A century from Saim Ayub arrange an 11-run win for the Jamaica Kingsmen over the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots at Basseterre on Thursday. Needing 31 runs from the ultimate over, Dasun Shanaka struck three sixes to maintain the Patriots within the hunt, however Odean Smith held his nerve to shut out the win. With only one win from 5 video games, the Patriots remained on the backside of the factors desk whereas the Kingsmen moved as much as fourth place.
After opting to bowl first, Naseem Shah eliminated each the Kingsmen openers cheaply. Simply as they have been trying to rebuild, Wanindu Hasaranga ended a 31-run stand between Ayub and Kirk McKenzie by dismissing the latter simply after the Powerplay. When Usman Khan fell two overs later, caught brilliantly by Hasaranga, the Kingsmen discovered themselves in a spot of hassle at 63 for 4.
The acceleration started with Ayub smashing Waqar Salamkheil for 21 runs within the 14th over. He introduced up his fifty with a six over deep mid-wicket earlier than hitting two extra later within the over. That opened the floodgates, with the subsequent two overs yielding 11 and 12 runs respectively. Hasaranga returned to interrupt the 71-run stand by dismissing Powell within the seventeenth over, however Ayub carried on, mentioning his maiden T20 century with a six within the nineteenth over. He fell off the very subsequent supply, however the Kingsmen completed strongly on 182 for 7, with the final three overs yielding 42 runs.
A pointy bathe delayed the beginning of the chase. When play resumed, the Powerplay didn’t go in accordance with plan for the Patriots as they misplaced three wickets whereas scoring simply 42. Issues didn’t enhance after the fielding restrictions eased, with the Patriots struggling to interrupt free towards disciplined bowling. When Mikyle Louis fell within the eleventh over, the Patriots discovered themselves in a gap at 64 for 4.
Andre Fletcher briefly broke free, putting a flurry of boundaries to convey up his fifty within the 14th over. Nonetheless, he wasn’t capable of keep on and returned a catch to Ayub two overs later. Needing 64 to win from the final three overs, Jason Holder and Dasun Shanaka raised the hopes of an unlikely turnaround with a 24-run over. An excellent nineteenth over from Hunain Shah, during which he additionally bowled Holder, tilted the chances again within the Kingsmen’s favour. Shanaka then started a nervy twentieth over with two sixes however managed just one extra blow from the subsequent 4 balls because the Patriots completed on 171 for six.
Temporary Scores: Jamaica Kingsmen 182/7 in 20 overs (Saim Ayub 102; Wanindu Hasaranga 2-18) beat St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 171/6 in 20 overs (Andre Fletcher 55, Dasun Shanaka 35*; Hunain Shah 2-23) by 11 runs
