Trinidad and Tobago Red Force will face Jamaica in the finals of the CG Insurance Super50 Cup after the Scorpions pulled off a three-wicket win over Guyana Harpy Eagles in another high-scoring encounter at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua.
A day after Trinidad and Tobago prevailed by 11 runs over Barbados Pride in a game that saw both teams score 614 runs, Guyana and Jamaica totaled 640 runs in another run-fest.
Batting first, Guyana Harpy Eagles totaled 318 for 9 with Shimron Hetmyer scoring a breezy 86 off 76 balls.
Sherfane Rutherford hit 56 of 43 balls, while Kevin Sinclair smashed 45 not out off 32 balls.
Odean Smith, who represents the Guyana franchise in T20 franchise cricket, took 5 for 65 for the Jamaica Scorpions while Nicholson Gordon had 2 for 55.
Jamaica was always in good shape in their run chase as Brandon King (64 off 49 balls) got going early.
Alwyn Williams kept the ball rolling with 45 before Rovman Powell took the game away from Guyana with a brilliant 105 not out off 92 balls.
Powell added 103 with Williams and saw the game home with the help of Dennis Bulli (17), Odean Smith (19), and Jeavor Royal (18 not out).
Jamaica won the match with 11 balls to spare and will take on defending champions T&T Red Force in the finals on Saturday.
Jamaica, who have won the title eight times (one shared title), last qualified for the final in January 2017, when they lost to Barbados.
Jamaica last won the title in October 2011, when they beat Trinidad and Tobago by five wickets at the Guyana National Stadium in Providence.
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