The Tallawahs on Friday night eliminated the Barbados Tridents by seven wickets, in the second semifinal, as big-hitting all-rounder Andre Russell and veteran Sri Lankan left-hander Kumar Sangakarra steered them home with nine balls to spare.

Chasing 167 for victory, Hafeez hit a six off the last ball of the match over long on to remain unbeaten on 50 off 23 balls.

Guyana secured their semi-final spot when they beat Jamaica Tallawahs by five runs on Thursday at Sabina Park. The victory was their second in a row and their fourth in six games in the competition, carrying them level with leaders Barbados Tridents on eight points.

Tallawahs needed 10 from 6 balls in an overall target of 140. But they could only manage 4 runs in the final over to give Warriors victory.

Vivian Richards says the inaugural edition of the Caribbean Premier League should also give the young players an opportunity to assess their professional career.

The young Chanderpaul, described as being difficult to dislodge and capable of spending a lot of time at the wicket, is the lone new face in a 13-man Guyana squad announced for the four-day competition.

A proposed move that would have seen the return of talismanic opener Chris Gayle to the West Indies team and ended his year-long impasse with the West Indies Cricket Board has been stalled.

American pop star Katy Perry will perform during the opening ceremony of the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League on April 3, the organisers announced on Tuesday.

The West Indies Cricket Board says it has moved the venue of its third Test against Australia from Guyana to Dominica because of interference by Guyana's authorities.

The tussle between the West Indies board and the Guyana government has put the Providence Test against Australia in doubt. The WICB shifted the first four rounds of the domestic first-class tournament out of Guyana and said that a call on the Test, scheduled for late April, will be taken later.

The Indian football team suffered their second successive defeat of the Caribbean tour when they went down 1-2 to Guyana in an international friendly at the National Stadium in Georgetown on Thursday.

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) heads of government have decided to intervene in the West Indies Players Association's (WIPA) ongoing dispute with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) over the future of former captain Chris Gayle.

Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo has said that Caricom governments should heed the call from embattled West Indies opener Chris Gayle, and intervene in the impasse between him and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).

West Indies opener Chris Gayle lamented his continued exclusion from the regional side, and has called on the regional body Caricom (Caribbean Community and Common Market) to intervene in the impasse.

Sachin Tendulkar on Friday lauded big-hitting Pollard for ensuring his side's 1st win in the CLT20, but admitted that bowling was still a worry.