Final-round showdown looms as playoff spots hang in the balance

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): With just one round remaining in the West Indies Championship bilateral series, tensions are mounting. Playoff berths remain fiercely contested heading into the third and final set of matches starting today, and every point could prove decisive. Under this year’s format, the table-toppers after the bilateral series will punch their ticket straight to the final, May 17-20. The second- and third-place sides will then battle in a playoff (May 10-14) for the remaining spot in the grand finale.