The Carribean Premier League (CPL) will be the world’s first major T20 league to be held since the Covid-19 pandemic brought international and domestic cricket to a standstill, and will take place in Trinidad & Tobago. Here’s all you need to know about the Twentgy20 League, which gets underway from August 18.

• Lahore Qalandars have won four of their last five matches including the nine-wicket win over Multan Sultans last time out.
• Lahore Qalandars will be greatly affected by the departure of Chris Lynn, David Wiese and Seekkuge Prasanna.
• Karachi Kings have beaten Lahore Qalandars six times out of ten in the Pakistan Super League.

Date – 17 march 2020

Time- 19:30:00, GMT +5:30

Venue-  Gaddafi Stadium – Lahore, Pakistan

Winner- Karachi Kings

Karachi Kings Predicted Playing 11

• Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam (c), Iftikhar Ahmed, Cameron Delport, Chadwick Walton, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Usama Mir, Arshad Iqbal, Umer Khan, Ali Khan, Waqas Maqsood

Lahore Qalandars Predicted Playing 11

• Fakhar Zaman, Salman Butt, Sohail Akhtar (c), Ben Dunk (wk), Mohammad Hafeez, Samit Patel, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Raja Farzan, Dilbar Hussain, Usman Shinwari

KRK vs LHQ Dream11 Team Prediction

• Batsmen:Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman
• All Rounder:Cameron Delport (vc), Mohammad Hafeez, Samit Patel
• Wicket Keeper:Ben Dunk
• Bowler:Usama Mir, Arshad Iqbal, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf

• After topping the table, Multan Sultans will hope the re-jigged play-off format does not cost them a place in the final.
• They are favourites for this match, having lost just twice in the group stage – one of which came after they had already sealed top spot with a victory against Peshawar Zalmi.
• That match was Zalmi’s final group game as Sohail Tanvir’s 3-26 bowled the Sultans to a three-run win but results elsewhere ensured they claimed the fourth semi-final spot anyway.

Date- Mar 17, 2020

Time – 14:30:00, GMT +5:30

Venue- Gaddafi Stadium – Lahore, Pakistan

Winner – Multan Sultans

Multan Sultans Predicted Playing 11

• Rohail Nazir, Zeeshan Ashraf (wk), Moeen Ali, Shan Masood (c), Ravi Bopara, Khushdil Shah, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir, Ali Shafiq, Imran Tahir, Mohammad Irfan

Peshawar Zalmi Predicted Playing 11

• Kamran Akmal (wk), Imam-ul-Haq, Haider Ali, Wahab Riaz (c), Shoaib Malik, Hammad Azam, Umar Amin, Mohammad Amir Khan, Hasan Ali, Rahat Ali, Yasir Shah

MS vs PSZ Dream11 Team Prediction

• Batsmen:Shan Masood, Haider Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah
• All Rounder:Shoaib Malik (vc), Shahid Afridi
• Wicket Keeper:Kamran Akmal, Zeeshan Ashraf
• Bowler:Sohail Tanvir (c), Wahab Riaz, Rahat Ali

• Defending champions Quetta Gladiators must beat Karachi Kings to stand any chance of keeping their title defence alive.
• Karachi Kings, meanwhile, have already secured their semi-final place and are guaranteed to finish second, but will want to build on their recent winning form.
• Quetta’s most recent match – after their game against Multan was washed out – was against Lahore, when they struggled to just 98/9 from 20 overs.

Date- 15 March 2020

Time- 19:30:00, GMT +5:30

venue-  National Stadium – Karachi, Pakistan

Winner- Karachi Kings

Karachi Kings Predicted Playing 11

• Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Cameron Delport, Chadwick Walton (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim (c), Umaid Asif, Chris Jordan, Mohammad Amir, Usama Mir, Arshad Iqbal

Quetta Gladiators Predicted Playing 11

• Shane Watson, Ahmed Shehzad, Anwar Ali, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c, wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Azam Khan, Ben Cutting, Sohail Khan, Fawad Ahmed, Zahid Mahmood, Mohammad Hasnain

