Published: Jul 27, 2016, 02:30 AM (IST)
Edited: Aug 30, 2016, 07:09 PM (IST)
Hello and Welcome to CricketCountry’s coverage of Match 24 of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) between St Lucia Zouks and Trinbago Knight Riders at the Darren Sammy Cricket Stadium at St Lucia. This will be the final match before the CPL action shifts to the United States of America (USA). Zouks have secured eight points from seven matches so far and are currently in the third position in the table. Knight Riders on the other hand ate currently in the fifth position with six points and seven matches played. Both teams will want to get a win under their belt, before heading out to USA.
Teams
St Lucia Zouks: Darren Sammy (c), Johnson Charles, Andre Fletcher (wk), Shane Watson, Michael Hussey, Grant Elliott, Keddy Lesporis, Kyle Mayers, Shane Shillingford, Delorn Johnson, Jerome Taylor
Trinbago Knight Riders: Dwayne Bravo (c), Anton Devcich, Brendon McCullum, Colin Munro, William Perkins, Umar Akmal, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Kevon Cooper, Nikita Miller, Sunil Narine, Ronsford Beaton
TOSS: TKR win toss, elect to bowl
Zouks have some momentum going their way, winning al their last three matches played. They beat Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) in the previous game by nine wickets with 23 balls to spare and will be rearing to go in this match as well. Knight Riders lost their previous match, but have won 2 out of their last three matches, which holds them in good stead going into this match.
The Knight Riders will be led by West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, who has played in T20 tournaments all around the world. Leading the Zouks will be local boy Darren Sammy, after whom the stadium was named after he guided West Indies to their second World T20 title earlier this year. A win for the Zouks in this match will see the level with second placed GAW. However a win for TKR will see them go above Barbados Tridents into the fourth position.
Squads:
Trinbago Knight Riders: Dwayne Bravo (c), Hashim Amla, Brendon McCullum, Colin Munro, William Perkins, Umar Akmal, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Kevon Cooper, Sunil Narine, Ronsford Beaton, Sulieman Benn, Yannic Cariah, Anton Devcich, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Hamza Tariq, Nikita Miller, Anderson Phillip, Javon Searles
St Lucia Zouks: Darren Sammy (c), Johnson Charles, Andre Fletcher (wk), Shane Watson, Michael Hussey, Grant Elliott, Keddy Lesporis, Kyle Mayers, Shane Shillingford, Jerome Taylor, Delorn Johnson, Derone Davis, Eddie Leie, Morne Morkel, Keron Cottoy, Nitish Kumar, David Miller, Gidron Pope, Kristopher Ramsaran
