CG United Super50 tournament: Trinidad edge Barbados in thriller to reach final

The maiden List A century from Roshan Primus went in vain as Barbados Pride lost to Trinidad and Tobago Red Force by 11 runs in a thrilling semi-final at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua.
Pride ended on 302-8 with Primus unbeaten on 130, while Red Force scored 312-6 in their 50 overs, with Nicholas Pooran scoring a blistering century. This win means that defending champions Red Force are into Saturday’s final.
In the chase of 313 runs, Pride lost Kyle Hope (04) and Zachary McCaskie (01), both removed by the fiery Shannon Gabriel. And Shai Hope (24) and Jonathan Carter (45) added 32 runs in a partnership that ended when Hope was undone by Sunil Narine’s brilliance.

Carter was partnered by Nicholas Kirton, and the duo had a busy 63-run stand for the fourth wicket, but Kirton departed for a 31-ball 35, and his replacement Shemar Springer left the crease after contributing five runs.
At that point, Roshan Primus and Akeem Jordan joined forces and showed great fight. The score was 146-6 in 29.3 overs, with Red Force in control. Primus and Jordan then went on the attack, and added 93 runs to the score before Gabriel got his fourth wicket after a run-out.
All the while the Red Force continued to hunt, Primus continued to hit the ball cleanly, and he reached his maiden List A century with a boundary.
With 17 runs needed in the final over, bowled by Gabriel, the pacer defended in finesse as Primus ended on 130 not out. His innings came off 79 balls and had 10 fours and nine sixes. Gabriel ended on 4-43 in 10 overs.
Earlier, Red Force had lost two wickets for two runs on the board when right-arm seamer Akeem Jordan removed Kjorn Ottley (01) and Jason Mohammed in consecutive deliveries.

Opener Amir Jangoo and the veteran Darren Bravo then joined forced and the duo added 92 runs for the third wicket. Bravo made a classy 54 from 65 balls in an innings that included seven fours and one six.
Pooran came and attacked from the inception, taking confidence from his last innings, when he scored 99 not out in Trinidad and Tobago. The pocket-rocket Pooran batted 82 balls and scored 111 runs in an innings laced with eight sixes and five fours.
He was caught at long-on off the bowling of Springer, who eventually ended with 4-64 in nine overs. Jangoo, who made 81 from 114 balls, and struck six fours and one six, added 147 runs with Pooran for the fourth wicket.
Akeal Hosein came and added the finishing touch with a blazing 42 from 20 balls. He struck three sixes and the same amount of fours in his knock that propelled Red Force to 312-6 in 50 overs.
This was the first 300-plus total in Antigua this season.
Jordan was the pick of the bowlers with 2-31 in 10 overs. The second semi-final will bowl off today, Thursday November 16, with Guyana Harpy Eagles playing Jamaica Scorpions from 14:00h.