Barbados Royals Team News
Barbados Royals sit at the bottom of the table with four points from two wins in the seven played so far. However, they are mathematically still in the race to reach the playoffs, provided they bag a few more wins in their remaining three matches.
While it is a tall order to deliver, the momentum is on their side.
Earlier this week, they defeated Guyana Amazon Warriors by 45 runs against all odds. Batting first, they put up a target of 185 runs – their best first-innings score yet this season. Kyle Mayers, Johnson Charles, and Glenn Phillips stitched 120 runs between them to post a respectable total.
They were just as impressive with the ball as all six of their bowlers got at least one wicket each. The most successful one was Nyeem Young with three, followed by Jake Lintott and Raymon Reifer with two each.
With the day of rest, the question remains if the Royals can continue to build on this success, especially against a team that is pretty much firing on all cylinders.
Barbados Royals’ Likely XI
Glenn Phillips, Johnson Charles, Shai Hope (w), Kyle Mayers, Azam Khan, Jason Holder (c), Thisara Perera, Ashley Nurse, Mohammad Amir, Oshane Thomas, Hayden Walsh.
Trinbago Knight Riders Team News
There are no new injury concerns for the Trinbago Knight Riders to contemplate ahead of the crucial game against the Royals – though they will need their star performers to keep up the tempo.
With back to back wins against Jamaica Tallawahs, the Riders are sailing high on confidence to deliver a similar performance against the Royals too.
In their most recent fixture against the Tallawahs, it was the Trinbago Knight Riders who batted first and ended up winning by an astound 75 runs. With the bat, it was Lendl Simmons who continued to impress with his 42 off 39 while with the ball, Ali Khan enjoyed a wonderful spell of 4-6 in three overs.
With the likes of Sunil Narine, Ravi Rampaul, Darren Bravi, and Kieron Pollard also on the roster, it is fair to say that their team is considerably stronger than their Barbados counterparts.
Trinbago Knight Rider’s
Lendl Simmons, Colin Munro, Tim Seifert, Darren Bravo, Kieron Pollard (c), Denesh Ramdin (w), Isuru Udana, Sunil Narine, Akeal Hosein, Ravi Rampaul, Jayden Seales.
Venue & conditions
Warner Park Sporting Complex has certainly lived up to the expectations of delivering a competitive tournament with lots to offer for batsmen and bowlers.
By the looks of it, things have come down to the of each team and how they perform under the conditions.
But looking at the weather, conditions are expected to remain dry throughout the day although, the temperature may rise up in the afternoon seeing that it is a day fixture.
