NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Unbeaten half-centuries from their captain Nyeem Younger and opener Matthew Nandu fired the Cricket West Indies Academy to a six-wicket win towards Rising Eire of their third One-day, 50 overs-a-side match on Tuesday in Antigua.
Younger battered eight fours and three sixes within the prime rating of 75 not out off 67 balls, and Nandu gathered solely three fours in a resolute 63 off 107 balls, and the CWI Academy efficiently chased a goal of 176 on the Vivian Richards Cricket Floor to clinch the three-match collection 2-1.
The CWI Academy captain dominated a stand of 115 – unbroken – with Nandu for the fifth wicket after left-arm spinner Matthew Humphreys grabbed two for 52 from 9.3 overs, and the chase ran right into a little bit of a wobble on 64 for 4 within the twentieth over.
Younger formalized the outcome with 57 balls remaining when he lofted Humphreys over long-on for six and gave his aspect their second successive win after Rising Eire gained the primary match by 26 runs on Friday on the identical venue. CWI Academy gained the second match by seven wickets on Sunday on the Coolidge Cricket Floor (CCG).
The 2 sides will now have a pair of four-day, first-class matches, beginning on November 25 and December 2 on the CCG.
Earlier, damaging spin bowling from the trio of Ashmead Nedd, Joshua Bishop, and Kevin Wickham despatched Rising Eire crashed to 175 all out in 43.4 overs after they had been put into bat.
Off-spinner Nedd, whose father Gavin performed for Guyana, ended with three for 28 from 9 overs, and left-arm spinner Joshua Bishop opened the bowling. He took three for 32 from his allotted ten overs, and fellow Barbadian and part-time leg-spinner Kevin Wickham grabbed three for 42 from 8.4 overs.
The CWI Academy solely met defiance from opener Stephen Doheny, whose 64 off 97 balls was the highest rating, and he shared a 63-run, third-wicket stand with Morgan Topping earlier than he was one 5 wickets that fell for 19 within the span of 41 balls to undermine the guests.
Topping made 20, and Thomas Mayes, batting at eight, added 27.
The Academy squad includes CWI high-performance program gamers who not too long ago performed within the West Indies Super50 Cup and the Headley-Weekes Tri-Collection earlier this yr.
The collection of matches is an try by the 2 sides to realize high-quality enjoying time and take a look at themselves towards one another.
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