in a convincing show of each batting and bowling prowess, the Mixed Campuses & Faculties Marooners secured a cushty 121-run victory over the Jamaica Scorpions within the West Indies Super50 Cup held in Trinidad on Friday.
The Marooners posted a formidable complete of 320 for seven, and their bowling, led by Romario Greaves, restricted the Scorpions to 198, securing their second win in 5 matches.
Greaves emerged because the bowling star for the Marooners, claiming 4 wickets for 51 runs in his allotted 10 overs. The Scorpions’ batting line-up crumbled, managing to attain solely 198 runs in 32.4 overs in response to the Marooners’ spectacular complete.
Walton high scores with 50 runs
Chadwick Walton was the highest scorer for the Scorpions, contributing a fair 50 runs. Odean Smith (35), Brad Barnes (31), and Jermaine Blackwood (22) additionally made worthwhile contributions. Nonetheless, regardless of their efforts, the Scorpions’ batting struggles continued, resulting in their fourth consecutive loss.
Akshaya Persaud, with figures of two for 25 from 4 overs, performed an important function within the demolition, and Isai Thorne, a fellow Guyanese pacer, grabbed two for 35 from 5.4 overs. Leg-spinner Abhijai Mansingh chipped in with two wickets for 55 runs from 9 overs.
The Marooners owed their success to a strong batting efficiency led by Demario Richards, Jeremiah, and Alleyne. Richards, specifically, shone with 71 runs from 82 balls, together with seven fours and two sixes. The crew’s strong opening partnership between Jeremiah (56) and Alleyne (51) set the stage for an imposing complete, incomes the Marooners bonus batting factors.
Scorpions present early promise
Though the Scorpions confirmed early promise, with a powerful begin led by Walton and Blackwood, their fortunes took a downturn. Greaves performed a pivotal function in dismantling the Scorpions’ high order, taking essential wickets together with that of Walton. Consequently, the Scorpions discovered themselves in a tough place at 123 for six on the midway stage of their innings.
Odean Smith supplied some resistance for the Scorpions, smashing 5 sixes in a fast innings of 35 off 20 balls. Nonetheless, his effort was in useless because the Marooners secured a complete victory.
In the long run, the Marooners’ all-around efficiency, together with strong batting and disciplined bowling, handed the defending champions, Scorpions, a heavy defeat. The Marooners’ win revived their probabilities of securing a top-four end and a spot within the semi-finals.
Wanting forward, the event will proceed with the Trinidad and Tobago Crimson Pressure going through the West Indies Academy on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. on the identical venue.