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Guyana Amazon Warriors
Trinbago Knight Riders
The 17th match of the CPL 2025 will be played between Trinbago Knight Riders and Guyana Amazon Warriors at Brian Lara Stadium. Both teams will enter this contest placed next to each other on the table.
TKR have played 4 matches so far, winning 3 and losing 1. They will start this game with 6 points and a net run rate of 0.504. Their form looks strong as they will come into this match on the back of two successive wins.
GAW have played 3 matches, winning 2 and losing 1. They sit 4th on the table with a net run rate of 1.569. They come into this game after a defeat in their last match, but their opening two wins will keep them in contention.
Head-to-head between these sides has been close, with TKR winning 3 and GAW winning 2 of their last 5 meetings. Interestingly, 4 of those 5 matches were won by the chasing side.
Shai Hope has already scored 161 runs in 3 matches with two fifties, showing the consistency to cross this mark again.
The betting tip is...
Shai Hope to score over 32.5 runs.
63 %
37 %
Guyana Amazon WarriorsTrinbago Knight RidersMohammad Amir and Andre Russell will again be key with the ball after their impressive spells against the Falcons. They bowled a maiden over each and picked up 5 wickets for 45 runs in 8 overs.
Amir struck twice in the very first over of that match and will now be tested against Brandon King and Quinton de Kock in the powerplay. The skipper will likely rotate his bowlers in the first 6 overs, using McKenny Clarke, Ali Khan, Akeal Hosein and Sunil Narine to keep pressure on the batters. Hosein has been effective, while Narine will look to end his wicketless run of 3 games.
Ali Khan can provide crucial breakthroughs, supported by Russell in the middle overs. Alex Hales scored a steady fifty with the bat, and Keacy Carty added 60, which boosted confidence.
Alex, Carty and Amir are the in-form players.
Predicted Lineup: Colin Munro, Alex Hales, Keacy Carty, Nicholas Pooran (c & wk), Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell, Akeal Hosein, Sunil Narine, McKenny Clarke, Mohammad Amir, Ali Khan.
GAW will come into this match after posting 202/6 in their previous outing but failing to defend the total. Their top six batters contributed over 90 runs combined, while Romario Shepherd powered the innings with 73 off 34 balls.
Dwaine Pretorius added a quick 18 off 6 to push the score further. Shai Hope has been the most consistent batter, leading the team with 161 runs in 3 matches. Shepherd and Shimron Hetmyer will be key in the middle order with strike rates of 233.33 and 212.50 this season.
With the ball, GAW used seven options last game. Gudakesh Motie and Jediah Blades picked up 2 wickets each, while Pretorius and Imran Tahir took one each. Tahir remains the leading wicket-taker with 8 wickets, supported well by Pretorius with 6.
Hope, Hetmyer and Shepherd are the key players.
Predicted Lineup: Kevlon Anderson, Ben McDermott, Shai Hope (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Moeen Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Romario Shepherd, Dwaine Pretorius, Gudakesh Motie, Jediah Blades, Imran Tahir (c)
This match is likely to be a strong battle between two in-form batting units. For TKR, Colin Munro has been outstanding with 216 runs in 4 matches, including the only century of the season. He will remain the key wicket for GAW bowlers.
On the other side, Shai Hope has been leading GAWβs batting lineup with consistency. He has scored 2 fifties already, with 82 being his highest and has been carrying his form across formats for West Indies in recent years.
With the kind of rhythm he is showing, he will be expected to anchor the innings again and play another valuable knock.
