In a fascinating conflict within the West Indies Super50 Cup, leg-spinner Javed Leacock delivered a career-best efficiency, regardless of an explosive 94 from Chadwick Walton, as Barbados Pleasure secured a powerful 47-run victory over defending champions Jamaica Scorpions.
This showdown occurred on the Frank Worrell area in St. Augustine, Trinidad.
Javed Leacock, showing in solely his sixth Listing ‘A’ match, left an indelible mark with a exceptional spell of 4 wickets for 43 runs from eight overs. In pursuit of a goal of 259, the Scorpions had been finally dismissed for 211 in 44.3 overs within the sixth match of the 50-over match.
Chadwick Walton’s scintillating batting show stole the present as he hammered six fours and 6 sixes from 112 balls. Jeavor Royal added a late flourish with 44 runs from 34 balls, whereas West Indies Take a look at Vice-Captain Jermaine Blackwood contributed a resilient 30. Nevertheless, aside from these notable performances, no different Scorpions’ batsman reached double figures.
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Left-arm pacer Dominic Drakes, son of Pleasure Head Coach Vasbert Drakes, performed a pivotal function with the ball, claiming two essential wickets for simply 14 runs from 3.3 overs. Roston Chase supplied helpful assist with two wickets for 37 runs from eight overs, serving to keep management in the course of the Scorpions’ chase.
This consequence marked a triumphant begin for the Barbados Pleasure within the match, whereas it dealt a difficult blow to the Scorpions, who suffered their second consecutive defeat of their opening two matches. The Scorpions had beforehand confronted a defeat by the hands of the Leeward Islands Hurricanes, who secured an eight-wicket victory in a low-scoring encounter on the Brian Lara Cricket Academy.
Pleasure made their preliminary breakthrough when Dominic Drakes dismissed left-handed opener Kirk McKenzie for 3 runs within the fourth over. Nevertheless, Blackwood and Walton steadied the Scorpions, making certain they didn’t lose any extra wickets within the Energy Play, taking the rating to 60 for one after 10 overs.
Chase made key contributions by eradicating Blackwood and Andre McCarthy in fast succession, main the Scorpions to a rating of 109 for 3 on the midway mark. The Pleasure bowlers, together with Kyle Mayers and left-arm Raymon Reifer, continued to use regular stress, resulting in a dramatic collapse, with three wickets falling in Javed Leacock’s first over.
Leacock takes 4 wickets
Leacock’s spin proved significantly efficient as he capitalized on the vulnerability of Scorpions’ batsmen, together with Rovman Powell, who fell to leg-spin ways. Leacock took a complete of 4 wickets, dismissing Nkrumah Bonner (run out for 9), Rovman Powell (caught at slip for a duck), Shalome Parnell (lbw for a duck), and Fabian Allen (caught at slip for 2).
Regardless of Walton’s valiant efforts to mount a comeback, his dismissal at long-on within the forty first over by Leacock dashed the Scorpions’ hopes of a dramatic turnaround.
Within the earlier phases of the match, half-centuries from Shamarh Brooks and Shai Hope propelled Barbados Pleasure to a aggressive whole of 258 for six after they had been put in to bat.
