Trinbago Knight Riders vs Barbados Royals, 16th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

de Kock and Brandon King are at the crease. de Kock is on strike. Akeal Hosein will open the attack

The players are making their way out to the middle. Pooran has his helmet on which suggests they are going to start with spin. Yes, Akeal Hosein has the new ball. But why change? Amir started with a double-wicket maiden last game.

Pitch and Conditions: "We had a shower of rain just a few hours ago but it is all clear now and the temperature is around 29 degrees. The most important thing is there is less wind today compared to the last game. Dimensions - 64 meters either side and 74 down the ground. The pitch looks very good. The dew is going to be a challenge for the bowlers tonight," reckons Ian Bishop.

Teams:

Barbados Royals (Playing XI): Brandon King, Quinton de Kock(w), Kadeem Alleyne, Shaqkere Parris, Sherfane Rutherford, Rovman Powell(c), Eathan Bosch, Daniel Sams, Chris Green, Jomel Warrican, Ramon Simmonds

Trinbago Knight Riders (Playing XI): Colin Munro, Alex Hales, Keacy Carty, Nicholas Pooran(w/c), Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell, Akeal Hosein, Sunil Narine, McKenny Clarke, Mohammad Amir, Ali Khan

Rovman Powell: I feel our guys are not match ready but also few of our guys have played a lot of cricket and the rest is important for them. We have batted well in patches, hopefully we can stretch those patches little longer, it is important the West Indies batters stand up and be counted. We have to see the first six overs, it is always challenging here and hopefully we have wickets in hand which will help us press on later. One change - Chris Green comes in.

Nicholas Pooran: We are going to have a bowl first. There was a lot of dew in the last game and helped the batters at the backend. They (senior players) love the game so much, we have a goal in our mind and we to achieve that we all have to come together and do our jobs. Somethings you don't forget (referring to a fiery contest between these two sides last season), it is a new year and we want to play the best cricket tonight. Same team.

Trinbago Knight Riders have won the toss and have opted to field

19:00 Local Time, 23:00 GMT, 04:30 IST: Trinbago Knight Riders are back in action and they're starting to get on a roll. After a narrow 8-run defeat to Antigua and Barbuda Falcons in their second game, they have won consecutive games and are third in the table with 6 points. A win today and they will go straight to the top. The bowling has clicked in the last two games with Mohammad Amir and Andre Russell leading the way. The batters too are getting back to form with the likes of Hales and Carty spending some valuable time in the middle. They're playing at home and will start this game as favourites. Meanwhile, it has not been a good start for Barbados Royals as they are the only team yet to register a win. They have played three and lost two while the other was a washout. Their batting has been the main concern with scores of 151 and 162 in the two defeats. The likes of Brandon King and Sherfane Rutherford have to come to the party if they're to have a shot at the playoff race. It is not going to be easy today but they're 1-2 defeats away from a must-win situation. Toss and teams coming up. Stay tuned..

Squads:

Trinbago Knight Riders Squad: Colin Munro, Alex Hales, Keacy Carty, Nicholas Pooran(w/c), Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell, Akeal Hosein, Sunil Narine, McKenny Clarke, Mohammad Amir, Ali Khan, Terrance Hinds, Joshua Da Silva, Nathan Edwards, Usman Tariq, Yannic Cariah, Darren Bravo

Barbados Royals Squad: Brandon King, Quinton de Kock(w), Kadeem Alleyne, Shaqkere Parris, Sherfane Rutherford, Rovman Powell(c), Eathan Bosch, Daniel Sams, Johann Layne, Jomel Warrican, Ramon Simmonds, Chris Green, Nyeem Young, Rivaldo Clarke, Kofi James, Arab Gul Momand, Zishan Motara