Trinbago Knight Riders vs Jamaica Tallawahs, CPL T20
After both teams opened their 2020 Caribbean Premier League campaigns with a win, Trinbago Knight Riders and Jamaica Tallawahs go head-to-head in the their second match at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba. The match, on August 20, is scheduled to get underway at 17:30 local time.
Trinbago Knight Riders underlined why they are among the favourites for the tournament as they beat fellow favourites Guyana Amazon Warriors first up. In a match reduced to 17 overs per side, Sunil Narine took two wickets and hit 50 in a four-wicket win.
Jamaica Tallawahs also started with a win – meaning they are already just one win short of their entire total last season. The Tallawahs restricted St Lucia Zouks to 158/7 first up, and Asif Ali’s 47* ensured they got home with five wickets and seven balls to spare.
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Toss Prediction
Three of the four matches on the opening two days were won by the team fielding first. All four teams to have won the toss so far – including these two – elected to field first.
Weather Report
Tarouba could be stormy earlier in the day but it should improve later in the evening.
Pitch Condition
As ever, the Brian Lara Cricket Academy has served up something for batsmen and bowlers so far.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Trinbago Knight Riders vs Jamaica Tallawahs, Caribbean Premier League 2020.
Trinbago Knight Riders Team News & Playing 11
TKR Team News
Sunil Narine opened the batting with Lendl Simmons last time out, with Colin Munro at number three. It proved a successful tactic, though Simmons did not really get flowing, and the Knight Riders could be unchanged from their opening win.
TKR Key Players
- Sunil Narine: Showed what the Knight Riders missed when injury ruled him out of a big chunk of last season, by hitting 50 and taking 2-19 in the opening game.
- Colin Munro: Gave a brief glimpse into his best big-hitting form, when he hit a four and two sixes in his seven-ball innings at number three.
- Dwayne Bravo: Moved to 498 wickets in T20 cricket last time out, as he closes in on becoming the first to 500, before hitting the match-winning four.
TKR Team Form
Trinbago Knight Riders opened with a statement win against fellow co-favourites Guyana Amazon Warriors. Sunil Narine took 2-19 as the Warriors posted 144/5 from a reduced 17 overs, before the all-rounder hit 50 from 28 balls as they claimed a four-wicket win.
Trinbago Knight Riders Predicted Playing 11
Lendl Simmons, Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Kieron Pollard (c), Darren Bravo, Tim Seifert (wk), Dwayne Bravo, Sikandar Raza, Ali Khan, Fawad Ahmed, Jayden Seales
Jamaica Tallawahs Team News & Playing 11
JT Team News
Mujeeb Ur Rahman has been brought in to replace unavailable Tabraiz Shamsi, while Sandeep Lamichhane and Carlos Brathwaite are key acquisitions. Andre Russell remains a key player, while Rovman Powell has taken on the captaincy following Chris Gayle’s departure.
JT Key Players
- Glenn Phillips: Hit a half-century when these teams last met and started the tournament with 44 from 29 balls at the top of the batting order.
- Andre Russell: A subdued start by his standards, but he still took 1-32 with the ball and then hit a patient 16 with the ball.
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman: The Afghan spinner started the tournament by showcasing some top bowling form, taking 2-25 from his four overs.
JT Team Form
Jamaica Tallawahs started with a win against St Lucia Zouks. Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Veerasammy Permaul each took two wickets as they restricted the Zouks to 158/7 and Glenn Phillips (44) and Asif Ali (47*) led the chase – the Tallawahs getting home with seven balls to spare to win by five wickets.
Jamaica Tallawahs Predicted Playing 11
Glenn Phillips (wk), Chadwick Walton, Nicholas Kirton, Asif Ali, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell (c), Carlos Brathwaite, Veerasammy Permaul, Oshane Thomas, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sandeep Lamichhane
Trinbago Knight Riders vs Jamaica Tallawahs Head to Head
Jamaica Tallawahs have the better head-to-head record, with nine wins to seven in this fixture, but the Knight Riders absolutely dominated when these teams last met. Colin Munro hit 96*, Lendl Simmons hit 86 and Kieron Pollard 45* as the Knight Riders posted 267/2, and Jamaica Tallawahs could only reach 226/5 in reply.
TKR vs JT Head to Head Stats in Tests
Matches Played |
TKR Won |
JT Won |
Tie |
No Result |
16 |
7 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
Trinbago Knight Riders vs Jamaica Tallawahs Betting Odds
Trinbago Knight Riders are comfortable favourites to back up their opening win as they look to exert their superiority early on.
Trinbago Knight Riders Bet365 Odds
- TKR to win the match: Trinbago Knight Riders are 1.66 favourites to beat Jamaica Tallawahs with Bet365.
- TKR top team batsman: Colin Munro and Lendl Simmons are both 3.50 to star with the bat for Trinbago Knight Riders, while Kieron Pollard is 4.50. Darren Bravo can be backed at 5.50 and Sunil Narine is 6.00 with Bet365.
- TKR top team bowler: Dwayne Bravo is 3.50 to be Trinbago Knight Riders’ top team bowler with Bet365, while Fawad Ahmed and Sunil Narine are both 4.00. Javon Searles is 7.00 to be the Knight Riders’ top team bowler with Bet365.
Jamaica Tallawahs Bet365 Odds
- JT to win the match: Jamaica Tallawahs are 2.20 outsiders to beat Trinbago Knight Riders with Bet365.
- JT top team batsman: Glenn Phillips was in good batting form last time out and he is 3.00 to be Jamaica Tallawahs’ top team batsman, while Chadwick Walton is 4.50. Andre Russell is 5.00 and Asif Ali – after top-scoring last time out – is 6.00.
- JT top team bowler: Sandeep Lamichhane is 3.25 to be Jamaica Tallawahs’ top team bowler, while Oshane Thomas is the same price. Mujeeb Ur Rahman can be backed at 3.75 with Bet365 and Andre Russell is 4.50.
Trinbago Knight Riders Betway Odds
- TKR to win the match: Trinbago Knight Riders are 1.61 favourites to win with Betway.
- TKR top team batsmen: Colin Munro is 4.00 favourite to be Trinbago Knight Riders’ top team batsman and Lendl Simmons can be backed at the same price. Kieron Pollard is 4.50 and Darren Bravo is 5.50, with Sunil Narine as high as 6.50 with Betway to be their top team batsman, despite opening the batting and starting this tournament with a half-century.
- TKR top team bowler: Dwayne Bravo took his 498th career wicket in T20 cricket last time out and he, Fawad Ahmed and Sunil Narine are all 3.75 with Betway to be the Knight Riders’ top team bowler in this game.
Jamaica Tallawahs Betway Odds
- JT to win the match: Jamaica Tallawahs are 2.25 outsiders to beat Trinbago Knight Riders with Betway
- JT top team batsmen: Glenn Phillips can be backed at 3.60 to be the Tallawahs’ top team batsman. Andre Russell and Chadwick Walton are 4.75 with Betway to be the Tallawahs’ top team batsman, while Asif Ali is 6.00 after his vital innings last time out.
- JT top team bowler: Oshane Thomas and Sandeep Lamichhane are both 3.75 with Betway to be Jamaica Tallawahs’ top team bowler with Betway. Mujeeb Ur Rahman is 4.50 and Andre Russell can be backed at 4.75 with Betway.
🏆 Trinbago Knight Riders vs Jamaica Tallawahs Prediction
Trinbago Knight Riders go into this game as favourites to beat the Tallawahs and, after a statement win last time out, this is a good chance to back it up.
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