BARBADOS are the champions of the NAGICO Super50 regional cricket tournament, pulling off a tense 17-run victory over hosts Trinidad and Tobago tonight at the Queen’s Park Oval.
Led by 83 from Dwayne Smith, who had an opening stand of 127 with Kraigg Brathwaite, Barbados reached 252 all out in 48.4 overs. Jonathan Carter also made a huge contribution with 49 before he was out lbw.
Trinidad and Tobago, reeling on 95 for four, staged a comeback before falling on 235.
Wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin put them back in the fight with 68. It was tense in the final overs, with Rayad Emrit (27) and Ravi Rampaul also putting up some resistance at the bottom of the order.
But bowler Fidel Edwards, who had a torrid evening with the ball, run out Emrit to make up for everything else that had gone wrong.
Smith was named Man of the match. (SAT)
Summarised scores: Barbados 252 in 48.4 overs (Dwayne Smith 83, Jonathan Carter 49, K. Brathwaite 36, S. Benn 22, K. Stoute 15, A. Nurse 11; K. Cooper 4-62, S. Narine 2-18, L. Simmons 2-23). Trinidad and Tobago 235 in 45.5 overs (Denesh Ramdin 68, R. Emrit 27, J. Mohammed 26, L. Simmons 19, Darren Bravo 17; Carlos Brathwaite 4-41, S. Benn 2-29, J. Holder 2-30). Barbados won by 17 runs.
