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Bets on Red Force in first semifinal
Article by February 24, 2021
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Favourites Trinidad and Tobago Red Force will look to extend their unbeaten run while Jamaica Scorpions are hoping to find consistency following a rocky preliminary round ride, when the two teams clash in the Wednesday’s first semi-final of the Regional Super50 Cup at Coolidge Cricket Ground.
Having won all five of their first round matches, the star-studded Red Force are brimming with confidence and with both their batsmen and bowlers turning in strong performances throughout the campaign, it will be hard to bet against the Kieron Pollard-led side reaching the final.
Windward Islands skipper Sunil Ambris (left) greets Guyana Jaguars skipper Leon Johnson at the toss. (Photo credit - CWI Media)
Guyana Jaguars clinched second place in the CG Insurance Super 50 Cup with a nine-wicket win over third-placed Windward Islands Volcanoes on Monday night.
Batting first the Windward Islands were in deep trouble at 22-4, as Keon Joseph (4/24) taking all four wickets to fall.
However, Kevin Stoute (41) and Emmanuel Stewart put on 60 for the 5th wicket to partially restore order.
Steward (46) then added a further 39 for the 6th wicket with Keron Cottoy (27).
However, Chadrapaul Hemraj (2/11), Christopher Barnwell (1/11), and Gudakesh Motie (1/37) ensured the tail did not wag.
Jamaica Scorpions and Trinidad and Tobago Red Force will contest the first semi-final of the 2021 Regional Super50 Cup today at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua, st
West Indies ODI/T20 skipper Kieron Pollard -
Red Force captain Kieron Pollard has been closely monitoring the competition in the ongoing CG Insurance Super50 tournament in Antigua. But apart from scouting rivals, the West Indies T20 and ODI captain has an interest in which players may be staking a claim for regional selection.
Pollard will lead West Indies in a three-match T20 series and in a three-match One Day International series against Sri Lanka from March 3 in Antigua. However, the 33-year-old said he expected more from players in the tournament.
Just four Super50 matches featured 500 runs or more. There have been seven centuries in the tournament, but players from Barbados Pride, Jamaica Scorpions and Windward Islands Volcanoes are yet to reach triple figures. TT Red Force trio of Jason Mohammed, Evin Lewis and Lendl Simmons have all scored hundreds. Other centurions include the Leeward Islands Hurricanes pair of Nitish Kumar and Kaecy Carter and the Guyana Jaguars Leon