are 5.00 after key performances in the last game.
St Lucia Zouks Betway Odds
- STZ to win the match: St Lucia Zouks are 2.40 to win with Betway.
- STZ top team batsmen: Andre Fletcher has actually gone out to 3.60 to be St Lucia Zouks’ top team batsman despite finding form at the top of the order. Rahkeem Cornwall is 4.75 with Betway, Roston Chase is 5.00, while Mark Deyal can be backed at 5.50l
- STZ top team bowler: Kesrick Williams is 4.00 to be the Zouks’ top team bowler, while Scott Kuggeleijn can be backed at 4.33 with Betway after his four-wicket haul last time out. Obed McCoy is 5.00, while both Mohammad Nabi and in-form Roston Chase are 5.50 with Betway.
🏆 Guyana Amazon Warriors vs St Lucia Zouks Prediction
Guyana Amazon Warriors are back to winning ways and back in good form and well worth backing to continue that in this game.
Aug 23, 2020
23:45 IST / 18:15 GMT
Brian Lara Stadium - Tarouba, Trinidad And Tobago
guyana Amozon warriors win the game if match not setteled by boggies