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Barbados Royals Women (BR-W) take on Trinbago Knight Riders Women (TKR-W) in Match No.2 of the ongoing second season of the Women's Caribbean Premier League. The encounter is scheduled to take place on Sunday, September 03rd, 2023 at Kensington Oval in Barbados at 1:00 AM IST. Both sides will meet again in the reverse fixture in Match No.5 on Thursday, the 07th in Trinidad at 12:30 AM IST. Ahead of the game, here is a look at the top player stats, the best player picks, the top captain and vice-captain choices, and the best-predicted XIs for the fantasy contests of the fixture.
Notably, both sides met in last year's final in Basseterre where the Knight Riders defeated the Royals by a margin of 10 runs to clinch the elusive title. Speaking of the current campaign, the Royals have made a winning start as they beat Guyana Amazon Warriors by six wickets. They sealed the two points by winning their opening fixture and claiming a net run rate of +0.293.
Meanwhile, the reigning champions, the Knight Riders will look to start the competition on a high again and defend their crown this season.
BR-W vs TKR-W, Team Form Guide (Most Recent First) (Completed games)
Barbados Royals Women: W-L-W-L
Trinbago Knight Riders Women: W-W
BR-W vs TKR-W, Match 2: Pitch Report
The first game of this season produced fair bit of runs as both sides crossed the 165-run mark. Captain winning the toss will again be looking to field first in Barbados.
BR-W vs TKR-W, Match 2: Top Player Picks
Hayley Matthews (BR-W)
- Hayley Matthews is a quality all-rounder and skipper of West Indies who also played for Mumbai Indians in the inaugural season of Women's Premier League this year.
- The right-hander struck the second-most runs in last season of WCPL
- The opening batter also got a start in the first game of the ongoing edition in which she scored 23 off 21
Gaby Lewis (BR-W)
- Ireland international Gaby Lewis is in good form in the T20 format off late
- Opening the batting with Matthews, Lewis struck 47 off 35 with eight fours in the last game
Erin Burns (BR-W)
- Erin Burns scored an unbeaten 29 off just 15 as she took her side to victory in the last game
- The Australian has got starts in all of her last 5 games which also includes The Hundred competition
Deandra Dottin (TKR-W)
- Knight Riders skipper Deandra Dottin was the leading run-scorer in last year's campaign
- The veteran all-rounder recently participated in The Hundred Womens competition in England where she performed decently with the bat
BR-W vs TKR-W, Match 2: Top Captain and Vice-captain choices
| Scenario | Captain | Vice-captain |
|---|---|---|
| If BR bowls first | Hayley Matthews | Erin Burns |
| If BR bats first | Gaby Lewis | Hayley Matthews |
BR-W vs TKR-W, Match 2: Cricket Fantasy Expert Advice
The Knight Riders are the defending champions as they beat the same opposition in the summit clash last season. But the Royals have also made a winning start in the 2023 edition so its looking like a evenly-matched contest. Selecting ,more Royals players in this contest could be a good move.
BR-W vs TKR-W, Match 2: Cricket Fantasy Team for Head-to-Head/Small Leagues
Wicketkeeper: Rashada Williams
Batters: Gaby Lewis, Laura Harris, Mignon du Preez
All-rounders: Erin Burns, Hayley Matthews, Deandra Dottin, Orla Prendergast
Bowlers: Amanda-Jade Wellington, Anisa Mohammed, Shamilia Connell
Captain: Hayley Matthews
Vice-captain: Gaby Lewis
BR-W: 6 Players, TKR-W: 5 Players
BR-W vs TKR-W, Match 2: Cricket Fantasy Team for Winner Takes All/Grand Leagues
Wicketkeeper: Rashada Williams
Batters: Gaby Lewis, Chedean Nation, Britney Cooper
All-rounders: Hayley Matthews, Chinelle Henry, Deandra Dottin, Lee-Ann Kirby
Bowlers: Afy Fletcher, Anisa Mohammed, Fran Jonas
Captain: Deandra Dottin
Vice-captain: Hayley Matthews
BR-W: 6 Players, TKR-W: 5 Players
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