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CPL 2024: Hasaranga Out; Tahir Comes In As Guyana Decide To Bowl First Against Patriots

Hasaranga in CPL 2024 (X.com)Hasaranga in CPL 2024 (X.com)

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots have won an important toss in the 21st match of CPL 2024 and have decided to bowl first against the home team Guyana Amazon Warriors. It is the first game at the Providence Stadium this year and captain Tahir is back for them in place of Nathan Sowter.

For Patriots, Hasaranga and Odean Smith miss out and the Windies duo of Dominic Drakes and Ashmead Nedd is back into the XI. Hasaranga's absence is a big loss for the visitors and they would need other players to step up, if they want to end their losing run in this game. Guyana Amazon Warriors, on the other hand are back in their den and would be looking to get back to winning ways after losing two in a row. They are the defending champions and we can expect good crowd support for Tahir and co. in this game.

GUY vs SKNP: Playing XIs

St Kitts & Nevis Patriots Playing XI: Andre Fletcher (c), Evin Lewis, Kyle Mayers, Rilee Rossouw, Mikyle Louis, Joshua Da Silva (wk), Ryan John, Dominic Drakes, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi, Ashmead Romano Nedd

Guyana Amazon Warriors Playing XI: Tim Robinson, Shai Hope (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Moeen Ali, Keemo Paul, Romario Shepherd, Dwaine Pretorius, Kevin Sinclair, Gudakesh Motie, Shamar Joseph, Imran Tahir (c)

Superstars Need To Step Up

Both teams have plenty of superstars in their line-up, but have not been at their best this season. The likes of Kyle Mayers, Evin Lewis, Rossouw need to show more consistency with the bat for Patriots, and with their team chasing a total in this game. Warriors have players like Hetmyer, Hope, Moeen Ali, Shepherd to name a few, and if they all fire in unison, we might see Guyana dominating the game.