The players and the umpires are out in the middle. Kyle Mayers to start off the proceedings with the new ball. The keeper is standing up to the stumps. A slip in place. Here we go...

Pitch Report: Daren Ganga inspects the surface. Mentions that there is a fair amount of wear and tear. States that the average score on this surface is 165. Feels that batting here will be a bit of a challenge. Reckons that the spinners will have a role to play.

Teams:

Barbados Royals (Playing XI): Rahkeem Cornwall, Kyle Mayers, Alick Athanaze, Laurie Evans, Rovman Powell(c), Jason Holder, Carlos Brathwaite, Nyeem Young, Rivaldo Clarke(w), Roelof van der Merwe, Qais Ahmad

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots (Playing XI): Andre Fletcher(w), Will Smeed, Jyd Goolie, George Linde, Sherfane Rutherford(c), Corbin Bosch, Yannic Cariah, Benny Howell, Dominic Drakes, Johann Layne, Oshane Thomas

Rovman Powell: If I had won the toss, I would have probably batted first. Just asked the guys to improve, this is our last game in front of our home crowd. Obed McCoy misses out and in comes Carlos Brathwaite. Producing something special is important to get the two points.

Sherfane Rutherford: We are gonna have a bat first, it looks a good one, trying to change some tactics so we decided to bat first. Evin is down with a back injury so we are gonna give him a few days to recover and I take over today. There is a lot of planning and we have to stay positive. We have one change, Jyd Goolie comes in for Evin Lewis.

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots have won the toss and have opted to bat

19:00 Local: Hello and a warm welcome to our live coverage of the game between Barbados Royals and St Kitts and Nevis Patriots. The Patriots are languishing at the bottom of the table and haven’t won a game so far. They have tried different combinations but nothing has worked for them. They need to fire in unison or else it will be too late for them. Things for the Royals have been gloomy too. They are second last in the table and have only won two games while losing three and the other being a no result. Both sides are coming off morale-deflating losses and need to get their act together. Expect a tough tussle between bat and ball. Stick around as toss and team lineups will be announced shortly…

Squads:

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots Squad: Andre Fletcher(w), Evin Lewis(c), Will Smeed, George Linde, Sherfane Rutherford, Corbin Bosch, Yannic Cariah, Benny Howell, Dominic Drakes, Johann Layne, Oshane Thomas, Joshua Da Silva, Jyd Goolie, Kofi James, Izharulhaq Naveed, Sheldon Cottrell, Ashmead Nedd

Barbados Royals Squad: Rahkeem Cornwall, Kyle Mayers, Laurie Evans, Alick Athanaze, Rovman Powell(c), Jason Holder, Rivaldo Clarke(w), Nyeem Young, Roelof van der Merwe, Qais Ahmad, Obed McCoy, Kevin Wickham, Joshua Bishop, Carlos Brathwaite, Justin Greaves, Akeem Jordan, Ramon Simmonds