Trinidad and Tobago Red Force fought to stay in contention on day one of their crucial round seven encounter in the 2025 West Indies Championship against the Guyana Harpy Eagles at Queen’s Park Oval.
With the title on the line, the home side reached 217-7 by the close of play after 80.3 overs on a rain-interrupted day.
It was a disciplined bowling performance from the Harpy Eagles, spearheaded by Keemo Paul.
Guyana captain Tevin Imlach opted to field first, winning the crucial toss, a decision that quickly paid dividends.
The Red Force top order struggled to establish themselves against the probing Eagles’ attack. Keemo Paul proved particularly troublesome, picking up three vital wickets to put the brakes on the home side’s progress.
Opener Cephas Cooper showed resilience, anchoring the innings with a hard-fought half-century, reaching 50 before eventually becoming one of Paul’s victims. His innings provided some stability for the Red Force amidst the pressure.
Paul has taken 3-38, Nial Smith has 2-39, and Ronaldo Alimohamed and Veerasammy Permaul each have one wicket.
At the close of play, Jyd Goolie was unbeaten with a gritty 57, while Khary Pierre provided valuable late resistance with his 38.
The Harpy Eagles will be pleased with their efforts on the opening day as they have put themselves in a strong position to potentially secure vital first-innings points in this title-deciding clash.
The match resumes Thursday with Red Force aiming to recover and Guyana looking to press their advantage.
Weather permitting, play should resume at 10:00h.
FULL SCORECARD: https://matchcentre.windiescricket.com/match/66c1bb30-4a4b-4bdc-8be6-b0202f8aa5ca/scorecard
Below are the summarised scores of two other matches:
At Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground, St Augustine: Combined Campuses and Colleges 174-4 from 48 overs (Shaqkere Parris 70*, Johann Jeremiah 69, Larry Edward 11*; Brad Barnes 2-38, Marquino Mindley 1-23) lead Jamaica Scorpions 133 all out from 36.2 overs (Kirk McKenzie 31, Brad Barnes 23; Jaden Edmund 5-59, Larry Edward 3-6) by 41 runs
At Coolidge Cricket Ground: West Indies Academy 197-5 from 51.4 overs (Teddy Bishop 54*, Carlon Bowen-Tuckett 45, Justin Jagessar 42; Kenneth Dember 2-23) lead Windward Islands Volcanoes 106 all out from 25 overs (Noelle Leo 22, Kimani Melius 20; Joshua Bishop 3-15, Nathan Edward 2-15, Kelvin Pitman 2-22, McKenny Clarke 2-34) by 91 runs
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