Related Press / Kirsty Wigglesworth, File
An unbeaten 70 from Jason Mohammed overshadowed a run-a-ball, 76 not out, and steered hosts Trinidad and Tobago Pink Drive to a four-wicket win towards West Indies Academy within the West Indies Super50 Cup.
Mohammed struck solely seven fours in his 86-ball innings, and Pink Drive efficiently chased 264 on the Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad to clinch their fourth win in 5 matches within the eight-team event to cement their place on the prime of the standings.
The 37-year-old, shared 50 for the sixth wicket with Akeal Hosein, and placed on an unbroken 72 with Terrance Hinds that carried Pink Drive over the end line. Mohammed, a former Pink Drive captain, formalised the end result when he pulled pacer Nyeem Younger, the Academy captain, to deep mid-wicket for 4 with eight balls remaining to offer the house workforce 4 wins after their first match was rained out.
Opener Tion Webster supported with 45, Hosein made 31, Hinds was not out on 23, and discarded West Indies batsman Darren Bravo, the Pink Drive captain, added 21 within the run chase. Auguste, batted at six, and he struck six fours and three sixes from 63 balls and shared three important stands that the Academy constructed their complete of 263 for 8 after they determined to bat. WI Academy struggled by way of the primary Energy Play to succeed in 47 with out loss, however their openers, Matthew Nandu and Kimani Melius, shared 59 for the primary wicket earlier than they stumbled to 106 for 4 midway of their innings. Left-hander Auguste shared 49 with Kevin Wickham for the fifth wicket, earlier than he placed on successive 51-run stands with Younger for the sixth wicket, and one other Barbadian all-rounder Matthew Forde for the seventh wicket. Nandu scored 40, Wickham made 31, Melius received 29, Forde gathered 28, and Leonardo Julien added 22 to steer the Academy batting.
Pink Drive then ended the primary Energy Play on 60 for one to safe a batting bonus level after opener Kjorn Ottley was caught at brief third man off pacer Matthew Forde within the fifth over. Webster dominated a 50-run, second-wicket stand with Joshua Da Silva, however left-arm spinner Joshua Bishop and part-time leg-spinner Kevin Wickham eliminated them respectively, earlier than the house workforce reached 100.
Pink Drive have been 119 for 4 after Wickham received Bravo caught behind within the twenty fifth over, they usually have been 142 for 5 when Matthew Nandu received Mark Deyal caught at brief additional cowl for 13 within the thirtieth over. Hosein got here to the crease and along with Mohammed they received Pink Drive again on the right track for victory earlier than pacer Kelvin Pitman received him caught at deep mid-wicket within the thirty ninth over.
Hinds joined Mohammed they usually carried Pink Drive previous 200. They entered the ultimate Energy Play with their aspect needing 58 extra to win and accomplished the job.
