BASSETERRE, St Kitts, MC—Captain Stafanie Taylor fittingly guided Jamaica to seize the Girls’s T20 Blaze when she masterminded their eight-wicket victory over Leeward Islands right here Monday.
Chasing 125 within the remaining spherical of matches at Warner Park, Jamaica cantered to their goal with ten balls to spare to complete the marketing campaign unbeaten and full the double, following their success within the Super50 Cup earlier this month.
The 32-year-old Taylor was the architect of the chase, the veteran right-hander carving out a composed unbeaten 48 off 33 deliveries.
Opener Rashada Williams struck 39 from 51 deliveries, whereas Chedean Nation chipped in with 23 from 25 balls.
Selecting to bowl first within the second sport of the final-day tripleheader, Jamaica restricted the Leeward Islands to 124 for 5 from their 20 overs, with off-spinner Chedean Nation choosing up two for 21.
Captain Amanda Edwards top-scored with a fluent 35 from 25 balls, putting 4 fours and a six, whereas Divya Saxena lashed 26 from 28 balls with three fours on the prime of the order.
Jamaica began strongly when Nation eliminated Melicia Clarke for 3 within the third over, getting the right-hander to play on with 15 on the board.
When the innings slipped to 77 for 5 within the 14th over, Edwards and Kimberley Anthony (17 not out) shaped a 47-run, unbroken sixth wicket partnership to steer Leewards away from bother.
In reply, Jamaica suffered an early setback when Natasha McLean loosely chipped a half-volley from seamer Shawnisha Hector to mid-off to depart for a first-ball ‘duck’ to the final ball of the opening over.
Nonetheless, any hopes Leewards harbored of constructing additional inroads had been shortly dashed as Williams and Nation posted 35 for the second wicket to make sure a restoration.
When Nation chanced her hand over an ill-advised second run and was run out on the non-striker’s finish, Taylor took accountability for the innings, lashing half-dozen fours and a six to encourage an 86-run, third-wicket unbroken stand with Williams.
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