Jamaica Tallawahs vs Trinbago Knight Riders, CPL 2016 Playoff 3: Where to watch live, prediction and possible XI
Gayle and Bravo face-off as Jamaica and Trinbago play each other in playoff 3.
Jamaica Tallawahs take on Trinbago Knight Riders in the third playoff match of the 2016 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) at Warner Park, St Kitts, on 5 August.
Where to watch live
Match starts at 1am BST (Early Saturday morning). Live coverage of the game is available on BT Sport and Dave TV in the UK. The CPL T20 app will live stream every match, which is only available on Android phones. Click here to download the app.
Overview
The Tallawahs, winners of the inaugural Caribbean Premier League, are facing a must win game if they are to qualify for the final on 7 August. The Tallawahs outfit come into the clash on the back of a four-wicket loss to Guyana Amazon Warriors in playoff one.
The Jamaican team's form, especially of the batsmen, has dipped as the tournament has progressed. They will be particularly worried by the performances of skipper Chris Gayle and keeper Kumar Sangakkara, their two most accomplished batsmen.
Gayle, who started off the 2016 CPL with a bang by scoring his 18th T20 international century, has scored only one 50-plus score since while Sangakkara despite having 265 runs to his name has not produced the match-winning innings he is capable of.
Pace bowler Kesrick Williams has led the attack, taking 15 wickets, including a tournament best of 4/37 against the Guyana Amazon Warriors in their last game. The onus will be on Andre Russell and spinner Shakib Al Hassan to give him support in this crucial game.
Defending champions Knight Riders come into this game after a much deserved five-wicket win over St Lucia Zouks on 4 August. The dangerous Brendon McCullum finally performed, scoring an unbeaten 49 to take his team to victory.
In McCullum, Hashim Amla, Umar Akmal, Colin Munro, Sunil Narine and skipper Dwayne Bravo, the Knight Riders have arguably the best side in the tournament, but have not performed collectively as a team so far.
Prediction
Trinbago Knight Riders to win
Team news
Jamaica Tallawahs
Possible XI: Chris Gayle (c), Chadwick Walton, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Rovman Powell, Shakib Al Hasan, Andre Russell, Imad Wasim, Timroy Allen, Kesrick Williams, Garey Mathurin, Jon-Russ Jaggesar.
Trinbago Knight Riders
Possible XI: Hashim Amla, Brendon McCullum, Colin Munro, Umar Akmal, Dwayne Bravo (c), Denesh Ramdin (wk), Anton Devcich, Kevon Cooper, Sunil Narine, Nikita Miller, Ronsford Beaton.
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