-defeat Malta Supreme Guyana by 7 wickets
THANKS to an incisive spell of fast bowling from a pumped up Fidel Edwards, backed by a robust innings from Dwayne Smith and a resilient one from Kraigg Brathwaite, Barbados booked a place in the final of the West Indies Cricket Board NAGICO Super50 tournament with a seven wickets victory over Malta Supreme Guyana at the Queen’s Park Oval last night.

Scores in the match: Malta Supreme Guyana 181, Barbados 182 for 3.
Winning the toss and opting to bat first on a track that still possessed some preparation moisture, Malta Supreme Guyana lost Trevon Griffith (07), Ramnaresh Sarwan (00) and Assad Fudadin (04) all to Edwards (4 for 16) to be 22 for3.
Griffith survived a confident lbw appeal from Edwards first ball before turning one to Kevin Stoute at short mid-on,
Sarwan was given out lbw to one that was going down the leg side while Fudadin chased a wide ball and got an edge through to Suleiman Benn at second slip.
Leon Johnson pulled a short ball from Jason Holder to long leg for four, but was lbw to the bowler in his next over, leaving Malta Supreme Guyana palpably placed on 26 for 4 in the 10th over of their innings.
Skipper Christopher Barnwell (37), Narsingh Deonarine (58), Anthony Bramble 34 and Veerasammy Permaul 19 fought back for their team, who were eventually bowled out for 181 off 49.4 overs, with Holder supporting Edwards with 2 for 35.
Barnwell and Deonarine started the recovery with boundaries off Holder and Carlos Brathwaite, posting the 50 from 16.4 overs, while they both got boundaries off Ashley Nurse, followed by a six from Barnwell off the same bowler, which realised their 50 runs partnership.
A sweep by Deonarine off Kenroy Williams in his first over for four, signalled confidence oozing from the Albion left hander who was overlooked for the upcoming series against Ireland in Jamaica next week.
However, in his attempt to hit Williams back over his head, Barnwell skied one to deep long off where Holder came around and held the catch, even though he collided with Smith after doing so, breaking the 65 runs partnership.
Barnwell faced 54 balls and struck four fours and one six after being given a life by Nurse off his own bowling and was quickly followed by Royston Crandon (00), before Deonarine pulled Williams for four to a wide midwicket area, to post Guyana’s 100 from 32 overs, with his score being 32 and Bramble 1.
Deonarine reached his 50 from 100 balls with six fours and celebrated with a four off Smith, before he punched Holder straight to Nurse at backward point when on 58 (108balls, 7×4) at 146 for 7, ending his 55 runs partnership with Bramble.
Rain interrupted Malta Guyana Supreme’s innings at 17:07hrs with the score reading 159 for 7 off 46 overs for 23 minutes, with Bramble who hit Benn over long off for six on 27 and Permaul 4.
After the break, two sixes by Permaul off Benn and Holder followed by a Bramble four also off Benn brought some life to the Malta Supreme Guyana innings, before they were both run out by Edwards who induced Ronsford Beaton (00) to chip one straight to Benn, to culminate the innings in the penultimate over.
Unlike Malta Supreme Guyana, Barbados got a raucous start of 81 from Smith and Kraigg Brathwaite, posting their 50 partnership from 6.1 overs with Smith who struck Permaul for two fours and a six in his first over on 35 and Kraigg Brathwaite 13.
Smith, who was later declared the Man- of- the- Match, posted his 50 by hitting Permaul over wide long on for his third six which goes along with the seven fours he struck from the 33 balls he faced, and followed it with a pair of boundaries two deliveries later, also off Permaul.
However, after going for 34 runs from his first four overs, Permaul sent back Smith lbw off the final delivery of the 12th over at 81 for 1, after facing 37 deliveries for his 61 which was decorated with nine fours and three sixes and later Stoute for 01.
Barbados got to their 100 from 18.5 overs, but lost Jonathan Carter (09) lbw to Devendra Bishoo, but Kraigg Brathwaite who was joined by Williams after Carter was dismissed, got to his maiden half century at this level from 113 balls with five fours, with Barbados 171 for 3.
They sealed the win shortly after, ending on 182 for 3 from 46 overs, with Kraigg Brathwaite unbeaten on 55 (122 balls 5×4) and Williams 40 (78balls 2×4, 1×6) against Permaul’s 2 for 44, earning the right to face Trinidad and Tobago in tomorrow’s final.

Scorecard
GUYANA INNINGS
T Griffith c Stoute b F. Edwards 07
A Fudadin c Benn b F. Edwards 04
R Sarwan lbw b F. Edwards 00
L Johnson lbw b Holder 07
N Deonarine c Nurse b Holder 58
C Barnwell c Holder b Williams 37
R Crandon lbw b Benn 00
A Bramble run out (F. Edwards) 34
V Permaul run out (F. Edwards) 19
D Bishoo not out 00
R Beaton c Benn b F. Edwards 00
Extras (w6, nb3, lb5, b1) 15
Total: (all out off 48.4 overs) 181
Fall of wickets: 1-10, 2-15, 3-22, 4-26, 5-91, 6-91, 7-146, 8-181, 9-181
Bowling: F. Edwards 7.4-2-16-4 (w2), Holder 9-0-35-2 (nb1, w1), C Brathwaite 7-0-26-0 (nb1, w1), Nurse 6-0-24-0, Benn 10-1-39-1 (w2, nb1), Williams 5-0-21-0, Smith 4-1-14-0

BARBADOS INNINGS
D Smith lbw b Permaul 61
K Brathwaite not out 55
K Stoute c&b Permaul 01
J Carter lbw b Bishoo 09
K Williams not out 40
Extras (w8, lb7, nb1) 16
Total (for 3 wickets off 46 overs) 182
Fall of wickets: 1-81, 2-83, 3-110
Did not bat: SO Dowrich†, CR Brathwaite, AR Nurse, FH Edwards, SJ Benn, JO Holder
Bowling: Beaton 8-1-44-0 (w4, nb1), Barnwell 5-1-19-0, Permaul 10-1-44-2 (w1), Bishoo 10-1-35-1 (w1), Crandon 2-0-7-0, Deonarine 10-0-22-0, Johnson 1-0-4-0
By Calvin Roberts in Trinidad and Tobago
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