BAR vs TKR Dream11 Match Prediction Cricket Barbados Tridents vs Trinbago Knight Riders CPL T20 29 August

BAR vs TKR Dream11 Prediction: As we get rolling into the second half of the Caribbean Premier League, some of the very important matches coming your way. Especially, teams sitting at the middle of points table can make or break their season in next couple of matches. Barbados Tridents will lock horns with Trinbago Knight Riders in 17^th match of the season. The match will be played at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain today. We will preview the match in our Dream11 fantasy cricket.

Barbados Tridents are coming off from what one would consider a surprise win over Jamaica Tallawahs in the last match. Batting first, openers Johnson Charles and Shai Hope continued to struggle as they got dismissed cheaply again. Kyle Mayers single-handedly carried the Tridents with his 85 from 59 balls which also included 8 sixes. But on the other end, procession continued as only Jason Holder and Mitchell Santner reached double figures. Defending 148 runs, their bowlers came to the party on a slow pitch. Mitchell Santner, Rashid Khan, Jason Holder and Raymon Reifer all picked up two scalps each as Tridents registered an easy win in the end by 36 runs.

The juggernaut of Trinbago Knight Riders is looking very difficult to stop even in the absence of Sunil Narine. They have almost secured their place in the next round with 5 wins in as many matches. In the last match, they overcame Guyana Amazon Warriors in a low scoring affair. Khary Pierre starred for them with 3 wickets in the bowling innings to restrict the Warriors to just 112 runs. Chasing a relatively straight-forward total, Tion Webster and Lendl Simmons gave them a decent opening. After a mini-collapse in the middle, Darren Bravo and Tim Seifert finished things off for them as TKR won by 7 wickets.

In head-to-head comparisons, Trinbago Knight Riders are fairing slightly better than Barbados Tridents. TKR have won 8 matches compared to 7 of Barbados Tridents in a total of 15 matches played between them. In last 5 matches however, Barbados Tridents are leading the pack with a 3-2 record over their rivals.

Pitch and Conditions

The weather is expected to remain cloudy for today in Port of Spain. Having said that, you can’t discount a shower or two in this part of the world anytime as we have seen so far in the season. There are a lot of criticisms about the nature of playing surface in CPL this year. Queen’s Park Oval has been particularly slow and batsmen have struggled to measure the pace of the pitch.

BAR vs TKR Dream11 Teams Match Details

Fixture name: Barbados Tridents Vs Trinbago Knight Riders, Match 17 CPL T20

Competition: CPL T20

Date: 29th August 2020

Time: 7:30 PM IST

Stadium: Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad

Head to Head (Last 5 games)

Barbados Tridents: 03, Trinbago Knight Riders: 02, Tie: 00

Points Table Standings

Barbados Tridents: Played- 5, Won- 2, Lost- 3, Points- 4, Standing- 3rd

Trinbago Knight Riders: Played- 5, Won- 5, Lost- 0, Points- 10, Standing- 1st

BAR vs TKR Dream11 Team Prediction

Let’s go through the possible playing XIs for the both teams in today match prediction.

Barbados Tridents Squad

Jason Holder (C), Johnson Charles, Shai Hope (wk), Corey Anderson, Shamarh Brooks, Justin Greaves, Jonathan Carter, Nyeem Young, Ashley Nurse, Rashid Khan, Hayden Walsh Jr., Kyle Mayers, Joshua Bishop, Shayan Jahangir, Mitchell Santner, Keon Harding, Raymon Reifer

Barbados Tridents Team News

Barbados Tridents are expected to field an unchanged playing XI for today’s match.
Opening pair of Johnson Charles and Shai Hope will be under the scanner again for their performances while Kyle Mayers will continue to bat at number 3 after his last innings.
Their middle-order is full of all-rounders with Jason Holder, Corey Anderson, Rashid Khan and Ashley Nurse all featuring in.
Mitchell Santner and Hayden Walsh Jr will be their spinners while Raymon Reifer and Nyeem Young will take care of pace-bowling duties along with Jason Holder.

BAR Playing 11 (Probable)

Johnson Charles

Shai Hope (wk)

Kyle Mayers

Corey Anderson

Jason Holder (C)

Ashley Nurse

Rashid Khan

Mitchell Santner

Raymon Reifer

Nyeem Young

Hayden Walsh Jr

Trinbago Knight Riders Squad

Kieron Pollard (C), Lendl Simmons, Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Tim Seifert (wk), Darren Bravo, Dwayne Bravo, Fawad Ahmed, Sikandar Raza, Khary Pierre, Ali Khan, Anderson Phillip, Amir Jangoo, Tion Webster, Akeal Hosein, Jayden Seales, Pravin Tambe

Trinbago Knight Riders Team News

Trinbago Knight Riders may consider a change in their playing XI for this match against the Tridents.
Tion Webster will continue to open with Lendl Simmons in the absence of Sunil Narine. Colin Munro had a failure in the last innings but he has looked good in the season overall.
Darren Bravo is hitting the ball beautifully off the bat and Tim Seifert also demonstrated good form in the last innings. Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo will continue to fill the all-rounder’s slots.
They may consider Pravim Tambe in place of Sikandar Raza if they are looking for an attacking option. They will be forced to make a change if Ali Khan’s injury is serious while Fawad Ahmed and Khary Pierre are likely to keep their places.

TKR Playing 11 (Probable)

Lendl Simmons

Tion Webster

Colin Munro

Darren Bravo

Kieron Pollard (C)

Tim Seifert (wk)

Dwayne Bravo

Sikandar Raza

Khary Pierre

Fawad Ahmed

Ali Khan

BAR vs TKR Dream 11 Prediction Today Cricket Match

WK: Shai Hope
Batsmen: Darren Bravo, Lendl Simmons, Corey Anderson
All-rounders: Jason Holder, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo
Bowlers: Rashid Khan, Hayden Walsh Jr, Fawad Ahmed, Khary Pierre

Captain Picks

For Small Leagues

Darren Bravo is a very good choice for the captaincy position due to his recent form. He has been consistent so far with the scores of 26*, 23*, 54*, 14 & 30. Also being a left-hander, he has better chances to tackle Rashid Khan and Mitchell Santner.
Looking at this pitch at Queen’s Park Oval, Khary Pierre is a genuine contender for the position. He has taken 5 scalps this season with 3 in the last match. He bowls at the perfect pace for this pitch and can be a very difficult bowler to score against.
Jason Holder has been contributing with both the bat and the ball this season. He bats at number 4 position and takes the new ball for his team. He is a very good option to maximize your points scoring potential.

For Grand Leagues

If TKR bat first, then Kieron Pollard can be an option in the grand leagues for captain’s pick. He is also trying his hands at the bowling because of the slow nature of the pitch. But if they bowl first, then Dwayne Bravo would be a better option.
Rashid Khan finally got the chance to bat higher up the order in the last match. He did fail in that innings but that can open up new scope for him scoring even more points along with his bowling.
Kyle Mayers can be a better pick than Mitchell Santner for this match as he is coming off from a well-made innings of 85 runs. Plus Mitchell Santner may find it difficult in the middle overs due to the presence of couple of left-handers in TKR middle order.

Who will win BAR vs TKR Today Match Prediction?

As per our Dream11 predictions, Trinbago Knight Riders are deserving favourites to win this match against Barbados Tridents. TKR have been unbeaten so far this year and Barbados Tridents have their work cut out if they are to beat them in their home conditions.