| Barbados and Guyana faced each other in the final of | | | | Barbados at 98/4. After Carlo Morris departed, Carter |
| the Caribbean T20 after reaching that stage in | | | | and Larry Babb took the final total to 134/5 off 20 |
| contrasting style. Guyana had to hold their nerve to | | | | overs. |
| defeat hosts T&T by a mere four runs in the | | | | With a batting line-up consisting of Sarwan, Deonarine |
| semi-final, while Barbados had a facile victory over a | | | | and Chattergoon - all batsmen with West Indies |
| dispirited Jamaican side the previous evening. This was | | | | experience - 135 did not appear to be a stiff challenge |
| the first T20 final appearance for Barbados and the | | | | for the Guyanese. All seemed to be going well for |
| second for Guyana. Few expected Barbados to | | | | them when they reached 62/2. However, they lost six |
| reach the final, but Guyana was no surprise; that team | | | | wickets in quick succession; Guyana was reeling at 85 |
| was the first T20 Caribbean champion (through the | | | | 8. Teenage sensation Jonathan Foo - the find of the |
| Stanford T20). | | | | tournament for Guyana - remained. When Guyana lost |
| Although Guyana and Barbados were in Zone B, the | | | | their ninth wicket, Barbados seemed to have one hand |
| final was the first time that the two teams played in | | | | on the trophy. It should have been game, set and |
| this competition, since the Zone game was abandoned | | | | match for the Bajans, save for profligacy in the field |
| without a ball being bowled. On This occasion, the | | | | that saw the dangerous Foo being dropped on the |
| weather was only responsible for a late start. | | | | boundary. To add insult to injury, the fielder propelled |
| Barbados won the toss and their captain, Ryan Hinds, | | | | the ball over the boundary ropes for six. |
| elected to bat first at Queen's Park Oval, Port of | | | | With that let off, Guyana entered the last over needing |
| Spain. | | | | 11 runs. Foo got two boundaries off the first two balls |
| Dale Richards and Kirk Edwards gave the Barbadians | | | | bowled by Searles. The third was a dot ball and on the |
| a brisk start, with 27 runs off just 17 balls for the first | | | | fourth ball, Foo took a single. Guyana needed two runs |
| wicket. Richards, after scoring 16 runs off 9 balls, was | | | | from two balls with the number 11 on strike. However, |
| dismissed by Lennox Cush's part-time spin. However, | | | | Bishoo scored the two runs needed for victory - off a |
| Jonathan Carter and Edwards kept the pressure up, | | | | misfield in the covers. It was a thrilling finish, but the |
| with Carter doing the bulk of the scoring. In the ninth | | | | Barbadians let the match slip from their grasp. |
| over, Edwards was the second batsman out, bowled | | | | Jonathan Foo was the player of the match for his |
| by Barnwell. Alcindo Holder joined Carter and the run | | | | knock of 42* off just 17 runs. Devendra Bishoo, who |
| rate declined precipitously. The pair crawled to 92, | | | | hit the winning runs, was named player of the |
| when Holder fell for 14 off 17 balls. Hard-hitter Dwayne | | | | tournament for his handy leg-spin. |
| Smith hardly troubled the scorers; his dismissal left | | | | |