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St John’s, Antigua – Red-hot Trinidad & Tobago will look to maintain their unbeaten record in the WICB Regional Super50 tournament when matches continue on Sunday.
T&T earned a hard-fought victory over Jamaica on Thursday and that gave them five wins a row. They beat the home side by three wickets at Sabina Park in the top-of-the-table clash. The win took the Red Force to 21 points while the defeat left Jamaica on 19 points from five matches. The two teams have so far qualified for the Final Four phase of the tournament.
The other teams all have a chance of qualifying going into Sunday’s final preliminary round. Barbados have 10 points from five matches followed by Combined Campuses and Colleges on 10 points from six matches. Next in line are Guyana and Windward Islands, who both have eight points from five matches; while Leeward Islands have four points from five matches.
Sunday’s matches will determine which teams join T&T and Jamaica in the Final Four (Semi-finals and Grand Final). Leeward Islands and Windward Islands will meet at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, while Trinidad and Tobago will face Barbados at Queen’s Park Oval. Both these matches are day games and start at 9:30 am (8:30 am Jamaica Time).
In the other match, Guyana will face Jamaica at Guyana National Stadium. This is day/night contest under lights and starts at 2 pm (1 pm Jamaica Time).
The Final Four of the tournament will be played under lights at Kensington Oval, Barbados. The Semi-finals will be played on Thursday, April 18 and Friday, April 19. The Grand Final will be played on Sunday, April 21.