Barbados Pride Victorious in Regional Super-50 Cricket Tournament Opener, Defeating Jamaica Scorpions

The Barbados Pride are off the mark positively in this year’s Regional Super-50 One-Day cricket tournament.

It was via the Duckworth/Lewis method, but the Bajans would take it anyway.

Paying in Tarouba, the Pride got the better of the Jamaica Scorpions by 24 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method in their rain-affected clash at the Brian Lara Academy.

Batting first, the Barbados Pride put up a challenging total of 260 for 8 in their allotted 50 overs with Leniko Boucher leading the scoring with a swashbuckling 73, while Zachary McCaskie contributed a patient 63 to keep the Barbados team’s scoring rate respectable throughout.

Captain Kyle Mayers also chipped in with a brisk 41, bolstering the Pride’s innings.

Marquino Mindley was the pick of the bowlers for the Scorpions with 3 for 32 while Jeavor Royal and Brad Barnes each took two wickets.

Chasing a revised target due to rain, the Scorpions faltered at critical moments, never got a firm grip in their reply, and were bowled out for 199 in 35 overs.

Odean Smith top-scored with a fighting 45, while Jermaine Blackwood added a steady 40.

Barbados’ top bowler was Jomel Warrican, led the demolition job with impressive figures of 4-25, while leftarm seamer Dominic Drakes played his part, taking three wickets while conceding 34 runs.

Yesterday, the Leeward Islands Hurricanes also got their tournament off to a rousing start, recording a dominant victory, defeating the West Indies Academy

by 142 runs at the Queen’s Park Oval.

Opting to take the first strike, the Hurricanes amassed a competitive 236 for 7 in a rain-reduced 47-over match, powered by a sensational, unbeaten century from Justin Greaves. The Barbadian opener stroked 111 from 117 balls which included nine fours and a six to anchor the innings.

Dimitri Adams chipped in with a valuable 26 runs. Jediah Blades and Joshua Bishop put in a good shift with the ball, with Blades claiming 3-49 and Bishop securing 2-31.

In reply, the West Indies Academy struggled to establish any momentum and was bowled out for a meagre 94 runs in just 27.5 overs. Nimar Bolden top-scored with 30, while captain Teddy Bishop and wicket-keeper Carlon Bowen-Tuckett each contributed 21.

The Hurricanes’ bowlers executed their plan brilliantly, led by the experienced off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall, who dismantled the Academy’s batting lineup with figures of 3-22. He was ably supported by Daniel Doram, who also took three wickets for 34 runs. (CMC)