The weekend will be full of thrills in the Caribbean Premier League as St. Lucia Kings will be hosting Guyana Amazon Warriors on Sunday in match number 4 at Beausejour Stadium. Both teams will be hoping to start their campaign with a win and hope to reach new heights in the 10th season of CPL.
Saint Lucia Kings finished third in the previous season of CPL in the point table. They were eliminated by Jamaica Tallawahs in the play-off fixture. The top bookmakers in India have CPL 2023 odds with them on their websites.
Guyana Amazon Warriors had a positive last season as they finished in the 2nd position in the point table but were eliminated by Jamaica Tallawahs in the third playoff.
St. Lucia Kings didn't have a good start to the new season of CPL as they were defeated by their arch-rivals Jamaica Tallawahs in the first fixture. Skipper Faf du Plessis will be hoping to bounce back as soon as possible to make sure the team stays confident. Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, and Sikander Raza are the key players in the batting lineup.
Kimani Milues, Roshon Primus, and Matthew Forde will be expected to put on a good show. Chris Sole and Mattew Forde will be leading the bowling attack with Peter Hatzoglou, Sikandar Raza, and Roshon Primus playing the supporting cast.
The team management will have concerns about the average bowling attack in the team.
Predicted Lineup: Faf du Plessis (c), Johnson Charles (wk), Sean Williams, Kimani Melius, Roston Chase, Sikandar Raza, Roshon Primus, Matthew Forde, Alzarri Joseph, Peter Hatzoglou, Chris Sole
Guyana Amazon Warrior will be starting their CPL campaign against St. Lucia Kings. The legendary West Indian pacer, Courtney Walsh has been appointed the head coach for the team and Imran Tahir will be leading the team.
Shimron Hetmyer, Dwaine Pretorius, and Shai Hope are the key players for the team who will be expected to do a good job for the team. Odean Smith will be leading the bowling attack for the Warriors.
Skipper Imran Tahir will be using a mixed batch of experienced and young players in the team.
Predicted Lineup: Shimron Hetmyer, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Dwaine Pretorius, Keemo Paul, Shai Hope, Imran Tahir, Odean Smith, Romario Shepherd, Kevin Sinclair, Ronsford Beaton, Azam Khan
We are in for an absolute thriller as these two teams have a rich history in CPL. However, Saint Lucia Kings have a big gap in the bowling and they might have difficulty stopping the batters of the Warriors from scoring quick runs. We predict a win for Guyana Amazon Warriors on Sunday.