After a disappointing start to the new season, Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) and Barbados Royals (BR) will be eyeing two points when they face each other in match 4 of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2021.
A batting collapse led to Trinbago Knight Riders’ defeat against Guyana Amazon Warriors in the tournament opener. Chasing 143 to win, they lost wickets at regular intervals. Denesh Ramdin’s 28 and an unbeaten 22 by Akeal Hosein helped them reduce the margin of defeat. The defending champions would be keen to improve their bowling at death as they conceded 54 runs in the last five overs.
Barbados Royals let slip an early advantage and had to settle for a defeat in their opening match. A brilliant spell from Oshane Thomas left St Kitts & Nevis Patriots reeling at 39/4. But they recovered to post 175/5, scoring 68 runs off the final five overs. Apart from Shai Hope’s 44 and a late blitz from Azam Khan, the rest of their batters struggled, and they fell to a 21-run defeat.
Head-to-Head
Played: 17
TKR won: 10
BR won: 7
CPL 2020 Recap
- TKR beat BR in both the matches
- K Pollard scored a match-winning 72 off 28 balls against BR
- C Munro and D Michael Bravo scored half-centuries against BR
- J Charles scored 99 runs – 52 & 47 – in the two matches against TKR
- J Holder picked up three wickets and scored 37 runs in the two matches against TKR
Top Five Fantasy Points scorers (previous match)
TKR: A Hosein (94 pts), S Narine (82 pts), J Seales (37 pts), I Udana (36 pts), Denesh Ramdin (36 pts)
BR: O Thomas (81 pts), S Hope (54 pts), A Khan (46 pts), J Holder (43 pts), M Amir (31 pts)
CPL 2021 Stats
Most Runs: TKR – Denesh Ramdin (28 runs); BR – S Hope (44 runs)
Most Wickets: TKR – S Narine, A Hosein (2 wickets); BR – O Thomas (3 wickets)
Most Sixes: TKR – A Hosein (3 sixes); BR – A Khan (3 sixes)
Most Fours: TKR – Denesh Ramdin, S Narine (2 fours); BR – S Hope (3 fours)
Most Catches: TKR – D Michael Bravo (2 catches); BR – A Khan, J Holder (1 catch)
Squads
TKR (likely): T Seifert, Denesh Ramdin; D Michael Bravo, C Munro, L Simmons; I Udana, S Narine, K Pollard; R Rampaul, J Seales, A Hosein
BR (likely): S Hope, A Khan; J Charles, G Phillips, K Mayers; T Perera, J Holder, Ashley Nurse; M Amir, O Thomas, H Walsh
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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