Jamaica beat Windwards, as Barbados eye victory today

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Jamaica survived a scare at Sabina Park before taking victory by 13 runs with a day to spare over the Windwards, in the opening round of the WICB Professional Cricket League at Sabina Park yesterday. Leg-spinner Damion Jacobs claimed seven for 72.

Set 261 for victory, the Windwards were cruising at 173 for two, thanks to Devon Smith’s top score of 74 and fellow opener Tyrone Theophile’s 40, but collapsed to be all out for 247.
Smith and Theophile posted 97 for the first wicket before Smith added another 47 for the second wicket with Sunil Ambris who hit 30.
However, when Smith fell after facing 179 balls in 217 minutes at the crease striking nine fours, the Windwards suffered a collapse which saw them lose four wickets for five runs in the space of 42 balls.
Even then, Man-of-the-Match Alston Bobb (39) and captain Liam Sebastien (24) combined in a 65-run, seventh-wicket stand to haul the Windwards back into contention.
However, with just 18 required for victory and the momentum seemingly having shifted to the Windwards, the visitors collapsed again losing their last four wickets for four runs.
Jamaica had earlier been dismissed for 162, after resuming the day on 149 for nine.
In Port of Spain, Barbados Pride maintained the upper hand on Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, though the hosts produced a much better batting effort in their second innings to stave off an early defeat.
At the close at Queen’s Park Oval, they were 165 for three, still requiring another 99 runs to make Barbados bat again.
Left-handed opener Evin Lewis stroked 61 off 120 balls with nine fours and added 90 for the second wicket with Yannick Ottley who scored 44.
Jason Mohammed was unbeaten on a brisk 32 from 40 balls, with five fours and a six.
Barbados had earlier routed Red Force for 94 all out, after they resumed on 89 for seven. Left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican took all three wickets to fall to finish with four for 12.

 

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