The T&T Red Force would hope that their below par performance against Barbados Pride on Sunday night at the Queen’s Park Oval does not affect morale when they meet Guyana in the first semi-finals of the Nagico Super50 tournament at the Queen’s Park Oval tomorrow.
T&T Red Force finished atop of the standings in Group A and will meet Guyana who finished second in Group B which was held in St. Kitts. Batting first T&T made 226 all out in 50 overs with the returning Darren Bravo stroking 82 and Denesh Ramdin 57. Barbados captain Jason Holder was the pick of the bowlers with 4/35.
Barbados in reply got home at 227/7 in 48 overs, as Shane Dowrich with an unbeaten 29 took them from 199/9 to their eventual winning target. Kraigg Brathwaite top scored with 48, while Jonathan Carter made 31 and Holder 26.
The best of the Red Force bowlers was Rayad Emrit who grabbed 3/45 off nine overs. Bravo speaking after the game said the bowling was off on the night and this is what led to the defeat. “It was a difficult wicket to bat on but I don’t think that we batted badly on the track. I tried to bat through the innings but it did not work out.
When I got out I thought that it was a crucial point and probably if I was around until the end, another 20 to 30 runs would have made a difference. The total was decent one, the problem was that the bowling was not up to mark. Hopefully we can bounce back from this in the semi-finals.”
The T&T Red Force will train at the Queen’s Park Oval this morning from 9am. The Guyanese on the other hand will train at the National Cricket in Couva from 1.30pm.
STANDINGS:
GROUP A
Team P W L N/R Pts NRR
T&T Red Force (Q) 6 4 1 1 22 1.492
Barbados Pride (Q) 6 4 2 0 18 0.224
Jamaica Scorpions 6 3 3 0 14 0.186
ICC Americas 6 0 5 1 -2.110
GROUP B
W’ward Volcanoes (Q) 6 4 1 1 18 -0.351
Guyana Jaguars (Q) 6 4 2 0 18 0.516
CCC Marooners 6 1 3 2 9 0.135
Leeward Isl Hurricanes 6 1 4 1 6 -0.341
