Leewards trail T&T by 17 runs with six second-innings wickets remaining
Barbados 439 (Drakes 94, Chase 84; Mindley 3-62, Smith 3-91) beat Jamaica 142 & 286 (Smith 73, King 63; Bishop 5-72) by an innings and 11 runs
The Barbados Pride have confirmed their place in the 2026 West Indies 4-Day Championship playoff following a dominant innings and 11-run victory over the Jamaica Scorpions in the third-round contest at Sabina Park.
Led by an impressive five-wicket haul from spinner Joshua Bishop, who claimed 5 for 72, the visitors wrapped up the win just after the Tea interval, dismissing the Scorpions for 286 in 70.4 overs in their second innings.
Jamaica began the day on 22 for one, needing an additional 275 runs to make the Pride bat again after being forced to follow on in response to Barbados’ first-innings total of 439 all out.
All-rounder Odean Smith top-scored for the hosts with 73. He shared in a promising 86-run eighth-wicket stand with Abhijai Mansingh (35). After which, Jamaica scored only six runs.
Brandon King converted his overnight 15 into a half-century (63), with Kirk McKenzie (12) adding just the five runs to his overnight seven.
Jomel Warrican chipped in with figures of 2 for 39 for the Pride, who claimed victory inside three days.