Barbados and Jamaica to contest women’s Super50 finals

COUVA, Trinidad, CMC – Barbados and Jamaica will contest the finals of the Regional Women’s Super50 tournament at the National Cricket Centre here in Couva Trinidad tomorrow.

The teams qualified for the final show down on the basis of points earned in the fifth and final round of the competition yesterday.

Barbados, the front runners heading into the final round, played to a tie with Trinidad and Tobago on the Duckworth Lewis method at the National Cricket Centre in Couva.

The Bajans shared points with the home side to top the table with 18, two more than Jamaica who gained their full quota to secure second position on the table, after demolishing Guyana by 86 runs also on the Duckworth Lewis method.

T&T, who led the tournament, heading into the penultimate round needed an outright win over Barbados to be in with a chance of advancing to the round of two but rain also played havoc with their efforts.

They finished third with 14 points.

A century stand between opener Hayley Mathews and Deandra Dottin set the Bajans on course to a challenging 204 for six from 50 overs.

Mathews smashed a top score of 90 before she was run out but not after teaming up with Dottin in a hostile 151 run partnership for the second wicket.

Dottin, who was promoted in the batting order, blasted 58 from 86 balls to put her side in a strong position.

Chasing a revised target of 117 from 20 overs because of the rain, Trinidad and Tobago got starts from Stacy-Ann King who was run out for 35 and opener Britney Cooper who made 26.

Captain Merissa Aguilleira with a gutsy cameo that produced 17 runs from 16 balls got her side within kissing distance of victory before the overs ran out with the scores tied.

Rain also played havoc with the match at Gilbert Park where Guyana were forced to chase a revised  target of 201 after Jamaica totaled 210 for five from 50 overs.

Captain Stafanie Taylor and opener Natasha McLean anchored the Jamaica innings with a solid century stand for the second wicket.

Taylor led with 63, McLean 53 while Chinelle Henry chipped in with 35 as Jamaica appeared to have put the match beyond the reach of Guyana.

Tremaine Smartt and Shemaine Campbell got starts for Guyana with scores of 33 and 27 respectively but they were significantly pegged back, losing seven wickets before getting to the 100 run mark.

The Guyanese, who were already out of contention for the finals, stumbled to 114 for nine in 33.3 overs as Vanessa Watts, Stafanie Taylor, and Roshana Outar picked up two wickets each.

The third fixture at Macaulay Park was also affected by rain as South Windwards successfully chased a revised target of 122 against North Windwards.

A brilliant tail end batting display by Captain Yasmine St.Ange dug North Windwards out of a deep hole after they collapsed to 93 for seven.

St.Ange blasted 52 from 54 balls and dominated an eighth with stand of 81 with Nicole St.Prix to revive her side to 174 for no further loss from 50 overs.

However South Windwards coasted easily to their revised target, losing four wickets, with Stacy-Ann Adams unbeaten on 52 and Cordel Jack 23 not out.