There is no champion for this year’s Super50 Cup.

This, after Barbados Pride and Jamaica Scorpions both forfeited the final.

The tournament’s organizers made the announcement following a heavily rain-affected match day yesterday.

With an initial scheduled start of 1PM, scattered showers began at the ground around midday, forcing the first indefinite delay to the start of proceedings.

Match referee Reon King, in conjunction with the umpiring team, informed both teams that the latest possible start time was 6:17 PM, at which point the game would be reduced to 20-overs-a-side.

If no play was possible at all—or in the event of a tie, no result, or game abandonment—both teams would have been declared co-winners. 

In a statement Cricket West Indies said, “…around 5:45 PM, the officiating team determined that the game could proceed at the latest possible start time of 6:17 PM. They informed the players of this and that the toss would be conducted at 6:00 PM.  Despite assurances from the umpires and match referee that the conditions were safe for play, both captains failed to be present for the toss, allowing time to elapse past the latest starting point. As a result, both teams failed to take the field, effectively refusing to play. This resulted in a double forfeit, with no champion being declared.”

CWI adds that it will review the tournament’s regulations following the “unprecedented situation of a double forfeit”.

This year’s Champions were set to receive US$100,000; while the runners-up would have received US$50,000.

The statement says both semi-finalists will be rewarded US$ 25,000 each.