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CPL – Match 8 – Barbados Royals vs Trinbago Knight Riders, Pitch report, team news and predicted playing XI

TKR will want to win and get their campaign back on track.

Sep 7, 2022 12:24 pm

Barbados Royals vs Trinbago Knight Riders – Caribbean Premier League, Match 8

The Barbados Royals will be led by David Miller, and they will take on Kieron Pollard’s Trinbago Knight Riders in the 8th match of the Caribbean Premier League 2022. The match will be played in St. Lucia from 7:30 PM IST. After getting two wins from two encounters, Barbados is sitting pretty right now at the 2nd spot in the points table. TKR has got one victory from two games and is at 3rd position on the points table.

Team News

Barbados Royals

Kyle Mayers has been among the runs for Barbados and has scored 109 runs in 2 games. The left-handed batter has a strike rate of 157.97. He has carried his form from the West Indies team into the CPL. Rahkeem Cornwall comes second, and he has scored 71 runs. Mayers has done well with the ball too and has dismissed four batters.

Trinbago Knight Riders

For Trinbago Knight Riders, Webster has been in good touch with 58 runs in one innings. Tim Sifert has 34 runs in the only innings he has participated in. Akeal Hosein has been getting the wickets for TKR with four wickets to his name.

Players to watch out for

Barbados Royals – Rahkeem Cornwall, Kyle Mayers, Quinton De Kock

Trinbago Knight Riders – Tion Webster, Andre Rusell, Kieron Pollard

Probable playing XI

Barbados Royals – Rahkeem Cornwall, Kyle Mayers, Quinton de Kock (wk), Azam Khan, Harry Tector, David Miller (c), Corbin Bosch, Jason Holder, Joshua Bishop, Obed McCoy, Ramon Simmonds.

Trinbago Knight Riders – Sunil Narine, Tion Webster, Nicholas Pooran, Tim Seifert (wk), Andre Russell, Kieron Pollard (c), Seekuge Prasanna, Terrence Hinds, Khary Pierre, Anderson Phillip, Ravi Rampaul.

Pitch Report

The pitch at St Lucia is more bowling friendly so there will be low scores here. This match will be played at the Darren Sammy Stadium, and the pacers and spinners will both come into play.