The Barbados Royals will look to seal the final qualifying berth for the CPL 2023 playoffs when they reconvene with Guyana Amazon Warriors on Sunday.
The Warriors sit ahead with a 15-8 win/loss record when it comes to head-to-head clashes. But the Royals won’t sit still, seeking a fourth victory in H2H games at the Providence Stadium against the hosts.
Match Details
CPL 2023, Match 30: Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Barbados Royals
Providence Stadium, Guyana
September 17, 7:00 PM local time, 4:30 AM IST (September 18)
What to expect:
Barbados Royals looking to reap the benefits of a scoring wicket, an entertaining Rakh attack against the Warriors’ bowling arsenal and Rovman Powell and Co. happily booking their tickets into the CPL playoffs.
Venue check:
|
Metrics |
Matches |
Bat 1st Win |
Bat 2nd Win |
Avg 1st Inns Score |
Avg Winning Score |
Toss Win - Bat |
Toss Win - Field |
Avg 6s/Inns |
|
Overall |
60 |
22 |
34 |
150/6 |
164/6 |
19 |
41 |
6.2 |
|
Last 10 Matches |
10 |
4 |
6 |
171/6 |
187/6 |
5 |
5 |
7.3 |
The Providence Stadium has hosted two games in CPL 2023, ending in favour of the chasing team. Scoring big totals has never been a problem for the Royals this season, and the Bajans can expect the boys to go all guns blazing with the bat in the second half.
Player Battle
|
Batter |
Bowler |
Innings |
Runs |
Wickets |
Strike Rate |
|
Rahkeem Cornwall |
Imran Tahir |
4 |
40 |
0 |
160 |
Rahkeem Cornwall is the top-scoring Royals batter at this venue, with 193 CPL runs in eight visits. He is also our second-highest run-getter this season and will be the beacon of hope to get maximum runs for the team tonight. One of his biggest opponents will be Imran Tahir, who can toy with the patience of any batter in front of him. Given the head-to-head record, this makes for an interesting battle to witness.
Royal to watch
Jason Holder has been the critical piece of the Royals’ CPL 2023 campaign, but more so with the ball, as he leads the charts with 14 wickets. The Barbados favourite took 2/37 in the reverse fixture and is poised to make a more significant impact when facing the likes of Saim Ayub, Shai Hope and Shimron Hetmyer.
Milestone corner
- Qais Ahmad is one away from 150 T20 wickets
- Rahkeem Cornwall requires 71 runs to cross 500 CPL runs for the Royals
- Kyle Mayers is 33 away from 2500 T20 runs
- Jason Holder needs 35 to complete 2000 T20 runs