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CPL 2021 Match 23: BAR vs TKR Dream11 Prediction & Fan2Play Possible Playing 11 Pitch Report

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In what was shaping up to be a truly miserable season, Barbados Royals picked up a crucial victory in their last outing against Guyana Amazon Warriors. In the process, they have kept their playoff hopes alive. However, they face a must-win clash today as the Warriors defeated St. Lucia on Wednesday evening to leave the Royals four points adrift of fourth spot with two games remaining after this one.

Trinbago Knight Riders are in a more comfortable state. The defending champions have the opportunity today to go top of the CPL 2021 table, and will be looking to repeat what they did against the Royals earlier in 2021 where they won by six wickets with 17 balls to spare.

TKR’s only defeat in their last four matches was a Super Over loss to Guyana. They are shaping up nicely, with a number of players threatening to hit their best form consistently at the business end of the season. As a result, Barbados will have to put in a strong performance if they are to keep their top four hopes alive.

Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

Barbados Royals:

  • Johnson Charles was in fine touch in his last game vs Guyana (40 off 21 balls). Also, no Barbados player has more runs vs TKR than Charles, with 260 runs in six matches at a fine average of 43.33 (SR 124.40).
  • Kyle Mayers was player of the match last game vs Guyana (36 off 20 balls). However, he has only scored 49 runs in four knocks vs TKR (avg. 12.25), so the Royals will be hoping he turns this around.
  • Glenn Phillips has the most runs of any Barbados player in CPL 2021 (172, avg. 28.66, SR 113.90). He scored a 24-ball 24 against TKR earlier this season, part of 279 runs at an average of 31.00 and strike rate of 140.91. Key player.
  • Jason Holder has 14 wickets in 14 matches and averages 19.14 with the bat in 11 innings vs TKR. He had an unhappy outing against TKR earlier in CPL 2021 (3 and 0/30), so his contribution today will be key.
  • Mohammad Amir was the standout bowler for Barbados against TKR earlier in CPL 2021, taking 3/21. Nyeem Young has made a strong start to his CPL 2021 campaign, taking seven wickets in three matches so far including 3/24 a few days ago vs Guyana.

Trinbago Knight Riders:

  • Kieron Pollard has struck scores of 41* (17), 72 (28) and 58* (30) in his last three games against Barbados. Incredible numbers.
  • Lendl Simmons scored 70 and 42 in his last two innings, and will look to build on this here. One can expect Simmons to make at least a 20+ score here, as he is averaging around 22 both in CPL 2021 (22.57) and in his career record vs Barbados (22.31).
  • Darren Bravo has the most runs of any TKR player against Barbados (306 runs, avg. 25.58, SR 113.28).
  • Colin Munro averages 20.25 in 12 innings vs Barbados (243 runs), and is striking at just 97.93 in CPL 2021. Can he turn these numbers around today? He did score a half-century against the Royals last year.
  • Ravi Rampaul is the leading wicket-taker in CPL 2021 (17 in seven matches). He took 2/13 against Barbados earlier this year.
  • Incredibly, Akeal Hosein and Sunil Narine have the exact same numbers so far in CPL 2021 (seven matches, nine wickets, avg. 13.66, econ. 4.39). Hosein took 1/18 vs Barbados earlier this season, while Narine took 1/27. Interestingly, Barbados isn’t one of Narine’s favourite opponents, with just five wickets to his name in 10 matches against them.
  • Ali Khan is coming off a player of the match performance vs Tallawahs, where he took an incredible 4/6. Will he be in the wickets once again? He has five wickets in six matches vs Barbados at an average of 40.60 and economy rate of 9.23.

Stats and Facts

  • Head-to-head: Matches 18, BAR 7, TKR 11.
  • TKR have won the past three matches between the teams.
  • If Barbados lose this match, they will sit four points outside the top four with just two matches to play.

Possible Playing 11

Barbados Royals: 1. Kyle Mayers, 2. Johnson Charles, 3. Azam Khan, 4. Smit Patel (wk), 5. Glenn Phillips, 6. Jason Holder (c), 7. Raymond Reifer, 8. Ashley Nurse, 9. Mohammad Amir, 10. Nyeem Young, 11. Jake Lintott

Trinbago Knight Riders: 1. Lendl Simmons, 2. Leonardo Julien (wk), 3. Colin Munro, 4. Darren Bravo, 5. Kieron Pollard (c), 6. Tim Seifert, 7. Sunil Narine, 8. Khary Pierre, 9. Akeal Hosein, 10. Ravi Rampaul, 11. Ali Khan

Warner Park Basseterre St Kitts Pitch Report and Weather

Slower balls and spin were on the menu yesterday. The teams batting first won again, meaning that the last four matches have been won by the team batting first. The average first innings score in these matches is 168.

More clear and warm weather is forecast for St. Kitts.

Dream11 Prediction

Also read: Fan2Play vs Dream11 – What’s the difference?

Note: Teams below are not based on the final playing XIs. We may not be able to update these teams in time after the final playing XIs have been announced.

Option 1:

CPL 2021 Match 23: BAR vs TKR Dream11 Prediction & Fan2Play Possible Playing 11 Pitch Report | BAR vs TKR Dream11 Prediction Today | ST Kitts Pitch Report
CPL 2021 Match 23: BAR vs TKR Dream11 Prediction

Option 2:

CPL 2021 Match 23: BAR vs TKR Dream11 Prediction & Fan2Play Possible Playing 11 Pitch Report | BAR vs TKR Dream11 Prediction Today | ST Kitts Pitch Report
CPL 2021 Match 23: BAR vs TKR Dream11 Prediction

Fan2Play Prediction

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CPL 2021 Match 23: BAR vs TKR Fan2Play

Match Prediction

TKR start as favourites given their better form compared to the Royals. A score in the region of 160-170 can be a tough chase.

Charbel Coorey
Charbel Cooreyhttps://cricblog.net
Charbel is the owner & founder of cricblog.net, based in Sydney, Australia. He started the website to fulfill his love for the game of cricket. Charbel has been featured on other publications including OP India, Times of India, and The Roar, among others. He is also a keen fantasy sports player. Charbel has also had the privilege of interviewing cricketers on the CricBlog TV YouTube channel, including James Neesham, Rassie van der Dussen, Andrew Tye, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat and Saurabh Netravalkar: https://www.youtube.com/@cricblogtv For any story tips or questions, you can contact Charbel at charbelcoorey@cricblog.net.

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