2014 CLT20 Team Preview: Barbados Tridents

Qualification: Barbados Tridents Qualified as the runners up from West Indies’ Caribbean Premier League.

Barbados Tridents in CLT20:

 

Season	Final Position
2009	DNP
2010	DNP
2011	DNP
2012	DNP
2013	DNP

 

 

 

Barbados Tridents Squad for CLT20 2014:

Batsmen:

•   William Perkins
•   Dilshan Munaweera
•   Neil McKenzie
•   Jonathan Carter
•   Akeal Hossain
•   Raymon Reifer

Bowlers:

•   Jason Holder
•   Ashley Nurse
•   Rayad Emrit
•   Kyle Mayers
•   Ravi Rampaul

All-Rounders:

•   Jeevan Mendis
•   Elton Chigumbura
•   James Franklin

Wicket-Keeper(s):

•   Shane Dowrich

Coach: Damien Wright

 

Strengths:

•          They have a pretty decent squad.
•          They are fresher than most of the sides as they played their CPL Finals few days back.
•          They are an exceptional fielding side.
•          Bowling looks deadly.

Weakness:

•          Playing in Indian conditions will add some pressure to the players.
•          There will be more pressure on the team as they are playing the tournament for the first time.
•          No quality spinners in the squad.
•          They will miss the services of their captain Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Smith and Shoaib Malik.
•          Batting is a concern for the Tridents.

Barbados Tridents go into the 2014 Champions League T20 as the underdogs. They are a depleted side as their players Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Smith and Shoaib Malik chose to represent IPL and BBL sides. Even then the Tridents are a strong side and better than few sides in the tournament. The Tridents will be completely relying on their bowlers who are their strength. Their batting looks weak without Smith and Pollard. All of a sudden, Jason Holder looks like the most dependent batsman in the side along with Neil McKenzie.

Bowling looks strong with Ravi Rampaul being the spearhead. HE will be supported by Kyle Mayers, Rayad Emrit and Jason Holder.

Possible Playing XI: William Perkins, Jonathan Carters, Neil McKenzie, Jeevan Mendis, James Franklin, Shane Dowrich, Jason Holder, Ravi Rampaul, Ashley Nurse, Rayad Emrit, Kyle Mayers.

2014 CLT20 Schedule:

Match No.	Date	Opponent	Venue	Time
1	20/9/2014	Kings XI Punjab	Mohali	20:00 IST
2	26/9/2014	Cape Cobras	Hyderabad	16:00 IST
3	28/9/2014	Hobart Hurricanes	Mohali	16:00 IST
4	30/9/2014	Qualifiers	Bangalore	20:00 IST