WCPL ·1st Match
Finished
#1 · 0 pts · NRR +0 · WWWWW
134/10
(18.4 ov)
#2 · 0 pts · NRR +0 · LLLLL
155/10
(20 ov)
Trinbago Knight Riders W won by 21 runs
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Batting
RB4s6sSR
M. Mangru
4 7 0 0 57.1
A. Fletcher
13 10 2 0 130
Bowling
OMRWEcon
S. Pandey
3.4 14 17 3 4.6
S. Ramnath
4 11 16 3 4
MATCH STATS BR-W TKR-W
PP 47/2 (7.8) 71/1 (11.5)
Middle 74/6 (7.3) 55/3 (5.5)
Death 13/2 (4.9) 29/6 (7.2)
4s 11 20
6s 6 3
Dots 33% 34%
Extras 7 6
Best P'ship 40(1) 67(1)
Runs
TKR-WBR-W
367210814418005101520
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Date and time 05/09/2026 · 19:00
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Competition Women's Caribbean Premier League · 1st Match
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Venue Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
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Weather
🌡 28°C💧 79%☁️ 67%💨 14 km/h
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Toss Barbados Tridents W won the toss, elected to bowling
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Umpire 1 Candace la Borde
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Umpire 2 Jacqueline Williams
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TV Umpire Zahid Bassarath
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Referee Michael Ragoonath

Barbados Tridents W (BR-W) face Trinbago Knight Riders W (TKR-W) in the season opener for both teams. The most recent meeting between these sides ended with BR-W chasing down 148/8 after making 149/3. Their last three head-to-head games have all gone BR-W’s way. Recent results also show BR-W winning tight finishes, while TKR-W have been on the wrong side of close games.

Toss & Conditions

🪙 Barbados Tridents W won toss, elected bowling
🏟 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
🌡 28°C💧 79%☁️ 67%💨 14 km/h🌧 0.9mm

Head-to-Head

Across the last three meetings, BR-W have beaten TKR-W 3-0. In the most recent clash, BR-W won by 7 wickets with five balls remaining after posting 149/3 and restricting TKR-W to 148/8. The defining detail was BR-W keeping TKR-W to eight down, leaving a chase that BR-W finished without needing the full 20 overs. The broader pattern is one-way: every recent head-to-head has gone BR-W’s way.

Barbados Tridents W

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This is BR-W’s first match of the season/tournament. Their recent results show three straight wins, including a last-ball-window chase where they won by 3 wickets with 2 balls remaining against Guyana Amazon Warriors W. They also edged Guyana by 3 runs in another tight finish, pointing to repeated success in close games.

Trinbago Knight Riders W

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This is TKR-W’s first match of the season/tournament. Their recent results show three straight losses, including a 5-wicket defeat to Guyana Amazon Warriors W with 7 balls remaining. They have also lost twice recently to BR-W, including a 7-wicket defeat with five balls remaining in the latest meeting.

Playing XI

BR-W
Hayley MatthewsC
Mandy MangruWK
Maddy Green
Kiran Navgire
Suzie Bates
Qiana Joseph
NaiJanni Cumberbatch
Shawnisha Hector
Afy Fletcher
Shabika Gajnabi
Pooja Vastrakar
TKR-W
Deandra DottinC
Yastika BhatiaWK
Laura Harris
Karishma Ramharack
Marizanne Kapp
Samara Ramnath
Shikha Pandey
Jannillea Glasgow
Jahzara Claxton
Madeline Penna
Steffie Soogrim

Key Stats

BR-WTKR-W
Position 1 2
Points 0 0
NRR +0.00 +0.00
EloOverall strength rating built from past results against the quality of opponents. Higher is stronger. 1598 1437
Form (last 5) 5/5 0/4
H2H (last 4) 3/4 1/4
Key PlayersCombined strength of each team's top-3 players by career impact (runs + wickets + strike-rate). Higher is better. 33.8 30.1
Player FormThe same top-3 players' impact over their last 5 matches — recent form rather than career. Higher is better. 22.8 29.0
Total score 4 1

Prediction

Current prediction, after the playing XI and toss

All four models favour BR-W, with the model average at 66% for BR-W. Bookmakers align with that lean, pricing BR-W at 58% (1.60) vs TKR-W at 42% (2.15). Key stats also lean BR-W by an overall 4–1 score. The match narrative is BR-W’s recent head-to-head control and stronger overall form versus TKR-W’s recent losing run, with TKR-W’s better player-form metric the main counter-signal.

