ST JOHN’S, Antigua– Jamaica Scorpions will open their defence of the Cricket West Indies Super50 League against Leeward Islands Hurricanes on October 18 at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy (BLCA) in T&T, where the tournament will be staged.
CWI announced on Wednesday that the Super50, the premier List A One-day, 50 overs-a-side tournament in the Caribbean, will begin on October 17 and will feature eight teams playing under a non-elimination format in the preliminary stage followed by semi-finals and the final to determine the champions.
CWI director of cricket Miles Bascombe hailed the tournament as “a crucial stage” in the organising body’s planning for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027.
“We see the upcoming Super50 Cup as the perfect platform to establish and incentivise a West Indies brand of play in the 50-over format, and for the emergence of new talent,” he said.
“The introduction of the round robin format will provide players with more ‘playing time’ in the middle, as well as a balanced way of gauging individual and team performances.
“We are pleased to again have CCC and the West Indies Academy participating at the senior level as they join the other six franchise teams as we look to widen the pool of players.”
The West Indies Cricket Academy and the composite Combined Campuses & Colleges (CCC) will again join the six territorial franchises of Scorpions, Barbados Pride, Guyana Harpy Eagles, Leeward Islands Hurricanes, T&T Red Force, and Windward Islands Volcanoes in the tournament.
The top four in the league will qualify for the semi-finals that will feature first against fourth, and second against third which are set for BLCA on November 8, and November 9.
The final will be at the same venue on November 11, when the winners will lift the Clive Lloyd Trophy.
MATCH SCHEDULE
(Venue abbreviations: QPO-Queen’s Park Oval, BLCA-Brian Lara Cricket Academy, UWI SPEC-UWI Sport & Physical Education Centre; TV denotes matches to be televised “live” exclusively on ESPN Caribbean)
OCTOBER
17: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force vs CCC at QPO – 9 a.m. start
17: Guyana Harpy Eagles vs Windward Islands Volcanoes at BLCA – 1 p.m. (TV)
18: Leeward Islands Hurricanes vs Jamaica Scorpions at BLCA – 1 p.m. (TV)
19: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force vs Windward Islands Volcanoes at QPO – 9 a.m.
19: CCC vs West Indies Academy at BLCA – 1 p.m. (TV)
20: Barbados Pride vs Jamaica Scorpions at UWI SPEC – 9 a.m.
21: Leeward Islands Hurricanes vs West Indies Academy at QPO – 9am
21: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force vs Guyana Harpy Eagles at BLCA – 1 p.m. (TV)
22: Windward Islands Volcanoes vs CCC at UWI SPEC – 9 a.m.
23: Guyana Harpy Eagles vs Leeward Islands Hurricanes at QPO – 9 a.m.
23: Barbados Pride vs West Indies Academy at UWI SPEC – 9 a.m.
25: Windward Islands Volcanoes vs Barbados Pride at BLCA – 9 a.m. (TV)
25: West Indies Academy vs Jamaica Scorpions at QPO – 9 a.m.
25: Guyana Harpy Eagles vs CCC at UWI SPEC – 9 a.m.
26: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force vs Leeward Islands Hurricanes at BLCA – 1 p.m. (TV)
27: Jamaica Scorpions vs CCC at UWI SPEC – 9 a.m.
28: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force vs West Indies Academy at QPO – 9 a.m.
29: Barbados Pride vs Guyana Harpy Eagles at UWI SPEC – 9 a.m.
29: Jamaica Scorpions vs Windward Islands Volcanoes at BLCA – 1 p.m. (TV)
31: Windward Islands Volcanoes vs Leeward Islands Hurricanes at QPO – 9 a.m.
31: CCC vs Barbados Pride at UWI SPEC – 9 a.m.
NOVEMBER
1: West Indies Academy vs Guyana Harpy Eagles at UWI SPEC – 9 a.m.
2: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force vs Jamaica Scorpions at QPO – 9 a.m.
2: Leeward Islands Hurricanes vs Barbados Pride at BLCA – 1 p.m. (TV)
3: West Indies Academy vs Windward Islands Volcanoes at UWI SPEC – 9 a.m.
4: CCC vs Leeward Islands Hurricanes at QPO – 9 a.m.
4: Jamaica Scorpions vs Guyana Harpy Eagles at BLCA – 1 p.m. (TV)
5: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force vs Barbados Pride at BLCA – 1 p.m. (TV)
8: Semi-Final 1 at BLCA – 1 p.m. (TV)
9: Semi-Final 2 at BLCA – 1 p.m. (TV)
11: Final at BLCA – 1 p.m. (TV)
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