Jamaica Kingsmen registered their second win of the season and acquired themselves off the underside of the factors desk, beating St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots by 51 runs at Sabina Park on Tuesday (August 18). A 99-run stand between Rovman Powell and Keemo Paul steadied the innings after an early wobble and helped them put up 181 for six, earlier than an all-round bowling effort restricted the Patriots to 130.
Requested to bat first, the Kingsmen have been jolted early with Saurabh Netravalkar bowling a double wicket-maiden to start. He first had Kirk Mckenzie chopping on earlier than getting Keacy Carty to edge one to the keeper. Wanindu Hasaranga then trapped Usman Khan LBW within the sixth over because the Kingsmen solely managed 42 for 3 from the Powerplay.
Captain Powell walked in and struck two fours and a six however the momentum was snatched away as soon as extra when Hasaranga returned to dismiss Reeza Hendricks within the eighth over. Strolling in together with his staff in bother at 54 for 4, Keemo Paul produced a whirlwind innings to tilt the sport again in his staff’s favour. He struck the very first ball he confronted for a boundary and continued to dominate Hasaranga, scoring 25 runs off the 11 balls he confronted from the legspinner.
Paul launched Netravalkar for 22 runs within the seventeenth over, mentioning his fifty within the course of. He was ultimately dismissed for 65 off 36, together with 5 fours and 5 sixes, by Jason Holder within the 18th over. Having simply struck Obed McCoy for six, Powell fell one run wanting his fifty within the following over. However the Kingsmen had finished sufficient harm by then to complete with a aggressive complete.
In reply, the Patriots too didn’t take pleasure in a great Powerplay. Andre Fletcher was out within the first over and Johnson Charles, who loved two reprieves, couldn’t capitalize as he fell within the fourth over. Paul then bowled Kyle Mayers within the fifth over with the Patriots reaching 45 for 3 within the Powerplay.
Nikhil Chaudhary appeared good throughout his transient keep however was trapped LBW by Vitel Lawes within the eighth over. Issues acquired worse within the following over with Dasun Shanaka getting run-out after colliding together with his accomplice Kevin Wickham. Having misplaced half their facet for simply 64, Wickham and Navin Bidaisee arrested the collapse and started rebuilding.
With the asking fee climbing, nevertheless, the 44-run stand was delivered to an finish when Bidaisee was retired out at the beginning of the 14th over. The transfer backfired because the Patriots went on to lose their final 5 wickets for simply 22 runs. Paul returned for the 18th over and claimed the ultimate two wickets to complete with 3-30, finishing a match-defining all-round efficiency.
Transient Scores: Jamaica Kingsmen 181/6 in 20 overs (Keemo Paul 65, Rovman Powell 49; Wanindu Hasaranga 2-36) beat St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots 130 all-out in 18 overs (Kevin Wickham 37; Keemo Paul 3-30) by 51 runs.
