On Wednesday (19th August) morning, Jamaica Tallawahs (JAM) and St Lucia Zouks (SLZ) together will begin their journey in the CPL 2020 when they will meet at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy (Tarouba).
In the last CPL season (CPL 2019), both these teams failed to reach the playoffs. While St Lucia Zouks finished in the fifth position in the CPL 2019, the two-time CPL winners Jamaica Tallawahs finished in the last position (6th position) in that same CPL edition.
Let’s look at some crucial stats preview before this CPL 2020 match between Jamaica Tallawahs and St Lucia Zouks
Head-to-head records between Jamaica Tallawahs vs St Lucia Zouks
| Stats | Matches | JAM Won | SLZ Won | Tied/No Result |
| Overall | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0/0 |
| In the last five matches | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0/0 |
- Streaks running: St Lucia Zouks won both the matches in their last two meetings.
Important stats between Jamaica Tallawahs vs St Lucia Zouks
(Team stats)
| Stats | JAM (vs SLZ) | SLZ (vs JAM) |
| Highest total | 204/5 (20 overs) at Gros Islet on 25th August 2018 | 206/3 (20 overs) at Lauderhill on 30th July 2016 |
| Lowest completed total | 143 (19.1 overs) at Basseterre on 9th August 2014 | 118/9 (20 overs) at Gros Islet on 28th June 2015 |
| Largest victory (by runs) | 21 runs at Gros Islet on 25th August 2018 | 63 runs at Lauderhill on 30th July 2016 |
| Largest victory (by wickets) | 10 wickets at Gros Islet on 28th June 2015 | 7 wickets at Basseterre on 9th August 2014 |
(Players stats)
| Stats | JAM (vs SLZ) | SLZ (vs JAM) |
| Highest score | 111* by Chris Gayle at St George’s on 12th July 2014 | 84* by Andre Fletcher at Gros Islet on 15th August 2017 |
| Best bowling figures | 3/19 by Rusty Theron at Gros Islet on 28th June 2015 | 3/15 by Mervin Matthew at Basseterre on 9th August 2014 |
| Most runs scored | 380 runs by Chris Gayle | 476 runs by Andre Fletcher |
| Most wickets | 9 wickets by Andre Russell | 7 wickets by Shane Shillingford |
Other important stats
Jamaica Tallawahs
- It will be 50th match for the Chadwick Walton. After Andre Russell and Chris Gayle, he Walton will be the third cricketer to play 50 matches for the Jamaica Tallawahs.
- Oshane Thomas (32 wickets) is one wicket away to surpass his former teammate Kesrick Williams (32 wickets) and become the third most wicket-taker for the Jamaica Tallawahs.
- Andre Russell (37 catches) is one catch away to surpass Dwayne Bravo (37 catches) and become the second most catch-taker in the CPL history, standing behind Kieron Pollard (53 catches).
St Lucia Zouks
- Daren Sammy (23 wickets) and Kesrick Williams (21 wickets) are chasing to become the most wicket-taker for the St Lucia Zouks. While former St Lucia Zouks’ off-spinner Shane Shillingford is standing on top of this list with 25 wickets for this side, Sammy is three wickets away and Williams is five wickets away to surpass him.
- Mohammad Nabi (3951 runs) is 49 runs behind to complete 4000 T20 runs. He will be the first Afghanistan cricketer to score 4000 runs in T20 career.
