SPORTS
Come on Beckles
Trinidad and Tobago Red Force will open the defense of their CG United Super50 title against Combined Colleges and Campuses (CCC) in a Zone A contest at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba from 2pm on Monday.
The Red Force is an experienced squad with captain Nicholas Pooran, vice-captain Sunil Narine, Jason Mohammed, Darren Bravo, Imran Khan and Akeal Hosein.
Three of the Red Force players will be unavailable for the entire Super50 tour due to West Indies duty.
Wicketkeeper Joshua Da Silva and fast bowling pair Jayden Seales and Anderson Phillip have been selected in the West Indies Test squad to play Australia in a two-match bowling series in Australia on November 30. Da Silva, Seales and Phillip will be available for the first three matches of the Super50 tournament.
Red Force coach David Furlonge said on November 8, 14 Red Force players will be named to compete in the remainder of the tournament.
Furlonge feels there is enough depth in the Red Force squad to deliver without the Test trio.
“We have enough reserves… without them we have replacements. You have Pooran who can also keep wicket, you have someone like Amir Jangoo who can also come in as wicket keeper. We have replacements for the players who leave”.
Pooran, Yannic Cariah, Evin Lewis and Hosein will boost the Red Force’s chances in the Super50 tournament after returning from the International Cricket Council T20 World Cup qualifiers in Australia.
Lewis is unavailable for the Red Force opener due to injury.
Teams:
Red Force:
Nicholas Pooran (captain), Jeremy Solozano, Sunil Narine, Kjorn Ottley, Jason Mohammed, Darren Bravo, Joshua Da Silva, Jyd Goolie, Imran Khan, Khary Pierre, Terrance Hinds, Anderson Phillip, Jayden Seales, Shannon Gabriel, Mark Deyal, Cariah , Akeal Hosein, Evin Lewis; David Furlonge (Coach/Chief Selector), Sebastian Edwards (Manager), Jason Pilgrim (Physiotherapist), Clinton Jeremiah (Coach), Amrit Jadoo (Analyst).
Combined campuses and colleges:
Denesh Ramdin (captain), Matthew Forde (vice-captain), Amari Goodridge, Abhijai Mansingh, Demario Richards, Isaiah Ali, Jonathan Drakes, Kirstan Kallicharan, Michail Powell, Nathan Edward, Navin Bidaisee, Odain McCatty, Romario Greaves, Zavier.
