The next match of Hero Carribean League is between the Jamaica Tallawahs and Barbados Tridents. This encounter will be an ultimate clash between the two giants t20 team on July 12 at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados.
WHERE TO WATCH
Sony Six
Timing
5:49 AM (IST)
TEAMS PREVIEW
JAMAICA TALLAWAHS
The winner of the 2013 edition of CPL Jamaica Tallawahs is fully equipped with the biggest t20 stars in their squad. Chris Gayle is the captain of this team and no name is bigger than Gayle’s name in t20 Cricket.
He has already scored a century in the second match for his team in this tournament and gave their team a blistering start in this year’s CPL.
The likes of Kumar Sangakkara, Andre Russel, Shakib Al Hasan and Dale are the vital cog for this team.
Jamaica Tallawahs has won their first two matches but they had tasted the defeat in their last match where they were simply bowled out for 100 runs.
Although batting has never been a concern for this team as the main concern for Chris Gayle led side is their bowling.
Even the likes of Dale Steyn is not firing and is leaking runs at a good rate. Meanwhile, let me tell you one thing that this team is one of the favorite to win this edition of CPL, especially when Jamaica Tallawahs are blessed with Chris Gayle.
Jamaica Tallawahs Team (From)
Chris Gayle | Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) |
Andre Russell | Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) |
Rovman Powell | Imad Wasim (Pakistan) |
Chadwick Walton | Dale Steyn (South Africa) |
Jon-Russ Jaggesar | Alex Ross (Australia) |
Andre Mccarthy | Timroy Allen (USA) |
Jonathan Foo | |
Keswick Williams | |
Nkrumah Bonner | |
Garey Mathurin | |
Oshane Thomas |
BARBADOS TRIDENT
The champion of the 2014 edition of CPL Barbados Trident is another team who is favorite to win this year’s CPL, especially when this team is blessed with the players like AB De Villiers and Keiron Pollard.
The captain of this team is Keiron Pollard and he himself is the biggest match winner in the shorter format of the cricket. This team ahs won two matches out of the 3 matches that they ha played.
Keiron Pollard’s led side will enter into the clash against the Jamaica Tallawahs on the back of a solid win in their last match, where De Villiers had scored 73 off just 35 balls.
The other key player for this team is Shoaib Malik, Wayne Parnell, and Ravi Rampaul.
Barbados Tridents Team
Kieron Pollard | AB De Villiers (South Africa) |
Nicolas Pooran | Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) |
Ravi Rampaul | David Wiese (South Africa) |
Raymon Reifer | Robin Petersen (South Africa) |
Ashley Nurse | Wayne Parnell (South Africa) |
Akeal Hosein | Steven Taylor (USA) |
Kyle Hope | |
Navin Stewart | |
Kyle Corbin | |
Imran Khan | |
Shamar Springer |
PREDICTION
Predicting winner between Jamaica Tallawahs and Barbados Trident is a hard call to make but Jamaica Tallawahs is favorite to win this match.
But you never know when the opposition has AB De Villiers in their squad.
MATCH SUMMARY
This match could have been a cracker of a t20 Cricket game if rain had not interupted it as the match was abandoned it was finally abandoned.
Although, fan had witnessed the glimpse of another Gayle strom but it was lasted for only 10 over when rain interupted.
The match began, when Keiron Pollard won the toss and opted to bowl and asked the Jamaica Tallawahs to bat first. Then, the opening pair of Chris Gayle and Chadwick Walton walked to bat first.
Walton, started carefully and was playing sensible cricket. But he throws his wicket after scoring 25 off 21 balls. Then, Sri Lanka batting maestro Kumar Sangakara joined hand with Chris Gayle to steady the scoreboard.
Both Gayle and Sangakara started scoring at good strike rate and were successful in scoring soon reached their fifty run stand. Although, Ravi Rampaul dismissed bowled Sangakara and he fell down after scoring 25 off just 14 balls.
Then, Gayle along with Powell started scoring runs but only in boundaries. Gayle was looking well set for his naother hundred but then rain had interepted and the match was abandoned.
Chris Gayle remained not out on 47 off just 20 balls and on the other side, Rovaman Powell was not out on 6.
For Barbados Tridents, Shoahib Malik and Ravi Rampaul claimed each wicket each.
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