PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Leg-spinning all-rounder Hayden Walsh starred as Leeward Islands Hurricanes marched to their second win of the Regional Super50 Cup with a 66-run victory over West Indies Academy.
Along with his aspect stumbling at 157 for six within the thirty fifth over, Walsh arrived to top-score with an unbeaten 60 from 55 deliveries and obtained his aspect as much as 239 all out within the penultimate over at Queen’s Park Oval.
Then, with WI Academy galloping alongside at 64 with out loss within the sixteenth over, the 31-year-old intervened with a five-wicket haul to ship the innings tumbling to 173 all out off 40 overs.
Openers Kimani Melius (37) and Matthew Nandu (29), together with Teddy Bishop (27) and captain Nyeem Younger (25), all obtained begins however failed to hold on because the WI Academy run chase got here aside spectacularly on the seams through the center overs.
Leg-spinner Hayden Walsh. (file photograph)
Despatched in right here Saturday, Hurricanes recovered from the lack of Kofi James for 3 within the second over with six runs on the board, courtesy of a 58-run, second-wicket partnership between Keacy Carty (37) and Kieran Powell (33)
Each regarded in good nick, Carty dealing with 55 balls and hanging 4 fours and the left-handed Powell counting 5 fours in one other breezy 36-ball knock.
When each perished because the Hurricanes misplaced three wickets for 37 runs, Justin Greaves (39) and Jahmar Hamilton (27) placed on 33 for the fourth wicket to stabilize the innings.
Left-arm spinner Joshua Bishop, who completed with 4 for 27, knocked over Hamilton and Rahkeem Cornwall (14) to go away Hurricanes stuttering. Nonetheless, Walsh rallied the again finish properly, lashing three fours and three sixes in a crucial 66-run, seventh-wicket stand with Greaves.
In reply, Melius stroked 5 fours and a six in a 53-ball knock whereas Nandu punched 4 fours off 45 deliveries, the pair posting a formidable 64 for the primary wicket to place Hurricanes below strain.
Walsh’s introduction modified the course of the run chase. Nonetheless, the out-of-favour West Indies white-ball star (5-48) mixed with left-arm spinner Daniel Doram (3-33) to wreck the innings, WI Academy shedding 4 wickets for 13 runs off 40 balls.
Younger counter-attacked with three fours in a 30-ball keep as he tried to revive the chase in a 35-run, fifth-wicket stand with Ackeem Auguste, whose run-a-ball 21 included two sixes.
However as soon as Auguste was run out within the twenty eighth over, failing to regain his floor on the striker’s finish after being despatched again by Bishop over a fast single to quick mid-wicket, WI Academy misplaced their final six wickets for 61 runs.
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