In a masterful show of management, Captain Stafanie Taylor propelled Jamaica to victory within the Ladies’s T20 Blaze, guiding her workforce to an emphatic eight-wicket win over Leeward Islands at Warner Park on Monday.
Chasing a goal of 125 within the last spherical of matches, Jamaica chased down the whole with ease, ending the marketing campaign unbeaten and clinching the double after their current success within the Super50 Cup. Taylor, the 32-year-old veteran right-hander, performed a pivotal function within the chase, crafting a composed unbeaten 48 off 33 deliveries.
Opening batswoman Rashada Williams contributed 39 runs from 51 deliveries, whereas Chedean Nation supplied precious help with 23 runs from 25 balls. Jamaica’s resolution to bowl first paid off as they restricted Leeward Islands to 124 for 5 from their allotted 20 overs, with off-spinner Nation selecting up two essential wickets for 21 runs.
An early setback
Regardless of an early setback with Natasha McLean’s dismissal, Jamaica’s innings regained momentum as Williams and Nation steadied the ship with a 35-run partnership. When Nation departed, Taylor assumed accountability, smashing six boundaries and a six to steer Jamaica to victory alongside Williams in an unbroken 86-run stand for the third wicket.
With this triumph, Jamaica sealed the Ladies’s T20 Blaze title, underscoring their dominance within the match beneath the management of Stafanie Taylor.
