ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Unbeaten Guyana Harpy Eagles enter the final round of the West Indies Championship with a 10-point lead and a chance to clinch their first title in three seasons.
The leaders, who have won three of their four games, will host Leeward Islands Hurricanes at the Guyana National Stadium starting Wednesday, knowing that a victory will secure their success in the tournament.
Harpy Eagles – then Jaguars – won the first five titles of the new professional era in 2015 until Barbados Pride emerged to win the next two.
In the last round, Harpy Eagles condemned bottom-dwellers Jamaica Scorpions to a third defeat in four games with a comprehensive 228-run thrashing to move to 68.2 points.
Windward Islands Volcanoes, also unbeaten, lie second on 58 points after returning from the fourth round with an impressive six-wicket victory over Hurricanes at Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad.
They will take on third-placed Barbados Pride at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, a clash that will be decisive in the title outcome.
Volcanoes are the only side within accurate touching distance of Harpy Eagles, as Pride is 18 points adrift of the leaders on 50 points.
Pride was impressive in the last round, showing the tenacity to beat hosts Trinidad and Tobago Red Force by seven wickets at Queen’s Park Oval.
Hurricanes, who have won just once in the campaign, lie fourth on 41.4 points, while Red Force is fifth on 28.6 and Scorpions last on 21.2.
Red Force and Scorpions are yet to win a game in the tournament.
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