When the two teams had locked horns earlier in the league phase, the Warriors had won both games while they also defeated their rivals in the Qualifier 1 match. Hence, Shoaib Malik’s men will start as favorites to win this encounter.
Thus, it will be interesting to see whether the table-toppers of CPL 2019 are finally able to snap their jinx or if the Barbados Tridents win their second CPL trophy tonight.
Here’s a look at the pitch report, weather conditions, predicted playing XIs and key players for final match of CPL 2019.
Barbados Tridents vs Trinbago Knight Riders, Qualifier 2: Venue, Date and Start Time
Venue: Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad
Date: 12th October 2019
Start Time: 3:00 PM Local Time, 2:30 AM IST on 13th October 2019
Weather report
The skies are expected to stay clear throughout the course of the match which means we will get a full 20-overs a side match.
Pitch report
The pitch will offer support to the spinners and once again, the par score in the first innings will be 150. If the team batting first posts 150 or more on the board, it will definitely gain the upper hand in the match.
Expected Playing XI
Brandon King, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Shimron Hetmyer, Shoaib Malik(C), Nicholas Pooran (WK), Sherfane Rutherford, Keemo Paul, Chris Green, Odean Smith, Romario Shepherd and Imran Tahir
Barbados Tridents
JP Duminy had suffered an injury in the 2nd Qualifier against Trinbago Knight Riders. The Barbados Tridents will hope that he recovers to full fitness before the final otherwise, they will have to include Daniel Christian in the match squad. The trio of Alex Hales, Hayden Walsh and Shakib Al Hasan will be the key to Barbados Tridents’ success.
Expected Playing XI
Alex Hales, Johnson Charles, Shai Hope (WK), Shakib Al Hasan, Daniel Christian, Ashley Nurse, Raymon Reifer, Jason Holder(C), Harry Gurney, Hayden Walsh and Jonathan Carter
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