Barbados Royals will be fighting with Trinbago Knight Riders in the 13th match of the Caribbean Premiere League 2023 on August 31 at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown. Barbados Royals currently stand in the fifth position, having played three games and won just one match, lost one, and the other ended in a no result. Trinbago Knight Riders currently stand in the fourth position, having played three games, won one, and lost one, while the other ended in a no result.
Barbados Royals last locked their horns with St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, where Barbados Royals won the toss and elected to field. Patriots started their inning very well, with the opener, A Fletcher, hitting the most (51) runs. It was followed by C Bosch (38) and S Rutherford (28). With the entire team coming together, they scored 197 runs at the loss of six wickets. Q Ahmed and N Young scalped two wickets each, and R Cornwall got one wicket. When Barbados Royals came to bat, the openers played well, with R Cornwall and K Mayers scoring 38 runs and 31 runs, respectively. The captain R Powell scored the highest (67) runs. They chased their target with the loss of just four wickets, thereby winning the match by six wickets.
Trinbago Knight Riders had also squared off against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in their last match, where Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bowl. Batting from Patriots, S Rutherford scored the highest (62) runs, followed by A Fletcher (32) and C Bosch (30). They finished on 178 runs at the loss of five wickets. S Narine picked three wickets, and D Bravo got two wickets. When Knight Riders came to bat, N Pooran hit the highest (61) runs, which was followed by K Pollard (37) and L Tucker (36). After losing four wickets, they successfully completed their chase and won the match by six wickets.
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