http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bermuda-c2853 v Cayman Islands - ICC Americas Region Division One Twenty20 - Match Recap
Cayman Islands 87/8 (20/20 ov) v Bermuda 88/0 (15.1/20 ov) Bermuda won by 10 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)
Bermuda beat Cayman Islands by 10 wickets in another match of the ongoing International Cricket Council (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625) Americas Region Division One Twenty20 tournament, played at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, Florida.
After winning the toss, Bermuda decided to field first in order to have a clear target in their sights once they came out to bat. The decision worked wonders as the side struck early by taking the wicket of Cayman Islands’ opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ramon-Anthony-Sealy-c83888, on
the penultimate delivery of the first over, when the batsman, after scoring just one run, was caught by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Malachi-Olin-Jones-c73962.
Two overs later, the 21-year-old opener Zachary McLaughlin, also went back to the pavilion after scoring just 3 runs off 11 deliveries, when he was caught by Jones off a delivery bowled by pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/George-S-Hubert-c59610 O'Brien.
However, number three batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Steve-Constantine-Gordon-c91250, managed to bring stability in the receding batting line-up as he held off the opposition’s bowling attack; while Omar Rudolph Willis also held his side for a while, the pressure of the Bermudian bowlers
was just too much as he was run-out after scoring six runs off eight deliveries.
It was then the 47-year-old Pearson Ignatius Best, who alongside Gordon, exhibited fabulous shots all around the park, diminishing the belligerent bowling onslaught of the opposition.
The duo added 19 runs together, which was the highest partnership from Cayman Islands. The partnership was broken when Gordon, after smacking 23 runs, was caught by Lionel Olvin Bernard Cann, off a delivery by the 16-year-old medium pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kamau-Leverock-c70105.
The wicket was taken on the penultimate delivery of the 8th over.
Coming in next, skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dean-Anthony-Minors-c53374. At the time of his departure
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Cayman-Islands-c2867 had posted 43 runs on the board for the loss of five wickets.
While Best kept the score board running, he needed someone to stay on the wicket at the other end to play risky shots; however, none of the batsmen could pose a formidable resistance to the bowling attack they were up against.
In the 19th over, the lone warrior for Cayman Islands also lost his wicket after playing a knock of 22 runs off 38 deliveries, when he was caught by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jones-c69217.
With 88 runs needed to win Bermuda started their innings in a startling manner as they clobbered the Cayman Islands bowlers right from the word go. The opening batsmen Lionel Olvin Bernard Cann and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/David-Lloyd-Hemp-c53059 annihilated the opposition as they cruised
their side to victory with 29 deliveries to spare. LOB Cann hit 54 off 43 deliveries while Hemp smacked 24 off 49 balls.
LOB Cann was named the Man of the Match for his superb performance with the bat.
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