CPL 2021 GUY vs TKR: Shimron Hetmyer shines as Guyana Amazon Warriors beat Trinbago Knight Riders by 9 runs – Riding on the fifty by Shimron Hetmyer Guyana Amazon Warriors defeated Trinbago Knight Riders by nine runs in the opening fixture of CPL 2021 here the Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts. GUY’s Romario Shepherd also took three wickets to help his team win the game.
CPL 2021 GUY vs TKR: Shimron Hetmyer shines as Guyana Amazon Warriors beat Trinbago Knight Riders by 9 runs
Chasing 143, Trinbago Knight Riders got off to the worst possible start as Lendl Simmons was dismissed on 5. Sunil Narine went on to score 20 runs in 17 balls before falling against Imran Tahir in his first over. Only four TKR batsmen managed to score more than 20 runs in their innings. Akeal Hosein, Denesh Ramdin, Tim Seifert and Sunil Narine all got off to a great start but could not perform big.
For GUY, Romario Shepherd picked three while Imran Tahir and Odean Smith took two wickets. Mohammad Hafeez and Naveen-ul-Haq also chipped in with one wicket each.
Earlier, Shimron Hetmyer hit fifty for Guyana Amazon Warriors scored 142 runs in 20 overs against Trinbago Knight Riders on Thursday in the season opener of CPL 2021 here at the Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts.
After winning the toss TKR asked GUY to bat first in reply Nicholas Pooran’s side scored 142 runs in 20 overs. GUY got off to a decent start with 23 runs in first three overs. In search of a wicket captain, Kieron Pollard threw the ball to Sunil Narine and he delivered in his very first over. by removing Chandrapaul Hemraj.
Shimron Hetmyer was the top scorer for GUY as he scored 54 runs in 41 balls with the help of four boundaries and two sixes. Odean Smith who was promoted up the order scored 24 runs in 15 balls. He also smashed two fours and one six.
For TKR, Sunil Narine was the pick of the bowlers with two wickets to his name giving away just 17 runs while another spinner Akeal Hosein also picked up two wickets with 17 runs. Isuru Udana, Ravi Rampaul and Jayden Seales took one wicket each.
Second Innings
- Imran Tahir finish off with 12/2
- Wicket! Huge blow for TKR, Kieron Pollard departs
- Wicket! Tim Seifert departs on 23
- Wicket! Another wicket for Imran Tahir Darren Bravo departs
- 8 runs from the Hafeez’s over
- A wicket and two runs from the Tahir over
- Wicket! Imran Tahir strikes as Sunil Narine departs
- Sunil Narine hits a boundary against Hafeez
- Two singles and a huge six by Seifert from the over
- A six, a wicket and a single
- Tim Seifert comes to the crease
- Wicket! Hafeez strike back with a wicket, good catching by GUY
- SIX! Huge six by Munro against Hafeez
- A boundary by Sunil Narine and two singles from the 3rd over
- Two six and a wicket of the 2nd over
- Six! Colin Munro hits another six in the over to end it on a high,
- Wicket! Lendl Simmons departs
- Six! Huge hit by Sunil Narine on the first ball
- One four from the first over by Lendl Simmons
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lendl Simmons | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 | |
| Sunil Narine | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 117.65 | |
| Colin Munro | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 185.71 | |
| Tim Seifert (WK) | 23 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 79.31 | |
| Darren Bravo | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Denesh Ramdin | 28 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 112.00 | |
| Kieron Pollard (C) | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | |
| Isuru Udana | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | |
| Akeal Hosein | 22 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 183.33 | |
| Ravi Rampaul | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | |
| Jayden Seales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 15 (b 5, w 7, nb 1, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 133/9 (20) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naveen-ul-Haq | 4 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 10.50 |
| Romario Shepherd | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6.33 |
| Ashmead Nedd | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Imran Tahir | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3.00 |
| Odean Smith | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Lendl Simmons | 1-14 | 1.4 |
| C Munro | 2-32 | 3.2 |
| SP Narine | 3-50 | 6.4 |
| DM Bravo | 4-62 | 8.5 |
| TL Seifert | 5-78 | 11.5 |
| Kieron Pollard | 6-85 | 13.6 |
| I Udana | 7-90 | 15.2 |
| Denesh Ramdin | 8-111 | 18.2 |
| R Rampaul | 9-121 | 19.4 |
First Innings
- Wicket! Shimron Hetmyer hits one up in the air on last ball, Jayden Seales has the last laugh
- Four! Boundry over extra-covers
- Four! Fifty for Shimron Hetmyer
- Six! Big six over Long-Off by Shimron Hetmyer
- Dropped! Shimron Hetmyer dropped by TKR, how much will it cost them?
