Pride in charge at Sabina Park

On a sun-baked opening day at Sabina Park, Barbados Pride turned the screws on hosts Jamaica Scorpions, posting a commanding 346 for five after winning the toss and opting to bat on another placid surface on the opening day of the third round of matches in the West Indies Championship. But the story of the day was as much about Jamaica’s sloppiness in the field as it was about Barbados’ grafting half-centuries and late-innings acceleration.