Barbados Royals, formerly known as Barbados Tridents, face St Kitts & Nevis Patriots (SKN) in match 2 of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2021. Both franchises failed to qualify for the semi-finals last season of CPL, with St Kitts & Nevis Patriots managing just one win in the ten matches. The Barbados-based team, on the other hand, narrowly missed out on the knockouts.
Head-to-Head
Played: 12
BR won: 4
SKN won: 8
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Barbados Royals’ Glenn Phillips had a decent campaign in the Hundred for Welsh Fire. But he will be hoping to keep up his momentum after hitting two half-centuries in his last four innings in the tournament. The Kiwi also scored 500 runs at a strike rate of 163 in Vitality Blast 2021.
Shai Hope and Johnson Charles are likely to open the batting for Barbados Royals. Though the duo managed two half-century partnerships in CPL 2020, they haven’t been able to provide quickfire starts on a consistent basis. Meanwhile, Kyle Mayers, who had a torrid time with the bat against Pakistan in the two-match Test series, will be hungry to score runs.
With Jason Holder, Mohammad Amir, Oshane Thomas, Hayden Walsh, Jake Lintott, etc., in their ranks, Barbados Royals boast one of the strongest bowling line-ups in the tournament. Holder had picked up a four-wicket haul in his last T20 outing, while Walsh picked up a few wickets in the recently concluded white-ball series against Australia.
Pacers Mohammad Amir and Oshane Thomas haven’t been consistent lately. But the duo is capable of winning matches on their own. After winning the title with Southern Brave in the Hundred, Jake Lintott will be keen to repeat the feat at Barbados Royals. He had grabbed 11 wickets at an economy rate of 7.60 in nine matches in Hundred.
The arrival of Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo have made St Kitts & Nevis Patriots a contender to win the CPL this season. Gayle, who opted out from the 2020 edition, scored a hundred – 116 off 62 balls – the last time he played at Warner Park Stadium. Bravo, meanwhile, is in excellent form after finishing as the leading wicket-taker in the T20I series against South Africa.
Evin Lewis, who has scored a match-winning 89 against the Barbados outfit in 2020, and Sherfane Rutherford are the two other experienced batters in the squad. Pakistan batsman Asif Ali will be keen to make an impression after a disappointing outing with Jamaica Tallawahs last season.
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots bowling unit is full of experienced players as their captain Rayad Emrit, Fabian Allen, Sheldon Cottrell, Bravo, Fawad Ahmed, etc., are expected to play a huge role. Paul van Meekeren, the Dutch fast bowler, is a player to keep an eye on. He has produced consistent performances for Durham in the Royal London One-Day Cup.
Squads
BR: S Hope, A Khan, Smit Patel; Justin Greaves, J Charles, G Phillips, K Mayers; T Perera, J Holder, Ashley Nurse, Raymon Reifer; M Amir, O Thomas, Joshua Bishop, J Lintott, H Walsh, Nyeem Young
SKN: Devon Thomas, J Da Silva; Asif A, C Gayle, E Lewis, S Rutherford, R Bopara; F Allen, D Bravo; S Cottrell, F Ahmed, Rayad Emrit, P Meekeren, Dominic Drakes, Jon-Russ Jaggesar, Colin Archibald, M Louis
Parameswaran Sankaranarayanan
Parameswaran Sankaranarayan is a sports enthusiast who has worked in print, website, and other digital platforms. He was part of the editorial team of first-ever Indian football-based website - IndianFootball.com (now defunct) - and passionately follows the latest happenings in world football. During his time as a journalist, he had the opportunity to interact with some of the iconic personalities in Indian sports and witness some memorable moments in Indian football.
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