- Six! Shimron Hetmyer pulls one for a six
- Four! Romario Shepherd hit Rampaul for a boundary
- Wicket! Nicholas Pooran departs as Darren Bravo takes a superb catch on the boundary line
- 8 runs of the over
- Six! 100 up for GUY with a brilliant six by captain Pooran
- Four! Dropped by Sunil Narine, good short ball by Ravi, Pooran top edges it to fine leg and goes for four as Narine fails to decide whether to go for catch or not
- Captain Nicholas Pooran comes to the crease
- Wicket! Akeal Hosein removes Mohammad Hafeez
- Just three runs from the over by Narine
- Four! Confident start for Hafeez
- Mohammad Hafeez comes to the crease
- Wicket! Shoaib Malik departs after scoring 2 of 12 balls
- Isuru Udana is back into the attack
- Seven runs of the over
- Four! Shimron Hetmyer pulls Ravi Rampaul’s slower one for a boundary
- 10 runs of the over with just one risky shot, good cricket by GUY
- Malik off the mark after 8 balls
- Four! Hetmyer pulls a loose ball by Akeal
- Drinks Break
- Another good over by Sunil Narine
- Tight over by Akeal Hosein, just one run
- Shoaib Malik comes to the crease
- Wicket! Clean bowled, Sunil Narine takes the revenge, Odean Smith departs
- SIX! Odean Smith hits a huge six to Narine
- Two of the over Akeal Hosein
- Shimron Hetmyer comes on to bat
- Wicket! Akeal Hosein removes King on the first ball
- Akeal Hosein into the attack replacing Udana
- Power play over, 43/1 (6 ov)
- Smith is swinging the bat at everything now, 15 of 10 for him
- Dropped! Udana drops Smith on long-off, Seales is frustrated
- 12 runs of the first over by Udana
- Four! Another boundary this time through mid-off
- Four! Odean Smith hits Udana for a boundary over mid-on
- Isuru Udana into attack
- Three runs and a wicket from Sunil Narine’s first over
- Wicket! Sunil Narine strikes, removes Chandrapaul Hemraj
- Sunil Narine comes on to bowl
- Just three runs from Jayden Seales’ over
- Jayden Seales continuing his Test form into T20 cricket
- 14 of the over for GUY
- SIX! Another massive strike by Chandrapaul, another six big over for GUY
- SIX! Chandrapaul uppercuts Ravi Rampaul for a six
- Four! Boundary to end the over for King
- Just short of Jayden Seales as Chandrapaul Hemraj tries to defend the ball but lofts it in the air
- Jayden Seales to start for TKR
- Brandon King and Chandrapaul Hemraj to open the batting for GUY
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon King | 9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 52.94 | |
| Chandrapaul Hemraj | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 144.44 | |
| Odean Smith | 24 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 160.00 | |
| Shimron Hetmyer | 54 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 131.71 | |
| Shoaib Malik | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 | |
| Nicholas Pooran (WK/C) | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 120.00 | |
| Romario Shepherd | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 150.00 | |
| Extra | 11 (b 0, w 8, nb 0, lb 3) | |||||
| Total | 142/7 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Naveen-ul-Haq, Ashmead Nedd, Imran Tahir | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden Seales | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.50 |
| Ravi Rampaul | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4.25 |
| Isuru Udana | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 |
| Akeal Hosein | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4.25 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Chandrapaul Hemraj | 1-23 | 3.2 |
| Brandon King | 2-43 | 6.1 |
| Odean Smith | 3-53 | 7.5 |
| S Malik | 4-75 | 12.3 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 5-88 | 14.6 |
| Nicholas Pooran | 6-103 | 17.1 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | 7-142 | 19.6 |
CPL 2021 GUY vs TKR LIVE Score: Toss Report
Trinbago Knight Riders won the toss and opt to field first against Guyana Amazon Warriors here at the Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts on Thursday in the opening fixture of CPL 2021.
