BR vs JT Match Preview
Both these teams are going into this game after enduring a loss in their last match. The Barbados Royals had to take a massive defeat at the hands of Trinbago Knight Riders as they went down with a margin of 133 runs in this match-up. Batting first, Trinbago Knight Riders managed to score 194 runs for the loss of 5 wickets from their quota of 20 overs. The Barbados innings was in trouble right from the word go and they ended up being bowled out for a score of 61 runs from 12.1 overs. Martin Guptill was adjudged Player of the Match for his remarkable hundred from just 58 balls.
Jason Holder was the most successful bowler for Barbados picking up 2 wickets for 39 runs. Qais Ahmad and Roelof van der Merwe also picked up a wicket a piece. All the Barbados bowlers except Kyle Mayers went for a lot of runs as Martin Guptill put them to a sword. The Barbados innings was in trouble right from the outset and the entire side fell in a heap with only 3 batters managing to reach double figures. Waqar Salamkhell was the most successful bowler for Barbados with 4 wickets from 3.1 overs for just 14 runs.
The Jamaica Tallawahs also had to take a defeat in their last encounter against Guyana Amazon Warriors. In this 11th game of the CPL 2023 league stages, Guyana and Jamaica played each other in Basseterre on the 27th of August. Batting first, Guyana Amazon Warriors put together a big total of 210 runs from their quota of 20 overs. Jamaica Tallawahs made a decent attempt to chase down this score. But they were never really in contention for achieving this target. In the end, Jamaica was bowled out for a score of 176 runs from 18.4 overs.
Romario Shepherd from Guyana was awarded Player of the Match for his contribution of 19 runs and 3 wickets for 7 runs. After a dodgy start to their innings, Guyana went into another gear when Shimron Hetmyer and Keemo Paul were at the crease. Both of them his half-centuries to propel their team score to an imposing one. The most successful bowler for Jamaica was Mohammad Amir who picked up 3 wickets for 33 runs from his 4 overs. Chris Green also picked up a couple for 28 runs. The Jamaican innings ran into troubled waters right in the beginning. But thanks to an excellent partnership between Imad Wasim and Fabian Allen they got closer to the target.
Weather Report
Some rain is threatening to disrupt this game in Bridgetown. This has been the case for almost a week now on the island. You can pretty much expect wet conditions for this game at Kensington Oval but there might be some respite for the players for this match. It is expected that we will get a full game of cricket later today. The temperatures during the match will be close to 30 degrees.
Pitch Report
This venue in Bridgetown did not host any matches during the 2022 season of CPL. We have seen one game played at this ground so far this year. In this contest, the side batting first scored 194 runs and the team batting second was bowled out for a paltry score of 61 runs. 15 wickets fell during the match and 20 overs were bowled by spinners. Jamaica might be tempted to play more spinners in this match-up.
Notable stats
Brandon King has a great strike rate/average combination in the last 10 games he has played.
Brandon King has scored 402 runs with an average of 50.25 in his last 10 appearances and has a strike rate of 147.79 in these matches.
Jason Holder has a good strike rate with the ball in recent matches.
Jason Holder has picked up 17 wickets from his last 10 matches with a strike rate of 12.05.
Team News
There are no injury updates available for this game. You can expect both teams to have their entire sides available for selection.
BR vs JT Probable 11
BR Playing 11
- Kyle Mayers
- Rahkeem Cornwall
- Kevin Wickham
- Rovman Powell (C)
- Donavon Ferreira (Wk)
- Jason Holder
- Justin Greaves
- Joshua Bishop
- Qais Ahmad
- Nyeem Young
- Obed McCoy
JT Playing 11
- Brandon King (C)
- Amir Jangoo (Wk)
- Fabian Allen
- Imad Wasim
- Shamarh Brooks
- Raymon Reifer
- Kirk McKenzie
- Salman Irshad
- Mohammad Amir
- Chris Green
- Nicholson Gordon
Dream11 Prediction
The Jamaica Tallawahs are the defending champions for this season. They are once again one of the favorites to win the championship this year. Barbados has also been doing a good job this year. Jamaica has a string of all-rounders making their team a more balanced one. We will bet with Jamaica Tallawahs to win this contest.
Top Picks
Rahkeem Cornwall: Cornwall has scored 209 runs in his last 10 outings for Barbados with a strike rate of 144.13 and an average of 20.9. He has also picked up 8 wickets with an excellent strike rate of 12.75.
Brandon King: The Jamaican skipper Brandon King has scored 402 runs from his last 10 games with a striker of 147.79 and an average of 50.25.
Mohammad Amir: Mohammad Amir has collected a haul of 12 wickets from his 9 contests with a strike rate of 14.41.
Imad Wasim: Imad Wasim has collected 14 scalps from his last 10 matches with a strike rate of 14.57.
BR vs JT Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: A Jangoo
Batters: B King, R Powell, S Brooks
All-rounders: J Holder (VC), R Cornwall, I Wasim (C), F Allen, K Myers
Bowlers: M Amir, C Green
