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The Brampton Wolves do have the advantage of playing home games during this season’s Global T20 Canada campaign but they have started with more defeats than victories in their opening three matches as they take on a Vancouver Knights side that have suffered three defeats out of three.
DATE & TIME: Wednesday 31st July, 2024 – USA ET – 4:00pm / USA PT – 2:00pm / West Indies – 3:00pm / UK – 9:00pm / South Africa – 10:00pm / Thursday 1st August, 2024 – Pakistan – 1:00am / India – 1:30am / Bangladesh – 2:00am / Australia – 6:00am
VENUE: TD Cricket Arena, Brampton, Canada
WEATHER: 29c or 84.2 F with clear skies
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: USA – Willow TV / West Indies – TBA / UK – TBA / South Africa – TBA / Pakistan – TBA / India – Star Sports / Bangladesh – TBA / Australia – TBA
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: USA – Willow / West Indies – TBA / UK – TBA / South Africa – TBA / Pakistan – TBA / India – Fancode / Bangladesh – TBA / Australia – TBA
BRAMPTON WOLVES FORM: STARTING WELL BUT FADING
The Brampton Wolves began their 2024 season with an emphatic and impressive 59-run defeat of the Surrey Jaguars in their opening game when they managed to score 198-6. However, since that comfortable win, they have suffered back-to-back defeats. In their second game they suffered an eight-wicket loss to the Toronto Nationals, being bowled out for just 110, before then being bowled out for 124 in a 42-run defeat to defending champions Montreal Tigers.
LAST THREE: LLWLLA
VANCOUVER KNIGHTS FORM: KNIGHTS BLOWN AWAY
It has been a miserable start to the campaign for the Vancouver Knights with an eight-wicket loss to the Toronto Nationals in which they were also bowled out for 110 before then suffering a 22-run defeat to the Bangla Tigers Mississauga in match four of the competition. In their most recent outing, the Knights then suffered a slenderer ten-run loss to the aforementioned defending champions of the Montreal Tigers.
LAST THREE: LLLLL
BRAMPTON WOLVES BETTING ANALYSIS
The Brampton Wolves’ batting lineup should rely on the impressive Aaron Johnson and Dave Warner at the top of the order but both have faltered at the start of this competition. It is in fact Scotland’s excellent George Munsey that has been fluent and him to once again be the Wolves’ top batter in the match seems the best bet for this one.
With the ball, the Wolves have plenty of bowling options and tend to use at least six bowlers in their bowling innings. Their most experienced option is Aussie quick Andrew Tye, who is a wicket taker in this format but Aryan Dutt has remained the tightest option with wickets surely to follow so backing the Dutchman to return their best figures seems sensible.
VANCOUVER KNIGHTS BETTING ANALYSIS
The Vancouver Knights have had very little to cheer about during this season’s Global T20 Canada season. With the bat, though, there were signs of a fire igniting in the middle order with Dipendra Singh Airee and Dwaine Pretorius. The pitches in Canada are slow and therefore spin friendly and that should surely begin to favour captain Usman Khawaja, so backing him to be their best bat looks good.
Bowling-wise, the Vancouver Knights have plenty of seam options in Mohammad Amir, Jeremy Gordon, Dwaine Pretorius and Paul van Meekeren. A lack of variation is their fault but Nepalese international Sandeep Lamichhane at least provides that so backing him to be their best bowler would seem wise given the nature of the pitches.
BRAMPTON WOLVES VS VANCOUVER KNIGHTS EXPERT PREDICTION
This is a tough call because both sides come into their fourth match of the 2024 tournament on the back of poor starts. The Wolves do at least have the home advantage, if that is any sort of advantage in a pop up T20 franchise competition such as this, as well as knowing they can score nearly 200 in victory this season. The form of both sides suggests this should be a low-scorer and with the Knights beginning to show signs of batting deep, they could well finally break their duck this year.
BRAMPTON WOLVES VS VANCOUVER KNIGHTS TOP TIP: VANCOUVER KNIGHTS TO WIN
