Shiv Chanderpaul narrowly missed out on a personal ton, but inspired Guyana into the Final with 98 not out against Jamaica. Photo: Provided

Ryad Emrit, Red Force Captain, celebrates victory over CCC. Photo: Provided

The Red Force fully capitalised on a limp batting effort from Combined Campuses and Colleges Marooners to pull off an easy 41 run win, despite only defending only 155 under the Duckworth/Lewis method in the rain-hit semi-final reduced to 32 overs per side, Red Force never looked like losing once they struck two early blows, and managed to restrict Marooners to 114 all out off 30.4 overs at Queen’s Park Oval.

Opener Paul Palmer top scored with 37 and Captain Chadwick Walton and Cassius Burton both hit 20, but the rest of the Marooners batting collapsed in the face of a disciplined Red Force attack.

Out-of-favour West Indies seamer Ravi Rampaul finished with three for 17 to earn Man-of-the-Match honours, leading a strong performance by Red Force’s senior bowlers which crippled the Marooners innings.

Seamer Dwayne Bravo claimed three for 22 while medium pacer Kevon Cooper (2-13) and off-spinner Sunil Narine (2-20) picked up two wickets apiece.

Their performance trumped that of rookie pacer Chris Powell who grabbed a five-wicket haul as Marooners restricted Red Force to 159 all out.

Jason Mohammed top scored with 48 from 56 balls while opener Jeremy Solozano gathered a breezy 37 from 52 deliveries.

In the other semi-final, veteran West Indies left-hander, Shiv Chanderpaul narrowly missed out on a hundred as he anchored Guyana Jaguars into the final, stroking an invaluable unbeaten 98 as Jaguars, chasing 189 for victory, reached their target in the penultimate over, to seal a six-wicket victory over Jamaica Franchise in the first semi-final.

In a spot of bother at 90 for four in the 32nd over, Jaguars were rescued by a 99-run, unbroken fifth wicket stand between Chanderpaul and Royston Crandon, who finished on 45 not out.

Chanderpaul faced 142 balls in a well-paced innings and counted six fours while Crandon was more adventurous, striking three fours and a six off 51 deliveries.

Off-spinner John Campbell was the best Jamaica bowler with three for 20.

Earlier, Horace Miller stroked his maiden regional one-day half-century but Jamaica could only muster 188 for nine off their 50 overs.

Sent in to bat, Jamaica never really found momentum and were restricted in their quest for a big score at the Queen’s Park Oval, despite Miller’s top score of 64.

The 25-year-old right-hander faced 79 balls and struck seven fours and a six, while openers Nkrumah Bonner with 24, and Campbell, 21, chipped in.

However, no other batsman passed 20.