JAMAICA LAST night booked their place in Sunday's KFC Cup final with a seven-wicket victory over Guyana in their abbreviated semi-final at the Three Ws Oval in Barbados.

Chasing 160 for victory after the Guyanese reached 159 for nine in 43 overs, the Jamaicans passed the target with 2.4 overs to spare thanks to a fine half-century from lanky lefthander, Shawn Findlay.

Findlay, who was unbeaten on 64, was well supported in the day/night clash by Danza Hyatt, 41 not out, in a match-winning, fourth-wicket stand. Opener Brenton Parchment made 35.

Earlier in the day, Jamaica restricted the Guyanese to their modest total, thanks to a frugal and surprisingly lethal spell of bowling from Australia-born Brendan Nash, who claimed 4-20 off a maximum nine overs, with his wobbly medium-pace deliveries on a relatively placid pitch.

Little support

Opener Sewnarine Chattergoon held the Guyana innings together with a knock of 66, but received little support from his team, which was missing injured stars Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan.

The game was reduced to 43 overs per side after overnight rain had left the ground too wet to begin play on time.

Meanwhile, defending champions Trinidad and Tobago will be eyeing a place in the regional one-day cricket tournament's final for the second successive year when they face hosts Barbados in the second day/night semi-final at the same venue today.

Trinidad and Tobago, who emerged from Zone B unbeaten, enjoy a superior record over Barbados in recent times and start the match as favourites against a side whose batting has been inconsistent in the tournament.

Daren Ganga's side also beat Barbados in the Carib Beer Challenge final earlier this year and with their title on the line, the captain has conceded there are huge expectations back home.

"Our performances in the last couple of years have been outstanding and the expectation from the Trinidad and Tobago public more so and the wider Caribbean is for us to continue in our winning ways," Ganga said.