Final game of CG United Regional Super50 Tournament: Pyrotechnics expected today

Fittingly, the two most dominant teams in this year’s CG United Regional Super50 tournament: Trinidad and Tobago Red Force and Leeward Islands Hurricanes, will lock horns for the coveted title today in the finals being played at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba.
Red Force are sailing high this season on an undefeated campaign that includes a monumental drubbing of Guyana Harpy Eagles to book their place in the final. Their dominance had been asserted early on, with their formidable batting line-up including Darren Bravo and Kjorn Ottley who have scored 376 runs and 294 runs respectively as they sit among the top three batters of the tournament. Jason Mohamed (214 runs) and Yannic Cariah (170 runs) have also scored runs for Red Force when it mattered.

The hosts will have among their ranks Nicholas Pooran and Tion Webster, who on their night can both be game-changers with the ball. Their bowling has also been potent because of Cariah (18 wickets) and Sunil Narine (17 wickets), who are among the top three wicket-takers of the tournament.
To complement this duo, the likes of Akeal Hosein, Jayden Seales, Terrance Hinds and Shannon Gabriel are all in the mix, making the Red Force bowling one of the most imposing of the competition.

Hurricanes, on the other hand, are similarly successful, and have capitalized well on the newly introduced bonus points system; and despite two losses, have managed to finish just five points behind Red Force in the points table. Those losses came against Red Force and Guyana.
Hurricanes’ Justin Greaves leads the run charts, having amassed 391 runs in six innings at an average of 97.75, inclusive of one century and three half-centuries. But Greaves has not done it alone. Jahmar Hamilton has played a few useful cameos, including a career best of 76 as he racked up three half centuries this season with a total of 235 runs.
Atop the Hurricanes’ batting order is Kieran Powell, who has given them a series of starts, having scored 235 runs, with two fifties under his belt. The surprise package, however, has been Hayden Walsh, who not only leads the bowlers with 18 wickets, but has chalked up two half centuries in his run with the bat this season, wherein he has scored over 200 runs at an average of 50.5. Walsh has been well supported by Daniel Doram, who is having a dream season with 16 wickets at an average of 11, and Alzarri Joseph with 13 scalps.
Hurricanes will enter the match as underdogs, but in order to overcome this tag, Keacy Carty would need to step up with the bat, as he has scored just 135 runs in seven innings and has a best of 37. Another important factor in the Hurricanes attack could be the form of Rahkeem Cornwall, who has the ability to change the match with both bat and ball. However, he has only taken two wickets and scored 43 runs this season.
Will the proverbial David slay Goliath and see the Hurricanes crowned champions? Or will experience dominate and see the Red Force reign supreme? Only time will tell. Who plays the better cricket will win, and the toss could prove vital.