Guyana stamped their authority on Montserrat, stunned star studded favourites Jamaica then outplayed Grenada on their way to the final. Trinidad and Tobago closed out the feisty Caymanians, dumped highly ranked Barbados then demolished dark horse Nevis.

It is now the experienced Ramnaresh Sarwan-led Guyana to face the Daren Ganga-led sprightly Trinbagonians. Both are revered young captains, Sarwan the West Indies vice captain while Ganga’s skills at leadership are respected throughout the region.

Both teams have demonstrated that their strategic planning was outstanding. The Trinis recognized the slow nature of the pitch and used leg spinner Samuels Badree to open the bowling a move which brought huge success against tentative opposition top orders.

Big wicket taker Reyaad Emrit and fast bowler Mervyn Dillon have both been additional keys in the bowling department, keeping a tight line and deceptive length to keep run scoring in check.

The Trinis, in their last match against Nevis pulled out another sensational master stroke, promoting tall all rounder Kieron Pollard to the number three position only for him to respond by blasting 83 from 38 deliveries.

Guyana too found themselves a canon at number three in fast bowler Esuan Crandon who decimated the highly rated Jamaican bowling with 71 from 39 deliveries. Rookie all rounder Dion Ferrier has also proven a fine foil for the experienced duo of Mahendra Nagamootoo and Niel McGarrell on whom the Guyana bowling still relies. Ferrier, along with fellow off spinner Narsingh Deonarine has been useful in containing the run flow while picking up a few wickets in the interim.

The formerly unknown Imran Khan has also proven himself in adding significant depth to the Guyana batting with his level headed power play in the lower middle order.

The US$1M will go to the team that plans better and executes those plans with fewer mistakes. It may seem simple enough but expect both sides to pull out a few more surprises as they aim to throw a few unexpected spokes in the plans of the opposition.