T&T Red Force will resume its bid to retain the Nagico Super50 title when action in Zone A continues today.
Red Force will be at Shaw Park, Tobago, to battle Jamaica Scorpions in a second round top-of-the-table clash.
The Scorpions, head into the match two points behind the Red Force (12 points), after coming off a nervy two-wicket win against Barbados Pride on Monday.
Red Force had to settle for a no result in their match against the ICC Americas after umpires ruled that conditions were not conducive to play despite bright sunshine in Tobago. An early morning shower left water on the covers but groundsmen failed to prevent the water from damaging the run up, making it dangerous for the players.
The Red Force will be hoping to continue their solid allround performance after registering comfortable wins against the Scorpions in their opening fixture by 84 runs and then crushing Barbados Pride by nine wickets in the second match on Saturday.
They will again be looking to their top order batsmen to put a good score on the board with Evin Lewis, Kjorn Ottley and Kyle Hope all registering confident half centuries so far. The bowling too, has been on target with Marlon Richards, Rayad Emrit and Russ Jaggessar leading the way.
The Scorpions scraped home against Barbados, making a mountain of chasing 138.
Scorpions captain John Campbell says his team must resolve its batting woes if it is to leapfrog Red Force.
Tail ender Sheldon Cottrell hit two sixes in an unbeaten 16 to push Scorpions to its winning target of 139 after they slumped to 118 for eight at the start of the 33rd over.
“At one stage we were one something for two. We batted well until then,” said Campbell.
“I just think we have a problem losing clusters of wickets. One of the set batsmen has to look to bat as deep as possible for the team.”
After three rounds of matches in the tournament, Trinidad and Tobago Red Force are topping the table in zone A with 12 points from three matches, two wins and no defeat.
Scorpions are running second with 10 points from three matches, two wins and one loss. In the other match scheduled for the Queen’s Park Oval, Barbados Pride will be up against the ICC Americas.
