Kirk Edwards had a top score of 46 and Brian Lara scored an unbeaten 31 to spur West Indies Legends to their first win, a five-wicket victory over Bangladesh Legends in the Road Safety World Series Friday night.
Chasing a competitive score of 169 for 7 from Bangladesh, the West Indies got off to a flyer with William Perkins and Ridley Jacobs racing to 29 in 16 balls when Perkins was dismissed for 22 having faced 14 balls.
His dismissal brought Dwayne Smith to the crease but after looking threatening hitting two fours in the first four balls he faced, was bowled by Abdur Razzak for 10 with the score on 41.
He was replaced by Edwards, who together with Ridley Jacobs, mounted a 72-run third-wicket partnership in just 43 balls. Edwards was particularly savage on the Bangladesh bowlers smashing six fours and two sixes in his 28-ball stay at the crease before he, too, was bowled by Razzak.
Twelve runs later, Jacobs was run out for 34 on the last ball of the 14th over with the West Indies still needing 45 runs from 36 balls.
Tino Best came and went, bowled for five by Mohammad Rafique. Meanwhile, Brian Lara, who took some time to get going, hit three fours in his unbeaten 31. He and Mahendra Nagamootoo, who hit two fours in his 16 not out from 10 balls, got the West Indies across the line at 173 for 5 with seven balls to spare.
Razzak took 2-34.
After being sent to bat by the West Indies, Nazimuddin and Mehrab Hossain took full advantage smashing the West Indies bowling to all parts, scoring 64 at better than eight runs an over. It took a run out from the last ball of the eighth over to end the partnership, Nazimuddin coming up short of the crease after smashing three fours and two sixes in his 24-ball 33.
Hossain and Aftab Ahmed added 27 for the second wicket when Tino Best had the latter caught behind for 31 mid-way the 15th over. He hit four fours and a six in his 21-ball stay. Four balls later, Ryan Austin bowled Hossain for 44 and then trapped Razzak lbw for a duck.
Bangladesh kept the scoring rate up thanks to Mohammed Sharif, who hit three sixes on his way to 26 from just 13 balls. He was eventually dismissed by Suilemann Benn, who also removed Khaled Mashud and Mohammad Rafique to finish with 3-17. Austin paid a high price for his two wickets, conceding 42 runs from his four overs.
Best had figures of 1-33.
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Gilzene, Blackwood fight back as Scorpions reach 176-1, but still 282 away from victory
Jamaica Scorpions chasing a mammoth 459 for victory against Guyana Harpy Eagles were 176-1 at stumps, needing a further 282 to achieve an unlikely victory on Friday.
When play resumes on Saturday morning, Tevin Gilzene will carry on from 81 hoping for a big century as is Jermaine Blackwood, who was unbeaten on 66. The pair has so far put on 166 for the second wicket after losing opening batter Leroy Lugg for 10.
Earlier, Guyana picked up from their overnight score of 138-4 with Tagenarine Chanderpaul on 60 and Tevin Imlach on an even 50. The pair had extended their partnership to 175 when Chanderpaul was trapped lbw by Blackwood for 89.
Meanwhile, Imlach went to make an unbeaten 136 as Guyana declared at 294-7, 458 ahead of the Scorpions.
Mindley finished with the impressive figures of 6-54 after running through the Guyana middle order. Blackwood took 1-41.
Hodge scores 137 but Hurricanes end day three with 128-run lead over Volcanoes at Brian Lara Stadium
Kavem Hodge scored his fourth first-class hundred but it was the Leeward Islands Hurricanes who ended day three of their fourth-round fixture against the Windward Islands Volcanoes with a 128-run second innings lead at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba on Friday.
The Volcanoes started the day 206-2 with Alick Athanaze and Kavem Hodge at the crease on 105 and 85, respectively.
The pair, who came together with the Volcanoes 10-2, brought their third-wicket partnership up to 246 before Athanaze’s knock was brought to an end on 128.
It was quickly 256-4 when Sunil Ambris only lasted one ball.
During the innings Hodge brought up his fourth first-class hundred, reaching 125 by the time lunch came around.
His partner at lunch was Justin Greaves who was on four as the Windwards were 298-5 off 75 overs, trailing the Hurricanes by 84 runs.
After the break, The Windwards lost the wickets of Hodge for 137 and Tevyn Walcott for 17 to be 314-6 in the 81st over.
Justin Greaves had to leave the field when he was on eight after being struck on the helmet by a Jeremiah Louis bouncer. He would later return to the crease when the Windwards were 348-9.
On the stroke of tea, the Windwards innings ended on 353-9 off 95 overs, with them just 29 runs short of a first-innings lead, after Shermon Lewis retired hurt after apparently feeling ill on the field. Greaves was left stranded on 12.
Louis took 4-46 while Cornwall took 4-102 for the Hurricanes.
At stumps, the Hurricanes reached 99-5 off 39 overs. Montcin Hodge has, so far, faced 114 balls for his 45.
Earlier, Preston McSween removed Kieran Powell and Akeem Saunders for four and 11, respectively, to have figures of 2-26 off six overs so far.
Pollard, Russell overlooked for The Hundred, Oval Invincibles select Narine
Neither Kieron Pollard nor Andre Russell were picked up during the The Hundred Player Draft took place on Thursday, March 23. The successful short-format competition is in its third season and is set to bowl off on August 1 and conclude on August 27.
Despite their power-hitting prowess and propensity for being on winning teams in T20 franchise cricket across the globe, neither player was considered to be good enough for any of the eight Hundred teams.
They were not the only big names to be overlooked as two of the best batters in the world - Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan – were also overlooked by the teams’ selectors.
However, Sunil Narine had much better fortune. He was picked up by the Oval Invincibles and is the only West Indian player in The Hundred for the third season.
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