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CPL 2021 | BR vs TKR: Boosted by losing streak breaking win, Barbados face the Trinbago challenge

Abhishek Singh

Having on a do or die game against Guyana Amazon Warriors to end their three-match losing streak, Barbados Royals would be looking to pull off a win against the Trinbago Knight Riders to remain in the hunt for the Semi-Finals. The two teams collide in the first game of the doubleheaders day on September 09th at Warner Park in Basseterre. 

The game against the Warriors was one such match in which all departments fired for the Royals and they would require similar coherence between all departments against the best team of the league, the Knight Riders.

From the openers to middle order and the bowling, everything clicked for Jason Holder’s side. Even he himself was in a great hitting form. 

On the other hand, Trinbago Knight Riders would be heading into this match as an opportunity to seal their birth in the Semi-Finals and they are just one win away from equalling table-toppers St Kitts and Nevis Patriots’ 10 points as well. 

Thus with dual goals in mind, Keiron Pollard’s men would take the field and would hope to achieve those goals as well. 

Barbados Royals vs Trinbago Knight Riders

Match Number: 23

Date and Time: September 09, 2021, 07:30 pm IST, 10:00 am Local, 02:00 pm GMT

Venue: Warner Park, Basseterre

Broadcast: Star Sports

Live Stream: Fancode

Pitch Report

The pitch at Basseterre has been getting slow with each passing day, although some wickets are also showing encouraging stuff. However, to expect what a wicket would do is not an easy job, but one thing is sure that if it is going to be a new wicket, then run-scoring might just be easy. 

Weather Forecast

The weather at Warner Park will remain hot and humid with humidity of 72% at the time of the start of the match. The temperatures would remain in the lower thirties with the moderate evening breeze blowing. A captain winning the toss would look to bowl first and try and chase it into the night. 

Probable XI

Barbados Royals

Johnson Charles, Glenn Phillips, Smit Patel (wk), Raymon Reifer, Azam Khan, Jason Holder (c), Kyle Mayers, Nyeem Young, Ashley Nurse, Jake Lintott, Mohammad Amir

Trinbago Knight Riders

Leonardo Julien, Lendl Simmons, Colin Munro, Kieron Pollard (c), Darren Bravo, Tim Seifert (wk), Sunil Narine, Khary Pierre, Akeal Hosein, Ravi Rampaul, Ali Khan

Dream XI Team

Wicketkeeper Tim Seifert

Batters Lendl Simmons, Johnson Charles, Glenn Phillips

All-rounders Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Jason Holder

Bowlers Jake Lintott, Nyeem Young, Ravi Rampaul, Ali Khan

Vice-Captain Jason Holder

Captain Sunil Narine

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