GAW aiming to extend strong performances to clash with Tallawahs

The Guyana Amazon Warriors will take on the Jamaica Tallawahs in the eighth match of CPL 2020 today (Saturday August 22), at the Brian Lara Cricket Stadium in Trinidad.

The Warriors registered their first win of the campaign over St Kitts and Nevis Patriots on Wednesday, courtesy of good performances from Keemo Paul and Shimron Hetmyer.
Meanwhile, the Tallawahs come off a loss to the Trinbago Knight Riders on Thursday.
A disciplined bowling effort was the main reason for the Guyana Amazon Warriors’ win of their previous match. Keemo Paul was brilliant in picking up four wickets in his four overs, conceding just 19 runs.
Skipper Chris Green and Imran Tahir bowled tight spells as well, and picked up some wickets, while the other two pace bowling options kept things compact.
Brandon King should look to stay longer at the crease, while Shimron Hetmyer has been brilliant. Chandrapaul Hemraj kept him company before he got run-out. There was a mini-batting collapse of their middle-order, which does need to be corrected, but Hetmyer’s innings ensured that it didn’t affect the result. They can be expected to contest this next match with the same XI.

Jamaica Tallawahs’ Asif Ali has done a good job with the bat in the CPL so far. The Jamaica Tallawahs struggled to put enough runs on the board, as their top order collapsed in their previous match, except for a fighting innings from Glenn Phillips.
Asif Ali and Andre Russell were the two other main contributors with the bat, but they didn’t look like they were in their element, and struggled to find boundaries.
Jermaine Blackwood could replace Nicholas Kirton, who has had successive failures with the bat. The Tawallahs did put up a tough fight with the ball, but some expensive overs from Russell and Brathwaite torpedoed the hard work done by Mujeeb and Fidel Edwards. Ramaal Lewis was ineffective as well, and the Tallawahs should consider bringing Veerasammy Permaul back into the side.
The Warriors have better momentum going into this match, as they looked very confident in their last outing. The Tallawahs’ bowling hasn’t been that great, and the Warriors batsmen can take advantage of that. The Warriors are certainly favoured to win this match.