T20 Blaze: Spinners, Campbelle put Guyana back on winning course

Parsimonious bowling from spin trio Ashmini Munisar, Plaffiana Millington and Sheneta Grimmond backed up by an unbeaten fifty from captain Shemaine Campbelle placed Guyana back on winning momentum against Jamaica in Round Three of the Cricket West Indies’ T20 Blaze on Saturday evening at the Arnos Vale Playing Field in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Coming off a seven-run defeat against the Leeward Islands in the last round, defending champions Guyana kept the Jamaicans to 87-9 from the allotted in the night game, and then achieved victory at 88-6 in 15.3 overs.

Electing to bowl first, the Guyanese, led by the spin triumvirate, kept a tight leash on the Jamaicans with Munisar following her four-wicket haul in the last game with 3-11 off four overs, Millington continuing her effectiveness in the Powerplay with 2-11 off four, and Grimmond again impressing with the new ball, taking 2-16 off four.

Stafanie Taylor (24) and Rashada Williams (23) were the leading scorers for Jamaica.

Campbelle then took charge of the run-chase, dropping anchor with an unbeaten 50 off 42 (8x4s), while opener Grimmond made 14 as Guyana won to claim their second win in three matches this season.

Bowling for Jamaica, Kate Wilmott and Chedean Nation took two wickets each.

In the other third round matches, Leeward Islands defeated Trinidad and Tobago by four wickets and Barbados defeated Windward Islands by three wickets.

Below are the summarised scores from all third round games: 

Guyana defeated Jamaica by four wickets. SUMMARY: Jamaica 87-9 from 20 overs (Stafanie Taylor 24, Rashada Williams 23; Ashmini Munisar 3-11, Plaffiana Millington 2-11, Sheneta Grimmond 2-16) vs Guyana 88-6 from 15.3 overs (Shemaine Campbelle 50*, Sheneta Grimmond 14; Kate Wilmott 2-17, Chedean Nation 2-25)

Leeward Islands defeated Trinidad and Tobago by four wickets. SUMMARY: Trinidad and Tobago 74-9 from 20 overs (Amelia Khan 17, Britney Cooper 12, Nadia Mohammed 12; Davronique Maynard 2-12, Amanda Edwards 2-20) vs Leeward Islands 75-6 from 16.1 overs (Reniece Boyce 28, Amanda Edwards 27; Karishma Ramharack 3-13)

Barbados defeated Windward Islands by three wickets. SUMMARY: Windward Islands 86-8 from 20 overs (Afy Fletcher 35, Carena Noel 16; Shamilia Connell 4-8, Shanika Bruce 2-18) vs Barbados 87-7 from 16.1 overs (Extras 24, Naijanna Cumberbatch 15; Afy Fletcher 2-14, Aldith Gasper 2-17, Abini St Jean 2-17)

Upcoming games

Round Four (January 20)

• Leeward Islands vs Barbados from 09:30h
• Guyana vs Trinidad and Tobago from 14:30h
• Jamaica vs Windward Islands from 19:00h

Round Five (January 22)

• Trinidad and Tobago vs Jamaica from 09:30h
• Guyana vs Barbados from 14:30h
• Leeward Islands vs Windward Islands from 19:00h

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Round One (January 27)

• Guyana vs Jamaica at Cumberland
• Trinidad and Tobago vs Windward Islands at Sion Hill
• Barbados vs Leeward Islands at Park Hill

Round Two (January 29)

• Guyana vs Trinidad and Tobago at Park Hill
• Jamaica vs Barbados at Sion Hill
• Windward Islands vs Leeward Islands at Cumberland

Round Three (January 31)

• Guyana vs Windward Islands at Park Hill
• Leeward Islands vs Jamaica at Sion Hill
• Barbados vs Trinidad and Tobago at Cumberland