Barbados Women record second win in Massy CPL 2023
Matthews appealing during her spell
Home team Barbados Royals have cruised to their second win in as many matches in the Massy CPL 2023 by chasing 74 to beat the Trinbago Knight Riders Women by six wickets at Kensington Oval in Barbados.
After chasing a record 167 two days ago in the first match, the Hayley Matthews side made the most of their chances against the Trinbago Knight Riders, who were
without their captain and most experienced international player Deandra Dottin, and exciting new overseas player Orla Prendergast for the opening match of their WCPL defence.
Trinbago Knight Riders never got going with the bat, despite winning the toss and opting to bat first. Only one player reached double figures, as the side capitulated to 73 all out.
Burns and Henry took Royals to the chase
The Royals didn’t hang around in their pursuit of the total, knocking off 74 for four wickets inside 11 overs, after an explosive powerplay started the chase strongly.
The Knight Riders reached 32-1 from their steady Power play. Kycia Knight made a good start, scoring at just shy of a run a ball in the first six overs. However, when she was dismissed by Erin Burns, the visitors fell from 36-2 to 73 all out.
Royals Women are 2 in 2
Spin dominated for the Matthews side, as it had in their first match on Thursday. It was responsible for the fall of eight wickets for 54 runs, and was employed for 12.4 of the 16.4 overs bowled. Australian pair Erin Burns and Amanda-Jade Wellington were the stars, with 3/19 and 2/13 respectively.
The Royals, in response, got off to a fast start in the powerplay, the captain leading off with a quickfire 19, supported by Gaby Lewis, on the back of a score of 47, reaching a run-a-ball 27. It enabled the hosts to surpass 50 inside the Powerplay.
Burns claimed three wickets with ball
The Matthews side endured a setback when they lost three wickets for 11 runs between overs five and nine, with Knight Riders’ spinners enjoying some consolation wicket-taking, although it wasn’t enough to affect the result.
Barbados Royals are back in action for a third consecutive match tomorrow. They face Guyana Amazon Warriors in a repeat of the 2023 WCPL opener. Action starts from 15:30h.
