Six teams to participate in Regional Super50 Cup

DEFENDING Regional Super50 champions, West Indies Emerging Players, will not be able to defend their title when the Region’s premier One-Day tournament bowls off on February 4 in Antigua and Barbuda. Cricket West Indies (CWI) had introduced the West Indies Emerging Players squad for the 2019 tournament as part of a crucial development initiative, aimed at providing young players the avenue to express themselves at a competitive domestic level, and also to serve to further enhance their skills.

However, only the six main franchises– Guyana Jaguars, Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, Jamaica Scorpions, Barbados Pride, Windward Islands Hurricanes and Leeward Islands Volcanoes– will be a part of next year’s tournament. More so, with the reduced fixture, the tournament will be played over one round with five matches per team. The tournament concludes on February 27. Meanwhile, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Regional championships was also forced to conclude after eight rounds this year with Barbados Pride dethroning Guyana Jaguars while the 2020 Regional Super50 was not held. (Rajiv Bisnauth)