It's action time. The players make their way out to the the middle.
Rovman Powell: That experience (losing four in a row) isn't a pleasant one but today's an opportunity to change that. We bring back Cornwall, in comes Obed McCoy also. Keep the ball as straight as possible.
Kieron Pollard: We are gonna have a bat first. Latest datas has shown that five times a team batting first has won. Two changes. Sunil Narines comes in for Parris. Edwards misses out and Jordan comes back in. If you lose, you are out.
Teams:
Trinbago Knight Riders (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Sunil Narine, Nicholas Pooran(w), Keacy Carty, Kieron Pollard(c), Andre Russell, Tim David, Chris Jordan, Akeal Hosein, Waqar Salamkheil, Terrance Hinds
Barbados Royals (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Rahkeem Cornwall, Kadeem Alleyne, Alick Athanaze, Rovman Powell(c), David Miller, Jason Holder, Obed McCoy, Maheesh Theekshana, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ramon Simmonds
Trinbago Knight Riders have won the toss and have opted to bat
TKR tried hard for a top-two and are tied on points with the table-toppers (Guyana and Saint Lucia) but they are forced to play this do-or-die encounter due to their slightly inferior NRR. They come into this match on the back of two big wins including one against today's opponents. The Royals, on the contrary, are on a four-match losing streak after winning five of their first six matches. Trinbago won both the matches against Barbados this season with Akeal Hosein being the Player of the Match on both occasions. Can the Royals exact revenge with the stakes being significantly higher? Two batsmen have scored 400+ this season - Quinton de Kock and Nicholas Pooran - and both of them will be in action tonight and there are plenty of mini-battles to look forward to. Six of the seven matches at the Providence Stadium have been won by the team batting first in this competition. What's in store tonight? Let's find out. Toss and team updates coming up shortly...
18:00 Local Time, 22:00 GMT, 03:30 IST:
Squads:
Barbados Royals Squad: Quinton de Kock(w), Kadeem Alleyne, Kevin Wickham, Alick Athanaze, Rovman Powell(c), David Miller, Jason Holder, Maheesh Theekshana, Keshav Maharaj, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ramon Simmonds, Rahkeem Cornwall, Rivaldo Clarke, Obed McCoy, Nyeem Young, Isai Thorne, Nathan Sealy
Trinbago Knight Riders Squad: Jason Roy, Shaqkere Parris, Nicholas Pooran(w), Andre Russell, Kieron Pollard(c), Tim David, Keacy Carty, Nathan Edwards, Akeal Hosein, Waqar Salamkheil, Terrance Hinds, Chris Jordan, Sunil Narine, Mark Deyal, Jayden Seales