St Lucia Kings vs Guyana Amazon Warriors – CPL Betting Tips

Guyana Amazon Warriors will face St Lucia Kings in match 13 of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2021 at the Warner Park, Basseterre in St Kitts on Thursday. 

The home team in this fixture will be coming in slightly favourites after registering a hard-fought win against defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders in a one-over eliminator on Wednesday. 

The management will be hoping to see the players continue producing the goods in the next fixture and help the team in securing a place in the playoffs. 

For the Kings, the game is of greater significance as they are currently placed on the bottom of the table with just two points. 

Therefore, the team management will be hoping to see the players produce a much better display which will help the side in achieving a positive result. 

Both teams have faced off 16 times in the history of the CPL where the Warriors have a far superior record with 10 wins compared to six victories of the Kings.

Guyana Amazon Warriors Form and Team news: 

After securing a win in their previous match, Guyana Amazon Warriors are unlikely to make too many changes in the starting XI for the match on Thursday. 

However, the management will be concerned with the form of veteran right-hander Shoaib Malik. The 39-year-old has only managed to score 21 runs in three innings at an average of just seven which is not acceptable from a player of this calibre. 

With Malik not firing like he is used to in the CPL, the onus will be on the likes of Pakistan’s veteran all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez, captain and wicketkeeper-batsman Nicholas Pooran, stylish Shimron Hetmyer and opener Chandrapaul Hemraj to score the bulk of the runs and give the bowlers something to bowl with. 

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Naveen-ul-Haq, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith along with the spin duo of Imran Tahir and Hafeez to produce timely breakthroughs.

St Lucia Kings Form and Team news:

After suffering two defeats in the first three matches, St Lucia Kings are likely to tweak their playing XI for a must-win encounter against the Guyana Amazon Warriors.

The team management will be extremely concerned about the form of captain Faf du Plessis. Former South Africa’s skipper has only managed to score 24 runs in three innings at an average of just eight. 

The coaching staff will be hoping that the 37-year-old will return to form and showcase his class in an important fixture. 

Other than Du Plessis, the Kings will be relying on the likes of explosive top-order batter Andre Fletcher, all-rounder Roston Chase and highly-rated Tim David to score the bulk of the runs. 

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Wahab Riaz, Kesrick Williams, Keemo Paul, Alzarri Joseph along with the spin duo of Rahkeem Cornwall and Chase to produce timely breakthroughs.

Odds by Casumo

Based on Casumo Sportsbook, Guyana Amazon Warriors will be favorites to win the thirteen game of the 2021 Caribbean Premier League to be played at Warner Park. St Lucia Kings is placed at 2.07 whereas Guyana Amazon Warriors is placed at 1.70.

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Our Tipsters Angle

Both teams are looking to register an important win on Thursday to keep themselves alive in the race for the playoffs. 

Even though Guyana Amazon Warriors are a better-placed team on the table, St Lucia Kings are looking extremely solid on paper and it looks like a matter of time before their players will start living up to the expectations. 

Therefore, the prediction is for Du Plessis-led unit to secure a crucial win on Thursday. 

Tip 1- Andre Fletcher to continue his rich vein of form for St Lucia Kings

Wicket-keeper opening batsman has shown decent form with the bat for St. Lucia Kings. With 118 runs in 3 innings, Andre Fletcher is currently St Lucia’s leading run-getter in the competition. In the previous game, Fletcher smashed a valiant 81 not out off 55 balls with the help of six fours and four sixes.

Given his decent form in this year’s CPL, we can expect opener Andre Fletcher to score 20 runs or more in this [email protected]

Tip 2- Romario Shepherd impressive form for Guyana

The 26-year pacer put in an exceptional performance in the super-over eliminator to help Guyana edge out Trinbago in the previous match. He bowled exceedingly well and finished with figures of 3 for 24 in his four overs.

With six wickets in two outings at an economy rate of 5.57, we can expect pacer Romario Shepherd to take one wicket or more in this [email protected]

Conclusion 

Expect St Lucia Kings to register their first win of the competition.

1. Opener Andre Fletcher to score 20 runs or more in this fixture-St Lucia [email protected]
2. Pacer Romario Shepherd to take one wicket or more in this contest- Guyana Amazon [email protected]

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