TKR vs BR Match Preview

On Wednesday evening, the Trinbago Knight Riders will face the Barbados Royals in the 2023 Caribbean Premier League. The Knight Riders have seven points after six matches. Barbados Royals have won three of their first seven tournament games. On Tuesday evening, the Trinbago Knight Riders scored 172-8 at this venue, but it wasn’t enough to win the game. To win this match, a few improvements with both the bat and the ball are required. The Barbados Royals won big in their last game and are now one win away from the top of the group. They have yet to win back-to-back games this season, but that could change in this game.

TKR vs BR Match Details

Trinbago Knight Riders vs Barbados Royals – 20th Match

Venue: Queens Park Oval – Port of Spain

Date & Time: 07th September 2023 at 04:30 AM IST 

Live Streaming: Fancode app

TKR vs BR Venue Stats

Avg 1st inn score	175
Avg 2nd inn score	168
Win% batting 1st	48
Win% batting 2nd	52

TKR vs BR Pitch Report

With a hard bouncy surface, this pitch has historically been a quick bowler’s dream. We anticipate that the ball will strike the bat quickly and that the par score will be around 200.

TKR vs BR Weather Report

The weather in Trinidad is expected to be cloudy and humid throughout the match on Tuesday evening. Throughout the day, the temperature will rise above 28 degrees.

TKR vs BR Last Five Matches

TKR ( Trinbago Knight Riders )	L W W W L
BR ( Barbados Royals )	W L W L W

TKR vs BR Head-to-Head Stats

	Matches Played	TKR Won	BR Won	Tie	NR
Overall	22	10	12	0	0
Last 5	5	2	3	0	0

Injury News

No Injury. Will be added when there is an update.

TKR vs BR Probable Playing XIs:

Trinbago Knight Riders Probable Playing XIs

Martin Guptill, Mark Deyal, Nicholas Pooran, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Kieron Pollard (c), Andre Russell, Kadeem Alleyne, Akeal Hosein, Sunil Narine, Ali Khan, Waqar Salamkheil

Barbados Royals Probable Playing XIs

Kyle Mayers, Rahkeem Cornwall, Laurie Evans, Rovman Powell, Alick Athanaze, Jason Holder, Carlos Brathwaite, Nyeem Young, Rivaldo Clarke (wk), Roelof van der Merwe, Qais Ahmad

Topmost Picks for TKR vs BR Dream11 Prediction:

Top Picks – Trinbago Knight Riders

• Lorcan Tucker – The Irishman is developing as a player at both franchise and international level. He hit five fours on this surface in the last game.
• Andre Russell – The fast bowler is now level with Jason Holder with 10 wickets in the tournament. He dismissed both openers in Tuesday evening’s game.

Top Picks – Barbados Royals

• Rahkeem Cornwall – After struggling for runs earlier in the tournament, the all-rounder took the Player of the Match Award after hitting 102 not out and taking 2-27 against the Patriots.
• Jason Holder – The bowling all-rounder went wicketless in the last fixture but he has been in excellent form with the ball across this competition.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for TKR vs BR Dream11 Team:

Nicholas Pooran(C), Kieron Pollard, Martin Guptill, Rovman Powell, Alick Athanaze, Andre Russell, Rahkeem Cornwall(VC), Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Sunil Narine, Qais Ahmad

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for TKR vs BR Dream11 Team:

Nicholas Pooran, Kieron Pollard, Martin Guptill, Rovman Powell, Alick Athanaze, Andre Russell(VC), Kyle Mayers, Jason Holder(C), Akeal Hosein, Sunil Narine, Roelof van der Merwe

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Jason Holder, Nicholas Pooran

Vice-captain – Andre Russell, Rahkeem Cornwall

Wicketkeeper – Nicholas Pooran

TKR vs BR Probable Winners:

This should be an exciting game between two top-four teams, both of which have seven points and are only two points behind the Guyana Amazon Warriors at the top of the table. It would not be surprising to see two high scoring innings from both sides on a quick wicket. We believe the Barbados Royals have more top players in good form and expect them to win. Considering the team combination, Barbados Royals is expected to win this match.