ST AUGUSTINE, Trinidad, CMC – Captain Nyeem Younger’s maiden Record A fifty rescued West Indies Academy, however awful climate finally intervened to wreck their Super50 Cup match towards Barbados Pleasure right here Monday.
With the innings within the doldrums at 31 for 5 within the thirteenth over, Younger arrived on the crease to guide a restoration, the right-hander blasting an unbeaten 67 from 89 balls to assist elevate the WI Academy to 141 for six within the thirty ninth.
Kevin Wickham chipped in with 43 from 61 balls however, extra considerably, helped to mount a crucial 93-run, sixth-wicket partnership with Younger.
With the innings headed for an thrilling end, the rains arrived to rule out any additional probability of play on the Frank Worrell Memorial Floor.
Seamers Dominic Drakes (2-10) and Jair McAllister (2-15) grabbed a brace of wickets to do the early harm for Pleasure.
Despatched in, WI Academy was in turmoil from the outset, with Drakes and McAllister wiping out the highest order shortly.
Kimani Melius (9) drove the primary ball of the morning’s sixth over from Drakes uppishly to cowl the place Shamarh Brooks took a waist-high catch, and Leonardo Julien adopted within the eighth with out scoring, nicking a drive at Drakes to be taken behind.
With no runs added, Matthew Nandu (8) pulled a brief ball from McAllister and was caught at sq. leg at 22 for 3, and Teddy Bishop additionally fell to the identical bowler within the eleventh over, pulling one other brief ball to brief mid-wicket at 25 for 4.
When Ackeem Auguste perished for 3, slicing a unfastened full toss to cowl level within the thirteenth, the WI Academy innings was in tatters.
Nevertheless, Younger counter-attacked bravely, punching two fours and 4 sixes whereas Wickham supported effectively, putting two fours, to place Pleasure on the again foot for the primary time.
The partnership pissed off the Pleasure bowlers when Wickham top-edged a gradual sweep at off-spinner Roston Chase and was taken within the deep.
CRICKET-LEAD Younger fireworks quenched by rain
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