The 2018–19 Regional Super50 was the 45th edition of the
Regional Super50
The Super50 Cup, currently named the CG Insurance Super50 Cup for sponsorship purposes is the domestic one-day cricket competition in the West Indies. It was previously known as the KFC Cup until the fast food chain pulled out of sponsorship i ...
, the domestic
limited-overs cricket
Limited overs cricket, also known as one-day cricket or white ball cricket, is a version of the sport of cricket in which a match is generally completed in one day. There are a number of formats, including List A cricket (8-hour games), Twen ...
competition for the countries of the
Cricket West Indies
Cricket West Indies (CWI) is the governing body for cricket in the West Indies (a sporting confederation of over a dozen mainly Commonwealth Caribbean, English-speaking Caribbean countries and dependencies that once formed the British West Ind ...
(CWI). The tournament started on 3 October 2018.
The players' draft for the tournament took place in May 2018.
The Windward Islands were the defending champions.
In August 2018, both the
United States national cricket team
The United States national cricket team is the team that represents the United States in international cricket. The team was formerly organised by the United States of America Cricket Association (USACA), which became an associate member o ...
and the
Canada national cricket team were invited to compete. Their participation was confirmed the following month. They were joined by the six regular teams of West Indian domestic cricket (
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate ...
,
Guyana,
Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispan ...
, the
Leeward Islands,
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, small ...
, and the
Windward Islands
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), the
Combined Campuses and Colleges
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team and the
West Indies B cricket team
West Indies B is a List A cricket team that participates in the West Indian domestic List A tournament and was formerly also a first-class cricket team that participated in the West Indian domestic First Class competition from the 2000–01 ...
.
On 6 October 2018,
Chris Gayle played in his final
List A cricket
List A cricket is a classification of the limited-overs (one-day) form of the sport of cricket, with games lasting up to eight hours. List A cricket includes One Day International (ODI) matches and various domestic competitions in which the numb ...
match for Jamaica, scoring a century, with Jamaica beating Barbados by 33 runs.
Following the conclusion of the group stage, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago from Group A along with Combined Campuses and Colleges and Jamaica from Group B had all progressed to the knockout stage of the competition.
In the first semi-final, Guyana beat Jamaica by one wicket, with Guyana's captain,
Leon Johnson, scoring his first century in List A cricket. In the second semi-final, Combined Campuses and Colleges beat Trinidad and Tobago by seven wickets, with
Akeem Jordan taking a
five-wicket haul
In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") occurs when a bowler takes five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded by critics as a notable achievement, equivalent to a century from a batsman.
Ta ...
.
In the final, Combined Campuses and Colleges beat Guyana by six wickets to win their first Regional Super50 title.
Squads
Prior to the start of the tournament, players were selected in the Professional Cricket League draft:
In September 2018,
Cricket West Indies
Cricket West Indies (CWI) is the governing body for cricket in the West Indies (a sporting confederation of over a dozen mainly Commonwealth Caribbean, English-speaking Caribbean countries and dependencies that once formed the British West Ind ...
(CWI) confirmed the final squads for the tournament.
Cricket Canada announced their squad on 1 October 2018. The squad for the United States was named two days later.
Points tables
;Group A
;Group B
Fixtures
Group A
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Group B
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Finals
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References
External links
Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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Regional Super50
The Super50 Cup, currently named the CG Insurance Super50 Cup for sponsorship purposes is the domestic one-day cricket competition in the West Indies. It was previously known as the KFC Cup until the fast food chain pulled out of sponsorship i ...
Regional Super50 seasons