Trinbago Knight Riders Women vs Barbados Royals Women Match Analysis

The defending champion Barbados Royals will be the opponent for the Trinbago Knight Riders in their opening game of the Caribbean Premier League 2024 at Tarouba’s Brian Lara Stadium.

Both teams played each other twice in the previous season. The Royals Women defeated the TKR Women for just 78 runs in their first encounter.

Hayley Matthews, Amanda Jade-Wellington, and Aaliyah Alleyne, three of their main wicket-takers from that game, are still in the lineup and played well in the season’s first game.

Knight Riders’ top order spearheaded the recovery in their second head-to-head match, scoring 155 runs after choosing to bat first. 

The TRK Women’s team has parted ways with opener Marie Kelly and South African batter Mignon du Preez, although captain Deandra Dotting and opening bat Kycia Knight remain.

All-rounder Shikha Pandey joins Meg Lanning and Jemimah Rodrigues in the Knight Riders lineup. Their entire team will be strengthened by these additional vocalists.

Trinbago Knight Riders Women vs Barbados Royals Women Team Preview & Squads

Trinbago Knight Riders Women

Only one of the Trinbago Knight Riders Women’s four games from the previous season was won, and that victory came at the Queen’s Park Oval against the Barbados Royals. This season, they will face a strong bowling attack on a surface that is conducive to bowling.

The Knight Riders will face a difficult task, particularly because the reigning champions have already won their first game thanks to outstanding bowling. 

However, this team should feel more confident now that they have added two more star batters to the lineup. Another excellent addition to the bowling assault and someone to keep an eye on is Shikha Pandey.

Anisa Mohammad will be expected to deliver a lot with the ball for the Trinbago Knight Riders. As an all-round bowler for this team, she is vital. This year’s standout addition to the team is Australian left-arm orthodox bowler Jess Jonassen.

The Knight Riders Women had trouble with the ball last season. Their main bowlers failed to produce any noteworthy performances. The Dottin-led team will aim to dominate with the ball on this pitch as Shikha Pandey and Jess Jonassen enter the lineup.

Meg Lanning might take Marie Kelly’s spot as the opener, while Deandra Dottin will be a vital bat at number three. Meg du Preez should be replaced at number four by Jemimah Rodrigues to keep the team balanced.

Trinbago Knight Riders Women Squads

Trinbago Knight Riders Women Squads

Deandra Dottin (c), Kycia Knight (wk), Jemimah Rodrigues, Chedean Nation, Samara Ramnath, Zaida James, Anisa Mohammed, Kyshona Knight, Shamilia Connell, Meg Lanning, Jess Jonassen

Barbados Royals Women

In this game, the Barbados Royals will be aiming for a victory. Despite winning the first game, they had difficulties en route to the win. They had lost nine wickets going into the last over when they hit the winning run on the fifth delivery. It came down to the wire.

As she played a steady knock and remained undefeated at 61 off 58 balls, only the captain appeared at ease on this pitch. 

Hayley Matthews will be looking for players like Georgia Redmayne, Rashada Williams, and Aaliah Alleyne to come up and contribute significantly in the top 4.

A similar issue faced the Royals Women the previous season, when just a couple of their top four batters were able to score regularly. On this side, Hayley Matthews is primarily responsible for scoring goals.

Even in the Women’s CPL 2023 final, Rashada Williams finished third for the Royals with 36 off 23 while Matthews scored half of the runs with an incredible 82-run blow.

The Barbados Royals’ batting would collapse and there wouldn’t be anyone left to mount a recovery if the captain was out cheaply. The majority of their important bowlers are in excellent form, and the bowling attack has a lot of variety.

Barbados Royals Women Squads

Barbados Royals Women Squads

Hayley Matthews (c), Rashada Williams (wk), Aaliyah Alleyne, Qiana Joseph, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Chinelle Henry, Afy Fletcher, Laura Harris, Shabika Gajnabi, Georgia Redmayne, Cherry Ann Fraser

Trinbago Knight Riders Women vs Barbados Royals Women outfield report

Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad

At this location, teams that bowl first have won eight of the last ten Twenty20 games. On this surface, bowlers have had a lot of success in the first innings. On a wicket where bowlers were leading in both innings of the previous match, Hayley Matthews was the only player to play a meaningful knock.

At the time of the game, Tarouba will have partial cloud cover and a high temperature of 22 degrees Celsius. We’ll have a complete T20 contest with no chance of rain during the match.

The pitch is bowling-friendly and will put the hitters to the test. Here, there won’t be many fours and sixes, so hitters will have to put in a lot of effort to score runs.

Trinbago Knight Riders Women vs Barbados Royals Women Head-to-Head Stats of Last 5 Matches

In the last four encounters between these two teams, the Trinbago Knight Riders Women won three of them and Barbados Royals Women won one.

Trinbago Knight Riders Women vs Barbados Royals Women Prediction

Winning the toss

• Barbados Royals Women

Player of the Match

• Barbados Royals Women – Hayley Matthews

Most runs

• Trinbago Knight Riders Women – Deandra Dottin
• Barbados Royals Women – Hayley Matthews

Most wickets

• Trinbago Knight Riders Women – Anisa Mohammad
• Barbados Royals Women – Aaliyah Alleyne

Most sixes

• Trinbago Knight Riders Women – Deandra Dottin
• Barbados Royals Women – Hayley Matthews

Team Scores Batting First

• Trinbago Knight Riders Women – 120+
• Barbados Royals Women – 130+ 

According to cricket analysts, Barbados Royals Women has a 55% chance of winning.