Caribbean Premier League T20 | Trinbago Knight Riders vs Guyana Amazon Warriors | Match Predictions, Betting Tips, Odds & Ratings

By1XBet, SportsCafe Editor

08/18/2020

Trinbago Knight Riders will take on Guyana Amazon Warriors in the first match of the Caribbean Premier League T20 2020 at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad, on August 18, Tuesday. The tournament’s opening encounter is all set to be an enthralling one and there is no doubt about the same.

Three-time Caribbean Premier League champions Trinbago Knight Riders are raring to kickstart their campaign on a high but they will not have it easy. Guyana Amazon Warriors had a brilliant season in 2019 and they would just want to walk that extra mile and get their hands on that silverware. Guyana Amazon Warriors were on an 11-match winning streak before they lost out to the reigning champions Barbados Tridents in the final. That must have stung real bad and this time around Guyana Amazon Warriors will leave no stones unturned to get in that little extra. The Knight Riders, too, have a really good squad on paper and they could possess a serious threat throughout the competition as well. While these two sides battle it out in the middle, let me take you through the top markets I have gathered for you to bet on during or before this match:

Expect at least 22 runs from the bat of Brandon King - 1.83 (1XBet)

Brandon King should be holding the ‘ace’ card with the bat for Guyana Amazon Warriors in the forthcoming season of the Caribbean Premier League. I have a very strong feeling about this guy and I am sure he is going to live up to my expectations in this tournament. Let me tell you that King was the highest run-scorer in the previous season of the Caribbean Premier League with 496 runs in just 12 matches at an outstanding average of 55.11 including one century and three half-centuries. Overall, Brandon King has featured in 30 matches in the Caribbean Premier League and has 763 runs to his tally at an average of 36.33. The Jamaican has played four matches at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad and has 125 runs at an average of 31.25. King is relatively new in this format of the game as he has played only 38 matches and has 892 runs under his hat at an average of 31.86 including one hundred and four fifties (almost all of which came in the previous season of the Caribbean Premier League. I am surprised you are still waiting, go place your bets on the 1XBet website!

Colin Munro to be the top team batsman for Trinbago Knight Riders - 3.24 (1XBet)

Trinbago Knight Riders had a decent season in 2019 but they could not go all the way and get their hands on the trophy. If they would want to achieve that, they will be counting heavily on New Zealand’s hard-hitting batsman Colin Munro. The southpaw holds a decent record in the Caribbean Premier League as he is the 10th highest run-scorer with 1546 runs at an average of 40.68 including one century and 12 fifties. Colin Munro is also the highest run-getter when it comes to head-to-head clashes as he has 465 runs in just 11 matches at an incredible average of 66.43. Munro has played on six occasions at the Brian Lara Stadium and has 204 runs at an average of 51.00. In the last two seasons of the Caribbean Premier League T20, Munro has gone on to score 798 runs in just 21 matches and that shows why Munro loves playing in this particular competition. 1XBet is offering the best odds of 3.24 for Munro to be the top team batsman for Trinbago Knight Riders and I don’t see any other batsman donning that feather.

Imran Tahir to be the best bowler for Guyana Amazon Warriors

I am gonna call the spade a spade here - if you don’t back Imran Tahir with your bet, then you’d be making a glaring error. He is a serious campaigner and a seasoned white-ball specialist and thus Tahir adds a lot of value to any squad he plays for across the globe. You might not find it unbelievable but he has featured in a whopping 289 T20 games and has 365 wickets to his name at an average of 19.77 with two five-wicket and 10 four-wicket hauls. He has played 251 domestic T20 games and has added 302 scalps at an astounding average of 10.05, which means he picks up at least two wickets per match - that is simply sensational! He was the second-highest wicket-taker of the tournament and the highest for Guyana Amazon Warriors in the previous season of the Caribbean Premier League T20 as he had 16 wickets in nine matches at an unbelievable average of 12.31. Overall, this leggie from South Africa has played 21 matches for Guyana Amazon Warriors and he has managed to pick up 32 wickets at a brilliant average of 12.00. Even after going through these numbers, you are not convinced to bet on Imran Tahir, I don’t know what will!

Stats Corner

*** The Jamaican has played four matches at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad and has 125 runs at an average of 31.25.

*** Munro has played on six occasions at the Brian Lara Stadium and has 204 runs at an average of 51.00.

*** Imran Tahir has played 251 domestic T20 games and has added 302 scalps at an astounding average of 10.05, which means he picks up at least two wickets per match!