Trinis triumph despite Santokie

PORT-OF-SPAIN – Penetrative bowling from Krishmar Santokie was upstaged by a stroke-filled half-century from Darren Bravo, as Trinidad and Tobago made Jamaica pay for their indifference in a 49-run victory in the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament on Wednesday night.Jamaica unsuccessfully pursued a victory target of 158 from their allocation of 18 overs in the final Group A match under the lights before a crowd of about 13 500 at a rain-drenched Queen’s Park Oval.The result meant that Trinidad and Tobago finished at the top of the group with a maximum 12 points from three straight victories, and Jamaica finished runners-up, following two wins and a defeat.Heavy showers in the capital lashed the ground, but the crowds continued to swell, and waited patiently for umpires Clyde Duncan and Clancy Mack to conduct two inspections before deciding the contest would start an hour later than scheduled with each side restricted to a maximum of 18 overs.Jamaica sent Trinidad and Tobago in to bat, and Santokie bowling a full length, and gaining appreciable movement through the air, collected five wickets for 24 runs in his allotted four overs.But Darren Bravo, playing for the first time in the competition, struck four fours and three sixes in 65 from 44 deliveries, as Trinidad and Tobago posted a respectable 157 for seven in 18 overs.Bravo added 69 for the fifth wicket with his elder brother Dwayne.