The Barbados Royals look to conquer their Goliaths when they face Guyana Amazon Warriors in the first of back-to-back fixtures with the CPL 2023 table-toppers on Sunday.

Speaking of the head-to-head record, the Warriors sit ahead with a 14-8 win/loss record. But, the Royals are confident to turn things around, having won three of the last five matchups between the sides in the CPL.

Match Details

CPL 2023, Match 23: Barbados Royals vs Guyana Amazon Warriors

Brian Lara Stadium, Trinidad

September 10, 10:00 AM local time, 7:30 PM IST (September 10)

What to expect:

Barbados Royals’ batting unit confidently standing up to Guyana Amazon Warriors’ bowling specialists, Rahkeem Cornwall flexing his arsenal of shots against Imran Tahir and the Royals drawing the curtains on the Warriors’ unbeaten run in CPL 2023.

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

84

37

46

148/7

156/6

28

56

6.1

Last 10 Matches

10

4

6

150/8

149/8

1

9

6.9

The pitch at the Brian Lara Stadium will call for the toss-winning captain to bowl first. The benefit of knowing a good target will appeal to the team chasing and set the pace for an entertaining game.

Player Battle

Batter

Bowler

Innings

Runs

Wickets

Strike Rate

Jason Holder

Odean Smith

6

60

0

250

Jason Holder has been a delight in CPL 2023 with the ball, but he has also shown us glimpses of some spectacular fireworks at the crease. Come Sunday, the Bajans will hope to see the Barbados star put on a box-office show when he takes on medium pacer Odean Smith.

Royal to watch

Qais Ahmad is closing on a record of 150 T20 wickets, and his ability to break important opposition partnerships at vital junctures has made him a key player for the Royals in CPL 2023. One of his key assignments will be blocking Shimron Hetmyer’s pathway for scoring runs on a whim, and will hope Hetmyer will be his lucky wicket on Sunday.

Milestone corner

  • Qais Ahmad is one away from 150 T20 wickets
  • Rahkeem Cornwall requires 79 runs to cross 500 CPL runs for the Royals
  • Rovman Powell is 13 away from 1500 CPL runs
  • Jason Holder needs 39 to complete 2000 T20 runs