Match 19 of Caribbean Premier League 2021 will feature Jamaica Tallawahs vs Trinbago Knight Riders, at Basseterre, on September 7. We preview the game and predict the outcome. TKR are currently in third place on the points table, while JT are two rungs below them in the fifth position.
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Match Predictions and Betting Odds
Last Meeting
The sides last met on 5 September 2021 at the same venue. Tallawahs batted first and got off to a poor start losing five wickets for only 15 runs.
But thanks to an 83-run partnership for the sixth wicket between Imad Wasim and Carlos Brathwaite, they were able to post a relatively decent score of 144/7 in their allotted overs.
For Tallawahs, Brathwaite top scored with 58. For Riders, Akeal Hossein and Ravi Rampaul were the most successful bowlers with two wickets each.
When Riders replied, they lost an early wicket with the scoreboard reading 11 for 1 but a century stand between Lendl Simmons and Colin Munro took them to the brink of victory. When Munro got out, the scoreboard read 113 for two in the 14th over.
Riders eventually won by 7 wickets with nearly 3 overs to spare. For Riders, Lendl Simmons was the top scorer with 70. For Tallawahs, Imad Wasim was the most successful bowler taking two for 19.
<Likely XIs
Tallawahs: Chadwick Walton, Kennar Lewis, Haider Ali, Rovman Powell, Shamarh Brooks, Carlos Brathwaite, Andre Russell, Migael Pretorius, Chris Green, Joshua James, Fidel Edwards
Riders: Sunil Narine, Lendl Simmons, Tion Webster, Colin Munro, Tim Seifert, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Isuru Udana, Akeal Hosein, Khary Pierre, Ravi Rampaul
<Head-to-Head
Match Prediction
In our match 19 prediction, we forecast victory for Riders over Tallawahs in the CPL game on 7 September.
<Betting Odds
Betting odds favour Riders to beat Tallawahs on 7 September 2021.
<Summary
TKR are clearly the stronger side, as reflected in the h2h record of the two sides.