3 players to watch out for from Trinbago Knight Riders in CPL 2024 eliminator against Barbados Royals 

Trinbago Knight Riders are into the playoffs of the Caribbean Premier League 2024. Kieron Pollard and his side will take on Barbados Royals in their first eliminator game. The winner from that game will move to play the second playoff game. The losers from the game between Guyana Amazon Warriors and Saint Lucia Kings will head into the 2nd playoff match. 

Kieron Pollard’s side played 10 games and ended with 14 points from the league stages. They won 7 matches, lost 3 games and missed out on a potential 2nd spot in the table owing to an inferior run rate. 

Their elimination game against Barbados Royals will be a tough time. Trinbago Knight Riders have already beaten Barbados Royals twice this season. Their first encounter saw the Knight Riders win by 2 wickets. The next game was more comprehensive as TKR won by 30 runs. 

Here are the top 3 players to watch out for TKR against Barbados Royals:

3. Waqar Salamkheil 

Afghanistan’s left-arm wrist spinner Waqar Salamkheil has played 10 games this season and picked 15 wickets. His best of 3/13 showed the class and talent he has with the bat. The 23-year-old is a dangerous bowler to face with the bag of tricks he has. 

Waqar Salamkheil can not only beat the best batters with his flight and turn but also beat them with his pace. The young Afghan star will be one of the players to watch out for from TKR for the CPL eliminator game against Barbados Royals. 

2. Kieron Pollard

Former West Indian cricket captain Kieron Pollard is universally known as a big-match player. The former Mumbai Indians star has been one of the best T20 players and even at the age of 37, the burly all-rounder is still going strong. Kieron Pollard has played 10 games this season and scored 218 runs with a best of 52 not out. 

His average is 36 while his strike rate is 152. The TKR skipper has hit 20 sixes this season to showcase his big-hitting skills. With the ball, Pollard has 5 wickets with a best of 4/38 which is his 2nd ever 4 wicket haul and 2nd best bowling figures in CPL history. 

1. Nicholas Pooran 

There is no doubt that Nicholas Pooran is one of the top batters in the T20 format. The left-handed batter has scored 413 runs this season from ten games. Pooran has hit one ton and 2 fifties with his best of 101 coming against Guyana Amazon Warriors in the last game of the season. 

This is his best-ever season in CPL history with an average of 45 and a strike rate of 174. Nicholas Pooran is a former Barbados Royals player having been part of the team for 3 seasons. With already 4 centuries in his CPL career the West Indian batter will be a player to watch out for during the eliminator game against Barbados Royals. 

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