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Guyana Amazon Warriors take on St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the second semi final of the Caribbean Premier League.
The match is scheduled to take place at 7.30pm local time (12am BST, 4.30am IST) on Tuesday, September 14, 2021.
Full CPL 2021 fixture list: Click here
Every game in the 2021 Caribbean Premier League is being held at Warner Park on St Kitts, in an effort to minimise the Covid-19 risk to the tournament.
Both teams enter their semi-final with identical records in the group stage: six wins, four losses and 12 points apiece. Only run rate could separate them, with the Amazon Warriors pipping the Patriots to second place.
Guyana have been by far the stronger side of late, though, having won four of their last six games, including their last three on the bounce.
The Patriots have won just twice in the same period, their form drifting away after starting the competition so strongly and establishing themselves as the team to beat early doors.
Guyana aren’t short of quality. T20 legend Imran Tahir - 12th on the T20 Player Index - comes into the semi-final on the back of a quite remarkable 2 for 0 from two overs against Jamaica Tallawahs, while in 24-year-old Odean Smith the Amazon Warriors possess an allrounder of serious potential.
But it’s leading wicket-taker Romario Shepherd who really catches the eye. He’s grabbed 18 scalps in the competition so far at an average of just 12.44, and an economy rate of 7.46. And that’s not even taking his explosive batting into account, having blitzed 72 off just 31 balls in the Amazon Warriors’ last match against the Tallawahs.
The Patriots’ star man is, of course, Evin Lewis. After blasting a 51-ball century against the Trinbago Knight Riders, his confidence will be sky high.
Rightly so, too: only Roston Chase has scored more in the CPL this year, but Lewis has scored his 343 runs at a considerably higher tempo than the Kings allrounder, striking at 158.8. And nobody has come close to hitting as many sixes as Lewis’ 30: the next best effort is Guyana’s Nicholas Pooran, some eight behind with 22.
Head-to-head record
Matches played: 14
Guyana Amazon Warriors: 10
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots: 4
Yes - 50% of the ground's capacity is to be filled with fans, as per the protocol which sees the evening games played with limited attendance.
Imran Tahir was left out of South Africa's T20 World Cup squad
Temperatures are expected to peak at 31 degrees Celsius though there is a significant threat of showers.
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On field: TBC
TV umpire: TBC
Fourth umpire: TBC
After winning three on the trot, Guyana Amazon Warriors will fancy themselves to claim victory here and book a place in the final. Amazon Warriors win.
Oddschecker are offering odds of 11/10 for a Guyana Amazon Warriors victory and 5/6 for the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots.
CPL TEAM GUIDES
BT Sport have the live broadcast rights to the competition in the United Kingdom and will be showing all 33 matches on their platforms.
For UK streamers, BT Sport will have all of the action available online and on the BT Sport app. A 30-day monthly pass is available for £25, providing access to every BT channel and the app. EE customers can access every channel for a £20 per month add-on to their phone contract.
Where can I watch elsewhere in the world?
Australia: Fox Sports
New Zealand: Sky Sport NZ
India: FanCode
South Africa: SuperSport
USA: Willow TV
Middle East: Etisalat
Pan-Caribbean: SportsMax (Except Trinidad & Guyana)
Trinidad: CNC3
Barbados: CBC
St Lucia: Helen TV
Antigua & Barbuda: CNS
Guyana: E- Networks
Grenada: GBN
Guyana Amazon Warriors: Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, Shimron Hetmyer, Romario Shepherd, Nicholas Pooran, Brandon King, Odean Smith, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Anthony Bramble, Imran Tahir, Kevin Sinclair, Naveen Ul Haq, Nial Smith, Gudakesh Motie, Waqar Salamkheil
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots: Evin Lewis, Fabian Allen, Devon Thomas, Jon-Russ Jaggesar, Sheldon Cottrell, Dominic Drakes, Sherfane Rutherford, Chris Gayle, Rayad Emrit, Joshua da Silva, Colin Archibald, Dwayne Bravo, Mikyle Louis, Paul van Neekeren, Ravi Bopara, Fawad Ahmed, Asif Ali, Naseem Shah
Full CPL 2021 squad lists: Click here
Guyana Amazon Warriors: Chandrapaul Hemraj, Brandon King, Mohammad Hafeez, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran, Shaoib Malik, Odean Smith, Romario Shepherd, Naveen-ul-Haq, Imran Tahir, Gudakesh Motie
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots: Evin Lewis, Devon Thomas, Chris Gayle, Ravi Bopara, Sherfane Rutherford, Fabian Allen, Dwayne Bravo, Dominic Drakes, Jon-Russ Jaggesar, Naseem Shah, Sheldon Cottrell
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