Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Shai Hope led Guyana in their successful run chase over Saint Lucia Kings at the Providence Stadium, Guyana. With this win, Warriors now have 7 points from 8 matches and a solid chance of making it to the playoffs.
Earlier in the match, Saint Lucia’s skipper Faf du Plessis scored a hundred after winning the toss and opting to bat first. The Kings posted a highly competitive total of 194 runs.
On a pitch where only 3 times a team has crossed 190-runs mark, this was a very good target. However, an inspired Guyana Amazon Warriors playing at their home venue made small work of this target courtesy of Gurbaz and Hope.
How do the teams shape up in the CPL points table?
The table toppers, Barbados Royals are well placed with 16 points from 9 matches while 3 of the remaining 5 teams have 8 points each.
Guyana Warriors are at number 5 with 7 points from 7 matches.
While SNP are at number 4 with 8 points, they’ve finished all of their league stage matches. It is only a matter of time that the Patriots will be pushed down in the points table.
Saint Lucia Kings (2) and Jamaica Tallawahs (3) share 8 points from 9 matches each. And both of them will finish their league stage with the final fixture against each other.
How will the SLK vs JT fixture affect Guyana?
Every match from here on is crucial in deciding the CPL finalists. The number 2 SLK will take on number 3 Jamaica Tallawahs at the Providence Stadium on 25th September.
One of these teams will finish with 10 points while the other will finish with 8.
Now, if Guyana win both of their remaining fixtures, they will end up with 11 points.
In this scenario, the top 3 teams will then be –
- Barbados Royals – 16 points
- Guyana Amazon Warriors – 11 points
- Winner of SLK vs JT – 10 points
Now, the 4th team in the playoffs will be decided by Net Run Rate.
Do the winners of CPL 2021 still have an outside chance?
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots do have a mathematical chance of making it to the playoffs.
In the above scenario, where Guyana beats TKR and Barbados Royals to grab the second spot in the points table, two teams will finish with 8 points each.
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots have 8 points from 10 matches with a NRR of -1.184. For them to retain their 4th spot in the points table, the loser of the SLK vs JT needs to lose big so that their NRR goes well below -1.184.
At the moment, the NRR of the Saint Lucia Kings and Jamaica Tallawahs is +0.314 and +0.279 respectively. If the SLK vs JT match on Sunday goes down to the wire and the margin of victory is low, SNP will be out of the race.
Can Trinbago Knight Riders spoil Guyana’s party?
Trinbago Knight Riders have one game left in their league stage and if they win, they will finish with 9 points from 10 matches.
And this last fixture is against Guyana Amazon Warriors. Here’s what can happen in the scenario of Trinbago defeating Guyana in their last match –
Guyana Amazon Warriors will then need to win their fixture against Barbados Royals. If they lose against Barbados, they will be out of the playoffs race.
In the scenario where TKR defeat GAW and GAW defeat Barbados, the points table would look like this –
- Barbados Royals – 16 points
- Winner of SLK vs JT – 10 points
- Trinbago Knight Riders – 9 points
- Guyana Amazon Warriors – 9 points
The exact position of TKR and GAW will depend on their Net Run Rate.
Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Trinbago Knight Riders Betting Tips
An all-important fixture at the providence stadium, Guyana will decide whether Knight Riders stay alive or are knocked out of the race to top 4.
- Date: 25th September
- Time: 4:30 AM IST
- Venue: Providence Stadium, Guyana
What is our winning prediction for GAW vs TKR?
- Guyana have looked impressive at their home venue which has turned out to be quite friendly for the batters in recent games.
- The home team will carry momentum and great confidence after their recent wins over SLK and JT.
- Both their bowling and batting performances have shown a greater promise than that of the Knight Riders.
- Back Guyana Warriors to win at 2.06 odds with 22Bet.
- We reckon Guyana will perform better with the bat at this venue than the visiting Knight Riders.
- Another attractive selection on 22Bet is Guyana Amazon Warriors to be the best batsman’s team at 2.10 odds.
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- Very Competitive odds
- Website available in Hindi