BR-WTKR-W
56% ML 44%
77% AI 1 23%
72% AI 2 28%
58% Math 42%
58% Books 42%

Pandey snaps the chase shut

Shikha Pandey’s spell was the decisive act, arriving just as Barbados Tridents W looked capable of matching a big target. After Trinbago Knight Riders W scraped and surged to 155, Barbados began with intent, but Pandey’s strikes triggered a slide that never stopped. Barbados were eventually bundled out for 134 in 18.4 overs, handing TKR-W a 21-run win built on early batting momentum and ruthless wicket-taking.

Powerplay sets up 155

The match was shaped in the first six overs of TKR-W’s innings. Yastika Bhatia and Laura Harris powered them to 71/1 at 11.5 an over, then stitched the best stand of the game — 67 — to give the innings structure. Even though Barbados clawed back through the middle (55/3), that powerplay burst meant TKR-W could afford a messy finish (29/6 at the death) and still post a total that asked real questions.

Harris, Bhatia, Pandey deliver

Harris’ 38 off 19 provided the early punch, while Bhatia’s 36 off 28 ensured TKR-W didn’t waste the platform when the middle overs slowed. Pandey then owned the chase with 3 for 17 in 3.4 overs, repeatedly breaking Barbados’ attempts to reset. Qiana Joseph’s 3 for 27 briefly kept Barbados in touch, but without a second substantial partnership, the chase was always one wicket away from collapse.

Batting
RBSR
Laura Harris
Laura Harris
TKR-W Batsman
3819200
Yastika Bhatia
Yastika Bhatia
TKR-W Batsman
3628129
Kiran Navgire
Kiran Navgire
BR-W Batsman
2921138
Bowling
WREcon
Shikha Pandey
Shikha Pandey
TKR-W Bowler
3174.6
Qiana Joseph
Qiana Joseph
BR-W Bowler
3276.8
Samara Ramnath
Samara Ramnath
TKR-W Bowler
2164.0

Form lines flip on the night

Barbados came in with the stronger recent record and head-to-head edge, and their chase began in that spirit at 47/2 in the powerplay. But this game punished anything short of sustained partnerships: after the 40-run stand between Hayley Matthews and Qiana Joseph, wickets kept interrupting momentum. Once the asking rate rose and the middle overs became a scramble, Barbados’ advantage in “form” didn’t matter as much as TKR-W’s sharper execution with the ball.

ML
BR-W 56% ❌
AI 1
BR-W 77% ❌
AI 2
BR-W 72% ❌
Math
BR-W 58% ❌
Books
BR-W 58% ❌
Playing XI
Hayley Matthews
Hayley MatthewsC Allrounder
Mandy Mangru
Mandy MangruWK Bowler
Kiran Navgire
Kiran Navgire Batsman
Maddy Green
Maddy Green Allrounder
NaiJanni Cumberbatch
NaiJanni Cumberbatch Allrounder
Suzie Bates
Suzie Bates Allrounder
Qiana Joseph
Qiana Joseph Bowler
Afy Fletcher
Afy Fletcher Bowler
Shawnisha Hector
Shawnisha Hector Bowler
Shabika Gajnabi
Shabika Gajnabi Bowler
Pooja Vastrakar
Pooja Vastrakar Bowler
Rest of Squad
Amrita Ramtahal
Amrita Ramtahal Batsman
Cherry Ann Fraser
Cherry Ann Fraser Allrounder
Asabi Callender
Asabi Callender Allrounder
Playing XI
Deandra Dottin
Deandra DottinC Allrounder
Yastika Bhatia
Yastika BhatiaWK Wicketkeeper
Laura Harris
Laura Harris Batsman
Marizanne Kapp
Marizanne Kapp Allrounder
Samara Ramnath
Samara Ramnath Allrounder
Shikha Pandey
Shikha Pandey Allrounder
Karishma Ramharack
Karishma Ramharack Bowler
Madeline Penna
Madeline Penna Bowler
Steffie Soogrim
Steffie Soogrim Bowler
Jahzara Claxton
Jahzara Claxton Bowler
Jannillea Glasgow
Jannillea Glasgow Bowler
Rest of Squad
Sainavi Kambalapalli
Sainavi Kambalapalli Batsman
Brianna Harricharan
Brianna Harricharan Batsman
Amelia Khan
Amelia Khan Allrounder
Earnisha Fontaine
Earnisha Fontaine Wicketkeeper
#TeamPW-LPTS
1BR-W 0 0-0 0
2TKR-W 0 0-0 0
3GUY-W 0 0-0 0
4JE-W 0 0-0 0
#TeamPWLNRNRRPTS
1BR-W 0 0 0 — +0.000 0
2TKR-W 0 0 0 — +0.000 0
3GUY-W 0 0 0 — +0.000 0
4JE-W 0 0 0 — +0.000 0
#TeamLast 5
1BR-W
4JE-W