Match Report: Botanical Gardens Rangers vs Fort Charlotte Strikers – 2nd Match VPL 6.0
Strikers won the toss and chose to field.
Strikers didn’t start well as they put down Desron Maloney off the very first ball of match. Strikers was going well, keeping the score to 8/1 after 2 overs with Abraham having the dangerous Andre Fletcher caught at mid off without scoring. Desron Maloney had enough and decided to play aggressively, and it resulted in a 16 run 3rd over taking Rangers to 24/1. Kevin Abraham continued and got another prize wicket, that of Desron Maloney, and finished his spell of 2 overs taking 2/14 to keep the Rangers innings in check at 34/2 after 4 overs.
Jerome Jones, joint highest wicket taker in edition 5, took 2 wickets in his first over, removing Roland Cato, and then the powerful Roshon Primus for a golden duck. Carlos Brathwaite was expensive in his first over, going for 16 but he pulled it back during his 2nd over which only conceded 4 runs. The penultimate over of the innings bowled by Kharmal was smashed by Roneil Jeffrey who took 2 sixes and 1 four off the over. Keron Cottoy was savage off the final three delivery of the innings, taking a boundary and 2 sixes off Jerome Jones. He top scored with 49 not out from 23 deliveries, which contained 2 fours and 4 sixes.
Strikers during their chase was getting a boundary per over but a lot of dot balls in between. At the half way mark, they were 42/2, requiring a further 66 runs, which is never impossible in modern day cricket. Strikers got a decent 6th over, taking 12 from it although losing a wicket.
The lost wicket brought Carlos “Remember The Name” Brathwaite to the crease, and he immediately cut over point for a maximum. During the 8th over, he absolutely destroyed Kirtney Franklyn, as he effortlessly smashed 5 sixes off the over and took the score to 93/3, and leaving 16 runs remaining from 12 deliveries.
Sealroy Williams smashed a six over long off during the 9th over but was dismissed on the next delivery. Carlos Brathwaite was back on strike for the final three deliveries of the over and carted all for boundaries to secure the win for Strikers, and fittingly, brought up his half century. Brathwaite’s knock of 51 came from 12 deliveries, which contained 3 fours and 6 sixes. Sealroy Williams supported well with 30 from 21 deliveries, which contained 3 fours and 2 sixes.
Rangers 108/6 (10 overs)
Strikers 112/4 (9 overs)