Smith, Imlach lead composite side to victory; Reifer ushers Group “A” leaders past Canada
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Contrasting half-centuries from Odean Smith and Tevin Imlach were the cornerstones for a successful run chase that carried WINDIES “B” to a three-wicket victory over defending champions Windward Islands Volcanoes in the 2018-19 WINDIES Super50 Cup on Monday here.
Smith cracked seven fours and four sixes in the top score of 64 from just 34 balls to get the run chase back on track and Imlach held the innings together with an unbeaten 57 from 110 balls, as WINDIES “B” completed their second victory of the Tournament and the Volcanoes slumped to their third straight loss.
In the other Group “A” contest: Raymon Reifer hit his second straight half-century to fortify the Guyana Jaguars’ hold on the top spot with a four-wicket victory over Canada.
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At Queen’s Park Oval: Chasing 228 for victory, WINDIES “B” endured a horrific start, losing openers Keagan Simmons and Kimani Melius for ducks without a run on the board in the space of three balls inside the first two overs.
They stumbled to 70 for five in the 24th over before Smith came to the crease and changed the direction of the innings with his enterprising batting to dominate a stand of 80 for the sixth wicket with Imlach.
Left-arm spinner Larry Edward bowled him in the 34th over and also removed Alzarri Joseph cheaply in the 38th over, as he finished with 4-47 from his allotted 10 overs to be the most successful Volcanoes bowler, and WINDIES wobbled further on 166 for seven.
Jeavor Royal however, entered and lashed five fours and one six in 44 not out off 38 balls to control an unbroken, eighth-wicket stand of 63 with Imlach that carried WINDIES “B” over the finish line with 19 balls remaining.
Earlier, Kavem Hodge, whose 2-15 from 10 overs in the WINDIES “B” chase made him the pick of the Volcanoes’ bowlers, started the day with a resolute 78 off 126 balls that included four fours and one six.
He teamed up with WINDIES Under-19 World Cup captain Emmanuel Stewart and all-rounder Ryan John to revive the Volcanoes’ innings with two successive half-century stands, after the reigning champions slumped to 40 for five in the 12th over.
Stewart made 56 from 71 balls that included six fours and one six in a 95-run, sixth-wicket stand and John supported with a run-a-ball 44 to put on 76 for the seventh wicket.
Joseph was the most successful WINDIES “B” bowler, taking 3-54 from 10 overs, and Chemar Holder, his former WINDIES Under-19 World Cup-winning new-ball partner, grabbed 2-37 from eight overs.
At the Brian Lara Cricket Academy: Reifer hit five fours and one six in an unbeaten 61 from 73 balls to collect his third half-century of the Tournament, as the Jaguars successfully chased 206 for victory to log their fifth straight win.
He shared 79 for the fifth wicket with wicketkeeper/batsman Anthony Bramble to get the Jags back on course, after they stumbled to 96 for four in the 20th over.
After Bramble, whose 44 came off 40 balls, and Ricardo Adams were dismissed in the space of seven balls, Reifer found Romario Shepherd a steady ally and they ushered the Jaguars to victory with 65 balls remaining.
Off-spinner Nikhil Dutta bagged 3-41 from 10 overs for the Canadians.
Nitish Kumar led Canada’s batting with 51 off 72 balls and there were a handful of other batsmen that got starts without carrying on, as the North American side reached 205 for seven off their allocation of 50 overs.
The most stable period of for Canada came when Dutta and his captain David Jacobs added 62 for the seventh wicket.
Jacobs was not out on 34, Ravindu Gunasekera made 34, Dutta got 29 and Navneet Dhaliwal added 20.
Veerasammy Permaul took 2-26 from 10 overs to lead the Jags’ bowling.
