A resolution to the row threatening the Stanford 20/20 is looking more likely after arbitration talks continued.

The West Indies Cricket Board and their major sponsor Digicel have been holding discussions since last Friday as they seek to put an end to a dispute that has been raging for the past few months.

Because of the high sums of money and television exposure at play an agreement to ensure the game will go ahead has always been the most likely scenario, and it now appears that a deal could be done within the next 24 hours.

Such a scenario would avoid the dispute going before the High Court in London, where Digicel lodged their case in August after they felt aggrieved at being overlooked as sponsors for the match to take place at the Stanford Cricket Ground in Antigua on November 1.

The root of the dispute is Digicel's claim they have branding rights for the game under the terms of their sponsorship contract with the WICB, which they extended until 2012 in July.

Digicel's stance has caused issue with the match organisers, Stanford 20/20, who would rather find their own sponsors for the match.

Stanford 20/20, who are not a part of the arbitration process, claim that because the match is not an official West Indies fixture then Digicel's deal with the WICB does not apply, freeing them up to find their own sponsors.

Despite that last month both parties attempted to find a resolution, without success, forcing the current arbitration to take place.

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Giles Clarke on Monday revealed his confidence that the US$20 million winner-takes-all match will go ahead.

"There is no reason to believe it won't take place," he said. "It's involving two other parties rather than ourselves and it doesn't involve Stanford.

"There are issues the West Indies Cricket Board is addressing with Digicel. We're not party to the issue, it's a matter between the two of them.

"I'm sure everybody involved in this debate is concerned for the best interests of West Indies cricket in particular.

"There's no doubt in my mind everybody is seeking to find a sensible solution to enable this very dramatic and extremely exciting game of cricket, which is much awaited in the Caribbean, to take place.

"It will be followed by our tour of the Caribbean, involving Test matches and ODIs, where, of course, Digicel are the WICB sponsors, so I'm sure that the wise heads involved will sort out the issues."

Relations between Digicel and the Stanford 20/20 organisers soured to such an extent last month that there were very real fears that the match would have to be abandoned.

Both parties aired their grievances with each other in a volley of press statements to the media after weeks of talks reached a stalemate.

After Digicel rejected a compromise plan put forward by Stanford 20/20 they released a statement claiming the organisers had refused to enter into further negotiations.

"Digicel, having had its own three-point compromise solution flatly rejected by Stanford, sought (together with the WICB) to meet with Stanford representatives to further advance discussions in the matter notwithstanding Stanford's firm rejection of Digicel's compromise proposal," the statement read.

"Regrettably, Stanford flatly refused to meet with all parties and stated categorically that it refused to engage in any negotiation process involving the WICB. Digicel has urged Stanford to reconsider its position in this regard."

Stanford responded to that release with a pointed statement of their own outlining their belief that the dispute was an "unwanted distraction" and that the game would go ahead.

"Stanford 20/20 is disappointed, though not surprised by Digicel's latest press release of September 21st 2008 relating to its dispute with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) arising from the Stanford Super Series," the Stanford 20/20 statement read.

"Whilst Stanford 20/20 is frustrated by Digicel's behaviour, it is nothing more than an unwelcome distraction and Stanford 20/20 will not be derailed from moving ahead with preparations for a successful Stanford Super Series."