Caribbean-T20 League 2024

Match 15: BAR vs TKR

Preview

Barbados Royals will square off with Trinbago Knight Riders for the 15th match of the Caribbean T20 League 2024. The game is scheduled for Saturday, 14th of September at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. 

In the previous clash back in 2023, the Knight Riders comfortably defeated the Royals by 42 runs. While TKR posted a total of 208 runs for the loss of 6 wickets, BAR failed to chase the total, resulting in losing the game. 

BAR played 3 matches so far, winning all of them. With 6 points they are now placed in the 2nd position in the league table. In the meantime, TKR have played 3, won 2 and lost 1 and are sitting in 4th place with 4 points. 

Barbados Royals won their previous match against Antigua and Barbuda Falcons by a margin of 10 runs (DLS method). ABF left 176 runs on the scoreboard for chasing. BAR needed 137 runs in 14.3 overs as per DLS method but fell short of just 10 runs in the end. While Jason Holder and Naveen ul Haq picked up two wickets apiece in the first half. Quinton de Kock smashed 48 runs off 30 deliveries but failed to take his team beyond the finish line.

On the other side, Trinbago Knight Riders won their last game against Saint Lucia Kings by 4 wickets. SLK drafted 187 runs with a loss of 6 wickets. Sunil Narine and Waqar Salamkheil took two wickets each but failed to restrict the run flow. Credits to the valiant efforts of Shaqkere Parris (57 off 33) and skipper Kieron Pollard (52* off 19) for whom TKR chased down the target with five balls to spare. 

Match Details

Match: BAR vs TKR, Match 15, Caribbean-T20 League 2024

Date: Saturday, September 14, 2024

Time: 04:30 AM

Venue: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Pitch and Weather Report

Kensington Oval in Barbados will be the ground for the 15th match of the Caribbean T20 League 2024. The pitch here is balanced for both the batters and bowlers. Yet, the surface is typically on the slower side which brings the spinners into play. The average first innings score on this venue is 160 runs, hence anything over that would be quite competitive on this ground.

The weather in Bridgetown will witness scattered rainfall with a high of 28 degrees Celsius on the matchday. 

BAR vs TKR Squads

BAR: Rahkeem Cornwall, Quinton de Kock(w), Alick Athanaze, Rovman Powell(c), David Miller, Rivaldo Clarke, Jason Holder, Keshav Maharaj, Maheesh Theekshana, Naveen-ul-Haq, Obed McCoy, Nyeem Young, Ramon Simmonds, Kadeem Alleyne, Isai Thorne, Kevin Wickham, Nathan Sealy

TKR: Jason Roy, Sunil Narine, Shaqkere Parris, Nicholas Pooran(w), Keacy Carty, Kieron Pollard(c), Andries Gous, Akeal Hosein, Jayden Seales, Terrance Hinds, Waqar Salamkheil, Dwayne Bravo, Joshua Little, Andre Russell, Mark Deyal, Nathan Edwards

BAR vs TKR Probable Playing XIs

BAR: Rovman Powell (c), Rahkeem Cornwall, Quinton de Kock (wk), Alick Athanaze, David Miller, Rivaldo Clarke, Jason Holder, Keshav Maharaj, Maheesh Theekshana, Naveen-ul-Haq, Obed McCoy

TKR: Kieron Pollard (c), Jason Roy, Sunil Narine, Shaqkere Parris, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Andries Gous, Keacy Carty, Akeal Hosein, Jayden Seales, Terrance Hinds, Waqar Salamkheil

Match Prediction

BAR have started their season brilliantly but they are against the best side of the league. The team mostly depends on their batters to take them over the rope. Now being against TKR, their bowling attack also must fire in this contest. The Knights have strong batters with their key players in good form. We expect a close fight with TKR being the favourites to win the contest. 

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