Royals vs Falcons at Kensington Oval

Venue: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Antigua and Barbuda Falcons (Playing XI):
Amir Jangoo(w), Karima Gore, Andries Gous, Kevin Wickham, Shakib Al Hasan, Fabian Allen, Imad Wasim(c), Shamar Springer, Obed McCoy, Jayden Seales, Salman Irshad

Barbados Royals (Playing XI):
Brandon King, Quinton de Kock(w), Rassie van der Dussen, Sherfane Rutherford, Rovman Powell(c), Eathan Bosch, Chris Green, Daniel Sams, Johann Layne, Ramon Simmonds, Jomel Warrican

Royals taking on the Falcons at the Kensington Oval.

The hosts have played five games and haven’t won a single game so far – they have lost four games while the other one was a washout. They need to get their act right and string together a few wins in a row otherwise they won’t have any chance to make it to the playoffs.

The Falcons, on the other hand, have blown hot and cold. They are still third on the points table but only have two league games remaining. If the visitors win both of those games, they will qualify for the playoffs. But a loss today will push the Falcons into a tricky territory.

Both the Royals and the Falcons lost their respective last game

Imad Wasim:
We gonna bowl first. It's a good wicket to bat on as well but we saw there's something in it for the bowlers. We had five games in 7-8 days so it's good to get a few days off. Three changes for us.

Rovman Powell:
All the games we have played we have shown signs of improvement but we are not staying on top for long enough.Layne will be making his debut, he is a talented young fast bowler and he is going to replace Alleyne

Pitch Report:
It's the same pitch so it means that it's 67m to my left and 58m to my right and 76m hit down the ground. There was dew factor in the last game so it's crucial to manage the ball. There was some indifferent bounce as well. It looks a good surface overall and there will be good bounce, reckon Danny Morrison and Nikhil Uttamchandani.