PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad & Tobago Pink Power clinched a 60-run win over the Mixed Campuses and Faculties (CCC) Marooners, due to stellar performances by spinners Khary Pierre and Yannic Cariah, who snared seven wickets of their first CG United Super50 match of the season.
Regardless of T&T’s low whole of 194, Pierre and Cariah dismantled CCC’s batting line-up, pulling off a dramatic comeback after CCC appeared comfortably set for victory at 102 for 2 on Tuesday.
Batting first after shedding the toss at Sir Frank Worrell Cricket Floor, T&T’s line-up struggled to achieve momentum, with opener Kjorn Ottley main with 45 runs. Nevertheless, T&T’s hopes dimmed as they stumbled to 122 for 5, needing a late rescue act. Jyd Goolie, with 37, and Cariah, contributing 28, managed a 68-run stand to stabilize the innings. Nonetheless, Amari Goodridge’s tight bowling dismantled the tail, holding T&T simply shy of 200 runs.
CCC started their chase in sturdy style
CCC started their chase in sturdy style, with Shaqkere Parris anchoring the innings with a stable 57 off 68 balls, that includes 5 fours and two sixes. Alongside Demario Richards, the Marooners appeared set for an upset. Nevertheless, Parris’s departure at 103 sparked a dramatic collapse, because the crew crumbled, shedding their final eight wickets for a mere 32 runs.
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Pierre, with a outstanding 4-8 in 9.1 overs, and Cariah’s 3-31, swung the momentum sharply again in T&T’s favor, triggering an entire CCC collapse at 134. Their mixed efforts halted any probability of a CCC comeback, sealing a assured opening win for the defending champions.
