CG United Super50 Cup: Unbeaten T&T confident in semi-final showdown
CG United Super50 Cup – SEMI-FINAL 1
T&T Red Force vs Guyana Harpy Eagles vs
Venue: Brian Lara Cricket Academy
Start: 1pm (12 noon Jamaica)
Trinidad & Tobago Red Force will put their unbeaten record on the line when the face Guyana Harpy Eagles in the first semi-final of the West Indies Super50 Cup on Wednesday at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy.
The Red Force ended the preliminary phase of the tournament on top of the standings with 49 points and did not lose any of their seven matches, enduring only a wash out in their first match, while Harpy Eagles finished fourth on 34 points.
They therefore secured a spot into the semi-finals ahead of the West Indies Academy by only one point. It is against this backdrop, and a 114-run win for Red Force during the prelims at the same venue that the two teams enter this day-night contest.
For Red Force they will be aiming to reach a final on home soil, and to win their 14th title. They will also want to give off-spinner Sunil Narine a memorable send-off after he announced his retirement from playing international and List A (50 over) matches this past Sunday.
“I think the tournament has been pretty decent for us so far. As a team, we would have put in a lot of work leading up to the tournament, so it’s pleasing to see the performances of each and everyone,”
Red Force captain Darren Bravo said.
“As a team, we are quietly confident going into the semi-finals. We know over the years, the Harpy Eagles are always a force to reckon with, but we are ready and looking forward to the challenge. I think the belief and togetherness within our dressing room is special."
Bravo added:
“We are focusing on what we have to do and no worry too much about the opposition. So far we have been ticking the right boxes, and we will continue to do so until the very last ball.”
FULL SQUAD: Darren Bravo (captain), Joshua Da Silva (vice-captain), Yannic Cariah, Mark Deyal, Shannon Gabriel, Terrance Hinds, Akeal Hosein, Jason Mohammed, Sunil Narine, Kjorn Ottley, Khary Pierre, Nicholas Pooran Jayden Seales, Tion Webster; David Furlonge (Head Coach)
Match Officials:
Onfield umpires: Leslie Reifer jr, Patrick Gustard
TV umpire: Deighton Butler
Standby umpire: Nigel Duguid
Match Referee: Michael Ragoonath