Barbados Royals (BR) squares off against an in-form Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) in match 23 of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2021. A 45-run win over Guyana Amazon Warriors ended a three-game winless run for the Barbados-based side. They have to pick up maximum points from the remaining three games to seal a place in the semi-final. Meanwhile, Trinbago Knight Riders, who have won three of their last four games, thrashed Jamaica Tallawahs by 75 runs on Tuesday. They are second in the points table with eight points from seven matches.
Last meeting
BR 122 all out in 19.2 overs (A Khan 30; I Udana 5/21, R Rampaul 2/13)
TKR 125/4 in 16.5 overs (K Pollard 58*, D Ramdin 29*; M Amir 3/21)
Top Five Fantasy Points scorers (previous match)
BR: J Holder (81 pts), N Young (80 pts), R Reifer (66 pts), G Phillips (66 pts), K Mayers (56 pts)
TKR: Ali K (126 pts), S Narine (76 pts), T Seifert (58 pts), R Rampaul (52 pts), K Pollard (52 pts)
CPL 2021 Stats
Most Runs: BR – G Phillips (172 runs); TKR – K Pollard (169 runs)
Most Wickets: BR – N Young, R Reifer, M Amir (7 wickets); TKR – R Rampaul (17 wickets)
Most Sixes: BR – A Khan (12 sixes); TKR – K Pollard (12 sixes)
Most Fours: BR – J Charles (17 fours); TKR – T Seifert (14 fours)
Most Catches: BR – J Holder (8 catches); TKR – D Ramdin, D Bravo (7 catches)
Squads
BR (likely): A Khan; G Phillips, J Charles, S Patel, K Mayers; R Reifer, J Holder, A Nurse; N Young, M Amir, J Lintott
TKR (likely): T Seifert, L Julien; L Simmons, C Munro, D Bravo; S Narine, K Pollard; R Rampaul, A Hosein, Ali K, K Pierre
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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