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Jamaica Tallawahs take on Barbados Royals in the sixth game of the 2021 Caribbean Premier League.
The match is scheduled to take place at 2.30pm local time (7.30pm BST, 12am Sunday, August 29 IST) on Saturday, August 28, 2021.
Full CPL 2021 fixture list: Click here
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.
Jamaica Tallawahs demolished St Lucia Kings in their tournament opener, posting a huge 255 for 5 off their 20 overs - the second highest total in CPL history. They then bowled the Kings out for 135 inside 17.3 overs to seal a huge 120-run win.
Barbados Royals, however, have had a disappointing start to their CPL campaign, losing their first two matches. Against St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, the Royals lost by 21 runs, posting 154 for 7 in reply to 175 for 5. 24 hours later, Jason Holder's side were bowled out for 122 in 19.2 overs by Trinbago Knight Riders, a total their opponents chased down in 16.5 overs.
Andre Russell smashed a 14-ball half-century for the Tallawahs against St Lucia Kings, the third-fastest 50 in T20 history
There can be little arguing that Andre Russell is the star in the Tallawahs squad. The 33-year-old, who is ranked fourth in the T20 Player Index, scored a 14-ball half-century as his side scored a huge 85 runs off the final five overs. It's not the first time Russell has scored a 14-ball 50 - he also bagged one for Colombo Kings in last year's Lanka Premier League - and with a career T20 strike rate of 170.37, it won't be the last match-defining knock to come from his bat.
That being said, there was no shortage of runs from the Tallawahs top order prior to his introduction. Each of the top four had a strike rate in excess of 140 while Rovman Powell was the lowest scorer among the top five with 38 (26 balls).
For Barbados Royals, young Azam Khan showcased his wrecking ball skills against St Kitts & Nevis, scoring 28 runs from 16 balls to finish the match as his side's second-highest run-scorer. The 23-year-old has previous in this department, smashing a 43-ball 88 in Pakistan's National T20 Cup before scoring 174 runs at a strike rate of 133.84 for Quetta Gladiators in the PSL. His 18 four and 7 sixes were bettered only by top order batter Sarfaraz Ahmed among the Quetta squad.
29-year-old Mohammad Amir is the player to watch with the ball. The left-arm pacer got off to a strong start in his CPL debut, recording figures of 1 for 20 and being hit for just one boundary on a day which saw 19 hit.
Matches played: 16
Jamaica Tallawahs wins: 8
Barbados Royals wins: 7
No result: 1
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.
Highs of 32 degrees Celsius, with sunny spells and cloudy intervals.
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Onfield: Zahid Bassarath, Verdayne Smith
TV umpire: Gregory Brathwaite
Fourth umpire: Carl Tuckett
Jamaica Tallawahs have an enviable batting order and Andre Russell in a destructive mood. Tallawahs win.
Azam Khan batting for Barbados Royals
Oddchecker have Jamaica Tallawahs as the favourites for this fixture, offering odds of 11/18. Barbados Royals are at 11/8.
CPL TEAM GUIDES
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
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
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
Full CPL 2021 squad lists: Click here
Jamaica Tallawahs: Chadwick Walton, Kennar Lewis, Haider Ali, Rovman Powell, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Migael Pretorius, Shamarh Brooks, Chris Green, Veerasammy Permaul, Imran Khan
Barbados Royals: Glenn Phillips, Johnson Charles, Shai Hope, Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers, Azam Khan, Thisara Perera, Ashley Nurse, Hayden Walsh, Mohammad Amir, Oshane Thomas
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