Hope a real Force

BARBADOS HAD THEIR PRIDE DENTED by one of their own yesterday.

Kyle Hope, playing in the colours of Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, carved out a solid unbeaten 70 in helping his adopted team to a crushing nine-wicket victory over Barbados Pride in their second-round NAGICO Super50 match at the Queen’s Park Oval.

Barbados Pride were hardly competitive and could only manage a modest 161 in 49.3 overs.

Hope, the leading run-scorer in Barbados’ top league for three successive seasons a few years ago, featured in an unbroken second-wicket partnership of 162 with Kjorn Otley, who finished on 80 not out as the hosts overhauled the target for the loss of just one wicket in 35.5 overs.

Here, Hope hitting over the top during his innings. (Picture courtesy WICB Media/Ashley Allen)