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Caribbean Twenty20: Trinidad & Tobago maul Guyana
The emphatic nature of T&T victory was a strong statement ahead of the second phase of the tournament in St Lucia starting Tuesday. After four matches, they are clear leaders on 13 points.
Trinidad & Tobago mauled a previously unbeaten Guyana to extend their impressive winning streak and install themselves as heavy favorites in the Caribbean Twenty20 champions Saturday night.
Urged on by a noisy capacity crowd at Queen’s Park Oval, in Port-Of-Spain, the Trinidad & Tobago, (the hosts) flexed their muscle to pile up an imposing 191 for four, the tournament’s highest score.
Darren Bravo, the man of the match, belittled Guyana’s bowlers en route to a sublime unbeaten 82 from 51 balls while Kieron Pollard turned up at the end to play a blinder, slamming an unbeaten 44 from a mere 17 balls.
Their unbroken fifth wicket partnership yielded an exhilarating 64 from just 27 balls and brought the innings to an explosive climax.
Deflated by the onslaught, Guyana found no answers when they batted, and limped to 111 for six off their 20 overs, despite veteran left-hander Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s 53.
The emphatic nature of Trinidad & Tobago’s victory was a strong statement ahead of the second phase of the tournament in St Lucia which begins on Tuesday. After four matches, they are clear leaders on 13 points, with Jamaica second on nine points, and Windward Islands, Guyana and Barbados all on eight.
Darren Bravo and his brother Dwayne combined in a 48-run, third wicket stand off 33 balls to revive the innings and lay the groundwork for the late assault, which duly came.
