Caribbean T20 League

Match 2- SLK vs BAR

Preview

The Caribbean action continues as Saint Lucia Kings cross swords with Barbados Royals for the 2nd match of the Caribbean T20 League 2023. The game is scheduled to be played on Daren Sammy National Cricket at Saint Lucia on Friday, 18th August. 

BAR finished their last season on the top of the points table with eight wins in ten matches accumulating 16 points under their belt before losing to Jamaica Tallawahs in the final match by 8 wickets.

Having tasted a defeat in the final game of the previous season, Barbados would now be on full throttle to get a positive start this season. On the other side, Saint Lucia previously got knocked out in the Eliminator of the 2022 edition of the game. Also being defeated in the inaugural match of the season by the defending champions JAM, they look forward to working on their mistakes and coming back stronger in the second game. 

Match Details

Match: SLK vs BAR, 2nd Match, Caribbean T20 League 2023

Date: Friday, August 18, 2023

Time: 4:30 AM (Aug 17)

Venue: Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia

Pitch and Conditions

The pitch at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia is a well-balanced one which supports both the batting and the bowling department. The average score in this stadium is 160 runs. The skipper winning the toss shall choose to bowl first to take advantage of the pitch.

SLK vs BAR Squads

SLK: Johnson Charles (wk), Faf du Plessis (c), Sean Williams, Roston Chase, Sikandar Raza, Kimani Melius, Roshon Primus, Matthew Forde, Alzarri Joseph, Peter Hatzoglou, Chris Sole, Jeavor Royal, Khary Pierre, Leonardo Julien, McKenny Clarke, Jair McAllister, Sadrack Descarte

BAR: Rovman Powell (c), Donavon Ferreira (wk), Rahkeem Cornwall, Kyle Mayers, Alick Athanaze, Rassie van der Dussen, Jason Holder, Obed McCoy, Qais Ahmad, Nyeem Young, Ramon Simmonds, Joshua Bishop, Justin Greaves, Akeem Jordan, Kevin Wickham, Rivaldo Clarke

SLK vs BAR Probable Playing XIs

SLK: Faf du Plessis, Johnson Charles, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Leonardo Julien (wk), Roston Chase, Khary Pierre, Alzarri Joseph, Matthew Forde, Jeavor Royal, McKenny Clarke

BAR: Rahkeem Cornwall, Kyle Mayers, Laurie Evans, Rovman Powell (c), Donovan Ferreira (wk), Jason Holder, Roelof van der Merwe, Obed McCoy, Nyeem Young, Ramon Simmonds, Joshua Bishop

Match Prediction

Looking forward to a firecracker encounter, we prefer BAR over SLK as the last season’s runners-up are quite strong on pen and paper. The Barbados side knows their task and performs as a collective unit. Thus we fancy BAR over SLK in spite of the Saint Lucia side having played one game in their home stadium already. 

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