Jamaica Kingsmen 182 for 7 (Ayub 102, Hasaranga 2-18, Naseem 2-35, McCoy 2-43) beat St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 171 for six (Fletcher 55, Shanaka 35, Holder 34, Hunain 2-23, Blades 2-50) by 11 runs
Patriots, the bottom-placed group within the competitors, had been three down contained in the powerplay with simply 42 on the board. That ought to have meant a stroll to the end line for Kingsmen, however Fletcher had picked up pace by then and although Mikyle Louis grew to become the fourth to fall by the eleventh over, with the full at 64, issues began wanting more healthy for Patriots quickly.
Fletcher added 48 in 29 balls with Holder, and after Fletcher fell for 55 in 38 balls to Ayub, now doing his stuff with the ball, Holder and Shanaka related for 38 extra in simply 21 balls. It was maybe a shedding battle as soon as Holder was dismissed, with 33 nonetheless to get from eight balls, however Shanaka wasn’t leaving with out making an announcement. He did, smashing 19 extra in seven balls within the time left to complete with 35 not out in 18, nevertheless it was nowhere close to sufficient for Patriots to get their second win.
The gradual progress earlier within the chase – between them, Johnson Charles, Kevin Wickham and Louis had criminally used up 34 balls for twenty-four runs – got here again to hang-out Patriots in a sport they might nicely have received.
As a substitute, it was Kingsmen taking again the 2 factors, and it was virtually fully right down to Ayub.
Powell and Ayub, although, smashed their option to a 72-run stand in simply 43 balls, Powell going at 123.52 for his 17-ball 21 however Ayub, by then, enjoying at one other degree, hitting 51 in 26 balls within the partnership.
