CPL 2023: Before the start of 2023 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and amidst of the IPL 2023 season, West Indies (WI) T20 skipper Rovman Powell has been traded to the Barbados Royals by the Jamaica Tallawahs and leggie Hayden Walsh Jr moves the other way to join the Jamaica Tallawahs. Follow CPL 2023 LIVE Updates on Insidesport.IN
Windies T20I skipper is a Royal! 🇧🇧
🚨Rovman Powell joins the #RoyalsFamily in a trade with the Jamaica Tallawahs. 🤝 pic.twitter.com/Kr3lOcn8rJ
— Barbados Royals (@BarbadosRoyals) May 3, 2023
Powell who is the current WI T20 captain, led the Tallawahs to their third CPL title in 2023 and has scored 1337 runs for the franchise since first joining them in 2016.
Walsh leaves the Royals having played for the franchise since 2019, claiming the Player of the Tournament title in his first year with the Barbados team. As an experienced leg spin bowler with international pedigree, he will be a valuable addition to the Tallawahs squad.
This transfer comes after reports that the shocking transfer might happen before Caribbean Premier League 2023 (2023 CPL) starts in August.
Sportsmax in the Caribbean are reporting that Jamaica Tallawahs are set to trade title-winning captain Rovman Powell to Barbados Royals for Hayden Walsh Jr in the upcoming CPL 👀
— Caribbean Cricket Podcast (@CaribCricket) April 28, 2023
The 2023 CPL draft show will be broadcast in late June 2023 with the tournament set to get underway on 16 August 2023.
CPL 2023 Full Schedule
- August 16-20: Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, St Lucia
- August 23-27: Warner Park, St Kitts and Nevis
- August 30-Sep 3: Kensington Oval, Barbados
- Sep 5-10: TBC, Trinidad & Tobago
- Sep 13 – Sep 24: Providence Stadium, Guyana
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CPL 2023: Caribbean Premier League trade window in full swing, Rovman Powell moves to Barbados Royals from Jamaica Tallawahs, Hayden Walsh Jr signs for Tallawahs