Jamaica Tallawahs trade Rovman Powell to Barbados Royals, Hayden Walsh Jr. joins Tallawahs

Rovman Powell has been traded to the Barbados Royals ahead of the 2023 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) in a move that sees Hayden Walsh moving the other way to join the Jamaica Tallawahs. 

Powell, the West Indies 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. 

The CPL draft show will be broadcast in late June 2023 with the tournament set to get underway on 16 August 2023. 

ABOUT THE CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE:

First started in 2013, the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is a franchise-based T20 format cricket tournament that combines two of the most compelling aspects of Caribbean life – dramatic cricket and a vibrant Carnival atmosphere.

The broadcast and digital viewership in 2022 was 721.8 million to make it one of the most watched leagues in world cricket. Jamaica Tallawahs are the current Republic Bank CPL champions, and the other competing teams are Barbados Royals, Guyana Amazon Warriors, St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, Saint Lucia Kings and Trinbago Knight Riders. 

The 2023 tournament will run from 16 August to 24 September.