Trinidad & Tobago Red Force Divas head coach Merissa Aguilleira is “really happy and excited” after her team claimed the 2025 CG United Women’s Super50 Cup title on Friday.
The Red Force Divas won their first CG United Women’s Super50 Cup title since 2017 when they defeated Barbados in the final at Warner Park.
“Firstly, let me thank God. If he didn’t give us this opportunity, we would not have been here today. I really want to say thanks to the players and the management staff for the support that they have given me,” Aguilleira said in a post-match interview.
“I honestly believe that the girls have been working really hard. I’m happy to see the performances, the way they built up throughout the tournament and how they executed today. So, I’m really happy and excited,” added the former West Indies captain.
The two teams met previously in round four where Trinidad & Tobago handed the Bajans their first loss of the season, bowling them out for 76 before reaching 77-5 in 22 overs.
On that occasion, all 10 Barbados wickets fell to spinners and the Trinis employed that tactic once again on Friday, albeit on a new surface.
It worked well for a second time in a matter of days as spin combined for seven of the 10 wickets to fall as the Bajans capitulated for just 71 in 29 overs.
“Obviously, what is working for you, you need to stick with it and I think the spinners have been dominating. I think we have the best spinning attack in the competition and we continued to do so throughout our games so what sense is there in changing something that has been working?”
“We had the discussions and went ahead with it and it became successful again,” she added.
Aguilleira also gave credit to her captain Karishma Ramharack’s leadership throughout the tournament.
“Karishma has been exceptional. From the first time that we had some sort of interaction based on her as the captain and myself as the coach, I saw that she has a lot of potential. She has been doing pretty well and I think she is a really good prospect for West Indies cricket,” she said.