2018/19 Regional Super50 gets underway from October 3
Top cricketers from within the Windies setup and around the Caribbean will be on show as the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Regional Super50 bowls off next week Thursday in Trinidad and Tobago.
The Windward Volcanoes celebrate their title win last season
The tournament itinerary, released recently by the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA), stated that the tournament runs from October 3 to 28, and will see Group A games hosted in T&T while Group B will be staged in Barbados.
Group A will feature Trinidad & Tobago Red Force, Canada, West Indies B and Guyana Jaguars while Group B consists of Barbados Pride, Leeward Islands Hurricanes, Jamaica Scorpions, Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) and the United States.
Defending champs Volcanoes, who upset the Pride in last season’s finale, will commence their campaign against multiple-time champions Red Force at their home turf of Queen’s Park Oval, while Canada and Windies B will clash in a day-night contest at the Brian Lara Stadium on the opening day.
Group B action on October 4 gets underway with a clash between the Scorpions and CCC in a 09:00h start at 3Ws Oval. Pride will then take on Hurricanes in the feature match at 14:00h at the historic Kensington Oval.
The top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals which will be played at Kensington Oval on October 25 and 26, with the final slated for October 28.
