Barbados Royals v Jamaica Tallawahs: CPL 2021 match preview

Team news, latest news, odds, TV and streaming information, form, head-to-head record, prediction, weather forecast and more for the next game in the Caribbean Premier League...

What’s the match?

Barbados Royals take on Jamaica Tallawahs in the tenth game of the 2021 Caribbean Premier League.

When is it taking place?

The match is scheduled to take place at 7pm local time (12am BST, 4.30am IST) on Tuesday, August 31, 2021.

Full CPL 2021 fixture list: Click here

Where is the match being played?

Every game in the 2021 Caribbean Premier League is being held at Warner Park on St Kitts, in an effort to minimise the Covid-19 risk to the tournament. 

Who’s got the form?

In a very tight group where five teams have won a game each, these two are no exceptions. Certainly, Jamaica's victory was more emphatic - they posted the 11th-highest T20 score of all time and Andre Russell smashed 50 off 14 balls - but they then lost their second game against Barbados, against whom they will be out for some revenge.

Royals, though, suffered a defeat of their own on the next day, being bowled out cheaply by Trinbago Knight Riders, who chased down 123 with ease.

Shamarh Brooks and Carlos Brathwaite were the only players to pass 15 for Tallawahs in the reverse fixture, while Barbados have three of the 10 top run-scorers in the competition at this early stage.

^{Glenn Phillips hit more than 1,000 runs for Jamaica Tallawahs before joining Barbados Royals}

Who to watch?

Russell, obviously. His 14-ball half century against St Lucia Kings was the fastest in CPL history: a takedown that contributed to Wahab Riaz's figures of 0 for 61 in three overs - the fourth-most expensive three-over spell in T20 history.

Tallawahs' final total of 255 for 5 was also the second-highest CPL score, while the 49 runs scored by Russell in the 19th and 20th overs gave him a share of the all-time record for the highest number in that timeframe in a T20 innings - a record he now holds with Umar Akmal.

Jamaica know all about Barbados' leading run-scorer Glenn Phillips, given the New Zealander's time with the franchise. He made a half century when the teams met on Saturday.

Head-to-head record

Matches played: 17

Barbados Royals wins: 8

Jamaica Tallawahs wins: 8

Are fans allowed in?

Yes. The 10am matches at Warner Park will be played behind closed doors, with 50 per cent capacity crowds permitted inside the venue during the evening games.

What is the weather forecast?

Sunshine with intermittent spells of cloud and temperatures peaking around 30 degrees Celsius.

Click here for the Accuweather forecast.

Who are the umpires?

Onfield: Gregory Brathwaite, Zahid Bassarath

TV umpire: Carl Tuckett

Fourth umpire: Verdayne Smith

What’s the prediction?

A tough one to call, but Barbados will fancy themselves, having beaten Dre Russ' side only a matter of days ago.

^{Andre Russell has begun the tournament in style...}

What are the odds?

Tallawahs are favourites to come out on top, according to Bet365, who have offered odds of 8/11 for a Jamaican victory.

CPL TEAM GUIDES

Barbados Royals

Guyana Amazon Warriors

Jamaica Tallawahs

St Kitts & Nevis Patriots

St Lucia Kings

Trinbago Knight Riders

Where can I watch the game?

BT Sport have the live broadcast rights to the competition in the United Kingdom and will be showing all 33 matches on their platforms.

For UK streamers, BT Sport will have all of the action available online and on the BT Sport app. A 30-day monthly pass is available for £25, providing access to every BT channel and the app. EE customers can access every channel for a £20 per month add-on to their phone contract.

Where can I watch elsewhere in the world?

Australia: Fox Sports

New Zealand: Sky Sport NZ

India: FanCode

South Africa: SuperSport

USA: Willow TV

Middle East: Etisalat

Pan-Caribbean: SportsMax (Except Trinidad & Guyana)

Trinidad: CNC3

Barbados: CBC

St Lucia: Helen TV

Antigua & Barbuda: CNS

Guyana: E- Networks 

Grenada: GBN

What are the squads?

Barbados Royals: Jason Holder, Glenn Phillips, Chris Morris, Raymon Reifer, Kyle Mayers, Oshane Thomas, Ashley Nurse, Shai Hope, Thisara Perera, Justin Greaves, Joshua Bishop, Hayden Walsh Jr, Johnson Charles, Nyeem Young, Mohammad Amir, Azam Khan, Shafiqullah Ghafari, Smit Patel, Jake Lintott

Jamaica Tallawahs: Rovman Powell, Veerasammy Permaul, Carlos Brathwaite, Qais Ahmad, Chadwick Walton, Jason Mohammed, Andre Russell, Fidel Edwards, Ryan Persaud, Haider Ali, Migael Pretorius, Kenar Lewis, Abhijai Mansingh, Joshua James, Kirk McKenzie, Chris Green, Shamarh Brooks, Imad Wasim

Full CPL 2021 squad lists: Click here

Possible XIs

Barbados Royals: Glenn Phillips, Johnson Charles, Shai Hope, Jason Holder, Azam Khan, Kyle Mayers, Thisara Perera, Raymon Reifer, Hayden Walsh Jr, Mohammad Amir, Oshane Thomas

Jamaica Tallawahs: Chadwick Walton, Kennar Lewis, Haider Ali, Rovman Powell, Andre Russell, Shamarh Brooks, Carlos Brathwaite, Migael Pretorius, Chris Green, Veerasammy Permaul, Imran Khan

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