KRK vs QTG Dream11 Team Prediction

• Batsmen:Babar Azam (vc), Sharjeel Khan, Shane Watson
• All Rounder:Imad Wasim, Ben Cutting (c), Mohammad Nawaz
• Wicket Keeper:Sarfaraz Ahmed
• Bowler:Mohammad Amir, Chris Jordan, Mohammad Hasnain, Sohail Khan

• Table-topping Multan Sultans take on Lahore Qalandars on the final day of group-stage action at the 2020 Pakistan Super League.
• The Sultans are already guaranteed to finish first ahead of the shortened play-offs, but Lahore Qalandars need to win this game to qualify with them.
• The Qalandars were beaten heavily in their most recent match in Lahore, however – suffering a ten-wicket loss to Karachi Kings to end their winning streak.

Date-  Mar 15, 2020

Time- 14:30:00, GMT +5:30

Venue-Gaddafi Stadium – Lahore, Pakistan

Winner-  Multan Sultans

Lahore Qalandars Predicted Playing 11

• Fakhar Zaman, Sohail Akhtar (c), Chris Lynn, Ben Dunk (wk), Mohammad Hafeez, Samit Patel, David Wiese, Shaheen Afridi, Salman Irshad, Dilbar Hussain, Haris Rauf

Multan Sultans Predicted Playing 11

• Rohail Nazir, Zeeshan Ashraf (wk), Moeen Ali, Shan Masood (c), Ravi Bopara, Khushdil Shah, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir, Ali Shafiq, Imran Tahir, Mohammad Irfan

LHQ vs MS Dream11 Team Prediction

• Batsmen:Chris Lynn, Sohail Akhtar, Shan Masood
• All Rounder:Mohammad Hafeez, Samit Patel (c), Moeen Ali
• Wicket Keeper:Ben Dunk, Zeeshan Ashraf
• Bowler:Shaheen Afridi, Sohail Tanvir (vc), Imran Tahir

• After a dominant ten-wicket win against in-form Islamabad United, Karachi Kings will look to back that up when they take on Islamabad United.
• The match will be played behind closed doors due to measures taken in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
• If Islamabad United lose this game, the 2018 champions will be eliminated; Karachi’s win will seal their own play-off place.

Date- 14 march 2020

Time-  19:30:00, GMT +5:30

Venue- National Stadium – Karachi, Pakistan 

Winner-Karachi Kings

Karachi Kings Predicted Playing 11

• Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Cameron Delport, Chadwick Walton (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim (c), Umaid Asif, Chris Jordan, Mohammad Amir, Umer Khan, Arshad Iqbal

Islamabad United Predicted Playing 11

• Luke Ronchi (wk), Colin Munro, Rizwan Hussain, Shadab Khan (c), Colin Ingram, Asif Ali, Amad Butt, Dale Steyn, Rumman Raees, Muhammad Musa, Akif Javed

KRK vs ISU Dream11 Team Prediction

• Batsmen:Babar Azam (vc), Sharjeel Khan, Colin Munro
• All Rounder:Shadab Khan (c), Imad Wasim, Cameron Delport
• Wicket Keeper:Luke Ronchi
• Bowler:Mohammad Amir, Chris Jordan, Dale Steyn, Umaid Asif

• Peshawar Zalmi need to beat league leaders Multan Sultans to secure their Pakistan Premier League play-off place.
• The Sultans sit three points clear of Zalmi at the top of the table, having lost just one of their six completed matches so far.
• Zalmi missed the chance to seal their play-off spot last time out, losing to Lahore Qalandars, and defeat in this match – their final group game – will leave them nervously waiting on other results.