Both teams have arrived at Warner Park as we get set for match 1 of CPL 2021! #CPL21 #CricketPlayedLouder #GAWvTKR pic.twitter.com/0iC7jXMydC
— CPL T20 (@CPL) August 26, 2021
Playing XI
Trinbago Knight Riders (Playing XI): Lendl Simmons, Colin Munro, Tim Seifert, Darren Bravo, Kieron Pollard(c), Denesh Ramdin(w), Isuru Udana, Sunil Narine, Akeal Hosein, Ravi Rampaul, Jayden Seales
Guyana Amazon Warriors (Playing XI): Chandrapaul Hemraj, Brandon King, Mohammad Hafeez, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran(w/c), Shoaib Malik, Romario Shepherd, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ashmead Nedd, Odean Smith, Imran Tahir
Will it be a Sunil Narine masterclass today❓
Only 1️⃣ hour to go.#CPL21 #WeAreTKR #TKR #TrinbagoKnightRiders pic.twitter.com/bh0qwOpkG5
— Trinbago Knight Riders (@TKRiders) August 26, 2021
Both team captains at the toss
Nic Pooran – Very happy to lead the team and with the talent and experience we have, we’re looking forward to it. We need to forget what happened previously, just concentrate on doing well this season.
Kieron Pollard – ‘We will bowl first. We have been here before and know the conditions very well. We might be 4-time champions, but this is a new season and we need to do well. Couple of new pacers – Ravi Rampual and Isuru Udana are featuring for us
CPL 2021 GUY vs TKR Preview
The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2021 will kick off on August 26 with a clash between the defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders and Guyana Amazon Warriors at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts.
The CPL opener promises to be an exciting thriller that will feature plenty of big T20 power-hitters including the likes of Nicholas Pooran, Kieron Pollard, Shoaib Malik, and Lendl Simmons.
A total of six teams – Barabaos Royals, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Jamaica Tallawahs, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Saint Lucia Kings, Trinbago Knight Riders – will participate in this tournament that will run across 21 days. The teams will face each other twice in the league round to book a spot in the playoffs. The final of the tournament will be played on September 15.
The match will start at 07:30 PM IST and will live stream on the FanCode app for Indian audiences.
GUY vs TKR Match Details:
Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Trinbago Knight Riders, Match 01
The Hundred Men’s Competition, 2021
Date: 26 August 2021
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Venue: Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts
For live scores, ball by ball commentary, and full scorecard, click here.
GUY vs TKR LIVE Score: Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Trinbago Knight Riders Toss at 7:00 PM, Follow Live updates
GUY vs TKR Team News and Probable Playing 11
GUY Playing 11
Brandon King, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Mohammad Hafeez, Nicholas Pooran (c/wk), Shoaib Malik, Shimron Hetmyer, Romario Shepherd, Kevin Sinclair, Odean Smith/Nial Smith, Naveen-ul-Haq, Imran Tahir
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TKR Playing11
Lendl Simmons, Tim Seifert, Darren Bravo, Colin Munro, Kieron Pollard (c), Denesh Ramdin (wk), Isuru Udana, Sunil Narine, Khary Pierre, Jayden Seales, Ali Khan
GUY vs TKR Dream11 Prediction/Fantasy Team
WICKET-KEEPERS: N Pooran
BATSMEN: L Simmons, S Hetmyer, B King, S Malik
ALL-ROUNDERS: K Pollard, S Narine
BOWLERS: I Tahir, A Hosein, Naveen Ul Haq, K Pierre
Captain choices: N Pooran, L Simmons, K Pollard
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GUY vs TKR live streaming: How to watch GUY vs TKR live scores?
The match will not be shown on TV for the cricket audience in India. Fans can catch the GUY vs TKR LIVE Streaming on the FanCode app. For GUY vs TKR live scores, ball by ball commentary, and full scorecard, click here.
Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2021: GUY vs TKR Squads
Guyana Amazon Warriors:
Nicholas Pooran (C), Anthony Bramble, Kevin Sinclair, Imran Tahir, Mohammad Hafeez, Waqar Salamkheil, Shimron Hetmyer, Romario Shepherd, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Odean Smith, Ashmead Nedd, Shoaib Malik, Nial Smith, Brandon King, Naveen-ul-Haq, Gudakesh Motie
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Trinbago Knight Riders:
Kieron Pollard (C), Akeal Hosein, Jayden Seales, Denesh Ramdin, Lendl Simmons, Khary Pierre, Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Darren Bravo, Leonardo Julien, Anderson Phillip, Tion Webster, Ali Khan, Ravi Rampaul, Isuru Udana, Yasir Shah
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