-ENDS-
MATCH SCHEDULE
GROUP “A”
(in Trinidad)
- Matches starting at 2 pm, except where indicated in brackets; Webcast available on the WINDIES Cricket YouTube channel
| DATE | MATCH | VENUE |
| Wed, Oct 3 | WINDIES “B” beat Canada by 10 runs | Brian Lara Cricket Academy |
| Fri, Oct 5 | Volcanoes beat Canada by 73 runs | Brian Lara Cricket Academy |
| Sun, Oct 7 | Jaguars beat WINDIES “B” by 9 wickets | Brian Lara Cricket Academy |
| Tue, Oct 9 | Jaguars beat Canada by 7 wickets | Brian Lara Cricket Academy |
| Thu, Oct 11 | Jaguars beat Volcanoes by 93 runs | Brian Lara Cricket Academy |
| Sat, Oct 13 | Jaguars beat Red Force by 75 runs | Brian Lara Cricket Academy (11:30 am start) |
| Mon, Oct 15 | WINDIES “B” beat Volcanoes by 3 wickets | Brian Lara Cricket Academy |
| Wed, Oct 17 | Red Force vs Volcanoes | Brian Lara Cricket Academy |
| Fri, Oct 19 | Red Force vs WINDIES “B” | Brian Lara Cricket Academy (11:30 am start) |
| Sun, Oct 21 | Guyana vs WINDIES “B” | Brian Lara Cricket Academy |
- Matches starting at 2 pm, except where indicated in brackets; Webcast available on the WINDIES Cricket YouTube channel
| DATE | MATCH | VENUE |
| Wed, Oct 3 | Red Force beat Volcanoes by 75 runs | Queen’s Park Oval |
| Fri, Oct 5 | Red Force beat Jaguars by 35 runs | Queen’s Park Oval |
| Sun, Oct 7 | Red Force beat Canada by 2 wickets | Queen’s Park Oval |
| Tue, Oct 9 | WINDIES “B” vs Volcanoes, no result | Queen’s Park Oval |
| Thu, Oct 11 | Red Force beat WINDIES “B” by 70 runs | Queen’s Park Oval |
| Sat, Oct 13 | Canada beat Volcanoes by 18 runs | Queen’s Park Oval (11:30 am start) |
| Mon, Oct 15 | Jaguars beat Canada by four wickets | Queen’s Park Oval |
| Wed, Oct 17 | Canada vs WINDIES “B” | Queen’s Park Oval |
| Fri, Oct 19 | Volcanoes vs Jaguars | Queen’s Park Oval (11:30 am start) |
| Sun, Oct 21 | Red Force vs Canada | Queen’s Park Oval |
GROUP “B”
(in Barbados)
- Matches starting at 9 am, except where indicated in brackets; Webcast available on the WINDIES Cricket YouTube channel
| DATE | MATCH | VENUE |
| Thu, Oct 4 | Scorpions beat Marooners by 7 wickets | Three Ws Oval |
| Sat, Oct 6 | Marooners beat United States by 59 runs | Three Ws Oval |
| Mon, Oct 8 | Hurricanes beat Maroons by 9 runs | Three Ws Oval |
| Wed, Oct 10 | Marooners beat Pride by 7 wickets | Three Ws Oval |
| Fri, Oct 12 | Scorpions beat Hurricanes by 7 wickets | Three Ws Oval |
| Sun, Oct 14 | Marooners beat Scorpions by six wickets | Three Ws Oval |
| Tue, Oct 16 | Pride vs United States | Three Ws Oval |
| Thu, Oct 18 | Hurricanes vs United States | Three Ws Oval |
| Sat, Oct 20 | Marooners vs United States | Windward Cricket Ground |
| Mon, Oct 22 | Scorpions vs United States | Three Ws Oval |
- Matches starting at 2 pm, except where indicated in brackets; Televised on ESPN Caribbean, with video highlights available from 4 pm the day after the match on the WINDIES Cricket YouTube channel,https://bit.ly/2ymVjIG
| DATE | MATCH | VENUE |
| Thu, Oct 4 | Pride vs Hurricanes, no result | Kensington Oval |
| Sat, Oct 6 | Scorpions beat Pride by 33 runs | Kensington Oval |
| Mon, Oct 8 | Scorpions beat United States by 7 wickets | Kensington Oval |
| Wed, Oct 10 | United States beat Hurricanes by 88 runs | Kensington Oval |
| Fri, Oct 12 | Pride beat United States by 3 wickets | Kensington Oval |
| Sun, Oct 14 | Pride beat Hurricanes by 3 wickets | Kensington Oval (11:30 am start) |
| Tue, Oct 16 | Hurricanes vs Scorpions | Kensington Oval |
| Thu, Oct 18 | Pride vs Marooners | Kensington Oval |
| Sat, Oct 20 | Pride vs Scorpions | Kensington Oval (11:30 am start) |
| Mon, Oct 22 | Hurricanes vs Marooners | Kensington Oval |
THE FINALS
(in Barbados)
- Matches starting at 2 pm, except where indicated in brackets; Televised on ESPN Caribbean, with video highlights available from 4 pm the day after the match on the WINDIES Cricket YouTube channel,https://bit.ly/2ymVjIG
| DATE | MATCH | VENUE |
| Thu, Oct 25 | SEMI-FINAL #1 – 1st Group “A” vs 2nd Group “B” | Kensington Oval |
| Fri, Oct 26 | SEMI-FINAL #2 – 1st Group “B” vs 2nd Group “A” | Kensington Oval |
| Sun, Oct 28 | GRAND FINAL – WINNER SF1 vs WINNER SF2 | Kensington Oval (11:30 am start) |
NOTES
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-CWI