Date- 13 march 2020

Time- 19:30:00, GMT +5:30

venue- National Stadium – Karachi, Pakistan

Winner-Multan Sultans

Multan Sultans Predicted Playing 11

• James Vince, Zeeshan Ashraf (wk), Moeen Ali, Rilee Rossouw, Shan Masood (c), Khushdil Shah, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Ilyas, Imran Tahir, Junaid Khan

Peshawar Zalmi Predicted Playing 11

• Kamran Akmal (wk), Tom Banton, Haider Ali, Liam Livingstone, Shoaib Malik, Lewis Gregory, Carlos Brathwaite, Wahab Riaz (c), Hasan Ali, Rahat Ali, Yasir Shah

MS vs PSZ Dream11 Team Prediction

• Batsmen:James Vince, Rilee Rossouw, Shan Masood, Haider Ali
• All Rounder:Moeen Ali, Shoaib Malik (vc)
• Wicket Keeper:Kamran Akmal
• Bowler:Sohail Tanvir, Imran Tahir (c), Junaid Khan, Wahab Riaz

• Australia will hope a return to home soil helps them get back to winning ways after five consecutive defeats in the 50-over format.
• New Zealand arrive in good form, on the other hand – the World Cup runners-up having beaten India 3-0 in their most recent series.
• Australia will take heart not only from their return to home soil but their excellent record in ODIs against New Zealand, however.

Date- 13 March 2020

Time-09:00:00, GMT +5:30

Venue-Sydney Cricket Ground – Sydney, Australia 

Winner- Australia

Australia Predicted Playing 11

• David Warner, Aaron Finch (c), Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, D’Arcy Short, Alex Carey (wk), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa

New Zealand Predicted Playing 11

• Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Kane Williamson (c), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham (wk), Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson

AUS vs NZ Dream11 Team Prediction

• Batsmen:Ross Taylor (c), Steve Smith, David Warner, Aaron Finch, Marnus Labuschagne
• All Rounder:Mitchell Santner, D’Arcy Short
• Wicket Keeper:Tom Latham
• Bowler:Trent Boult, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc (vc)

• Resurgent Lahore Qalandars could climb to second if they maintain their winning streak when they take on Karachi Kings.
• Ben Dunk’s brilliant 99* from 40 balls when these teams last met, last week, earned the Qalandars an eight-wicket win chasing 188.
• In-form Alex Hales had previously continued his own good batting with 80* from 48 balls in the Kings’ 187/5 but he could not prevent a third defeat of the season.

Date-12  March 2020

Time- 19:30:00, GMT +5:30

Venue-  National Stadium – Karachi, Pakistan 

Winner-Lahore Qalandars

Karachi Kings Predicted Playing 11

• Fakhar Zaman, Sohail Akhtar (c), Chris Lynn, Ben Dunk (wk), Mohammad Hafeez, Samit Patel, David Wiese, Shaheen Afridi, Salman Irshad, Dilbar Hussain, Haris Rauf

Lahore Qalandars Predicted Playing 11

• Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Alex Hales, Cameron Delport, Chadwick Walton (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim (c), Chris Jordan, Mohammad Amir, Umer Khan, Aamer Yamin

KRK vs LHQ Dream11 Team Prediction

• Batsmen:Chris Lynn, Alex Hales, Babar Azam, Sharjeel Khan
• All Rounder:Mohammad Hafeez, Samit Patel (c), David Wiese
• Wicket Keeper:Ben Dunk (vc)
• Bowler:Shaheen Afridi, Dilbar Hussain, Mohammad Amir

• India suffered a 0-3 whitewash against New Zealand while South Africa are coming off a 3-0 series sweep over Australia.
• India have beaten South Africa seven times in their last eight encounters against them in the game’s fifty-over format.
• South Africa are without one of their bowling mainstays in Kagiso Rabada which means a weakened pace attack.

Date- 12 march 2020

Time- 13:30:00, GMT +5:30

Venue- HPCA Stadium – Dharamshala, India

Winner- INDIA

India Predicted Playing 11

• Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Virat Kohli (c), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini

South Africa Predicted Playing 11

• Janneman Malan, Quinton de Kock (c/wk), JJ Smuts, Faf du Plessis, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi

IND vs SA Dream11 Team Prediction

• Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Heinrich Klaasen
• All Rounder:Ravindra Jadeja (vc)
• Wicket Keeper:KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock
• Bowler:Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi