PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):
Hosts Trinidad and Tobago powered their way to the final of the NAGICO Super50 regional cricket competition, when they demolished Jamaica by seven wickets in the first semi-final at Queen’s Park Oval here yesterday.
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):
Hosts Trinidad and Tobago powered their way to the final of the NAGICO Super50 regional cricket competition, when they demolished Jamaica by seven wickets in the first semi-final at Queen’s Park Oval here yesterday.
Having won the toss and dismissing the Jamaicans for 49 off 24.2 overs, Trinidad and Tobago knocked off their target in just 13.1 overs, rushing to 51 for three.
Trinidad’s captain, Dwayne Bravo, made early inroads into the Jamaican line-up, scraping the cream of the top order, with three of the first four wickets to fall. He ended with final bowling figures of three for 10 off six overs.
They never recovered from four wickets for five runs. In the end only two Jamaican batsmen reached double figures – André McCarthy, who was one of four victims of Rayad Emrit perished for 16 lofting to mid-wicket, and Jerome Taylor, who was undefeated on 13.
Trinidad and Tobago also started shakily, losing the aggressive Evin Lewis for no score caught at mid-on by André Russell pulling at Jerome Taylor. Back in the Jamaica side after a long layoff due to injury, Taylor also sent back Imran Khan leg before for one and Lendl Simmons, who played on attempting a square cut when he had reached 21.
The Bravo brothers then guided the Trinidadians safely to their target. Darren Bravo remained 23 not out and Dwayne, who was named Man of the Match, hit the winning runs with a nonchalant boundary to mid-on off Nikita Miller to be undefeated on five.
Jerome Taylor had an impressive spell with a haul of three for 11 off six overs.
Trinidad and Tobago will now meet the winner of the second semi-final match between Barbados and Guyana, which is scheduled for the same venue today.
The finals take place on Saturday.
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