BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Leon Johnson spoke to CWI Media, after he led from the front with a composed, maiden List “A” hundred, but Guyana Jaguars required frantic, last-over heroics from Veerasammy Permaul to inch to a one-wicket victory over Jamaica Scorpions on Thursday here and qualify for the Grand Final of the 2018-19 Super50 Cup.
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Johnson, the Jaguars captain, gathered 101 from 136 balls, earning the Player-of-the-Match award, and shared 130 for the fourth wicket with fellow left-hander, Barbados-born all-rounder Raymon Reifer to get their side’s chase of 273 for victory on track in the first semi-final played under the lights at Kensington Oval.
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The two WINDIES internationals revived their side from 70 for three in the 12th over, but it came down to the Jags needing nine from the final over in which Permaul hit a six off the second ball and keep his cool to see them over the finish line with one ball remaining.
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LEON JOHNSON AUDIO
CUE OUT: . . .will take care of itself.
DURATION: 3 mins, 30.312 secs
-ENDS-
MATCH RESULTS
GROUP “A”
(in Trinidad)
| DATE | MATCH | VENUE |
| Wed, Oct 3 | WINDIES “B” beat Canada by 10 runs | Brian Lara Cricket Academy |
| Fri, Oct 5 | Volcanoes beat Canada by 73 runs | Brian Lara Cricket Academy |
| Sun, Oct 7 | Jaguars beat WINDIES “B” by 9 wickets | Brian Lara Cricket Academy |
| Tue, Oct 9 | Jaguars beat Canada by 7 wickets | Brian Lara Cricket Academy |
| Thu, Oct 11 | Jaguars beat Volcanoes by 93 runs | Brian Lara Cricket Academy |
| Sat, Oct 13 | Jaguars beat Red Force by 75 runs | Brian Lara Cricket Academy |
| Mon, Oct 15 | WINDIES “B” beat Volcanoes by 3 wickets | Brian Lara Cricket Academy |
| Wed, Oct 17 | Red Force beat Volcanoes by 7 wickets | Brian Lara Cricket Academy |
| Fri, Oct 19 | Red Force vs WINDIES “B”, no result | Brian Lara Cricket Academy |
| Sun, Oct 21 | Guyana vs WINDIES “B”, no result | Brian Lara Cricket Academy |
| DATE | MATCH | VENUE |
| Wed, Oct 3 | Red Force beat Volcanoes by 75 runs | Queen’s Park Oval |
| Fri, Oct 5 | Red Force beat Jaguars by 35 runs | Queen’s Park Oval |
| Sun, Oct 7 | Red Force beat Canada by 2 wickets | Queen’s Park Oval |
| Tue, Oct 9 | WINDIES “B” vs Volcanoes, no result | Queen’s Park Oval |
| Thu, Oct 11 | Red Force beat WINDIES “B” by 70 runs | Queen’s Park Oval |
| Sat, Oct 13 | Canada beat Volcanoes by 18 runs | Queen’s Park Oval |
| Mon, Oct 15 | Jaguars beat Canada by 4 wickets | Queen’s Park Oval |
| Wed, Oct 17 | Canada vs WINDIES “B”, no result | Queen’s Park Oval |
| Fri, Oct 19 | Volcanoes vs Jaguars, no result | Queen’s Park Oval |
| Sun, Oct 21 | Red Force vs Canada, no result | Queen’s Park Oval |
GROUP “B”
(in Barbados)
| DATE | MATCH | VENUE |
| Thu, Oct 4 | Scorpions beat Marooners by 7 wickets | Three Ws Oval |
| Sat, Oct 6 | Marooners beat United States by 59 runs | Three Ws Oval |
| Mon, Oct 8 | Hurricanes beat Maroons by 9 runs | Three Ws Oval |
| Wed, Oct 10 | Marooners beat Pride by 7 wickets | Three Ws Oval |
| Fri, Oct 12 | Scorpions beat Hurricanes by 7 wickets | Three Ws Oval |
| Sun, Oct 14 | Marooners beat Scorpions by six wickets | Three Ws Oval |
| Tue, Oct 16 | Pride beat United States by 4 wickets | Three Ws Oval |
| Thu, Oct 18 | Hurricanes beat United States by 47 runs (D/L/S) | Three Ws Oval |
| Sat, Oct 20 | Marooners vs United States, no result | Windward Cricket Ground |
| Mon, Oct 22 | United States beat Scorpions by 74 runs | Three Ws Oval |
| DATE | MATCH | VENUE |
| Thu, Oct 4 | Pride vs Hurricanes, no result | Kensington Oval |
| Sat, Oct 6 | Scorpions beat Pride by 33 runs | Kensington Oval |
| Mon, Oct 8 | Scorpions beat United States by 7 wickets | Kensington Oval |
| Wed, Oct 10 | United States beat Hurricanes by 88 runs | Kensington Oval |
| Fri, Oct 12 | Pride beat United States by 3 wickets | Kensington Oval |
| Sun, Oct 14 | Pride beat Hurricanes by 3 wickets | Kensington Oval |
| Tue, Oct 16 | Hurricanes vs Scorpions, no result | Kensington Oval |
| Thu, Oct 18 | Marooners beat Pride by 125 runs | Kensington Oval |
| Sat, Oct 20 | Pride beat Scorpions by 39 runs | Kensington Oval |
| Mon, Oct 22 | Marooners beat Hurricanes by 8 wickets | Kensington Oval |
THE FINALS
| DATE | MATCH | VENUE |
| Thu, Oct 25 | SEMI-FINAL #1 – Jaguars beat Scorpions by 1 wicket | Kensington Oval |
REMAINING MATCHES
THE FINALS
(in Barbados)
- Matches starting at 2 pm, except where indicated in brackets; televised on ESPN Caribbean
| DATE | MATCH | VENUE |
| Fri, Oct 26 | SEMI-FINAL #2 – Marooners vs Red Force | Kensington Oval |
| Sun, Oct 28 | GRAND FINAL – WINNER SF1 vs WINNER SF2 | Kensington Oval (11:30 am start) |
NOTES
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-CWI
