The Bahamas bowling was shaky for most of the first innings and Bermuda punished them to amass 239 runs in 20 overs. In the second innings, the Bahamas senior men’s national cricket team could not get into a batting rhythm as they finished with just 99 runs for the fall of eight wickets on 20 overs.
In the end, they fell by 140 runs in their third match at the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s TwentyTwenty (T20) Americas World Cup Qualifiers at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua yesterday.
The Bahamas’ captain, Greg Taylor Jr. won the toss for a third consecutive game and chose to bowl first.
It was not the ideal start for The Bahamas in the bowling as opening bowler, Roderick Mitchell gave up four wides in the first over for a total of nine runs. Marlon Graham gave up 11 runs in the following over that gave the Bermuda side a score of 20 runs after two overs for the loss of no wickets.
The Bahamas’ bowlers were unable to slow down the Bermuda side who reached the half-century mark in the fifth over which was bowled by Sandeep Goud. At the end of that over, they scored 56 runs will all their wickets in hand. Bermuda reached the century mark four overs later. Jagnauth Jagroo, who has been efficient in the tournament so far, bowled out of character. He gave up 24 runs that included two sixes, two fours and a no-ball. Bermuda went from 85 runs to 109 runs in that over at a whopping 12.11 runs per over.
Looking to break the Bermuda 135-run partnership, Kervon Hinds bowed the 12th over and bowled Allan Douglas out for 74 runs on the first ball. It was what The Bahamas needed from Hinds who went on to give up just eight runs in that over. That was his third over as he gave up an efficient 21 runs for one wicket.
Taylor who was the wicket-keeper, took off the pads and gloves off and joined the bowling line up. After giving up 20 runs in his first bowling spell, he streamlined it in the second over. It was The Bahamas’ 18th over and he took the wicket of Tre Manders, who was the remaining opening batsman. Manders finished the inning with 84 runs.
Taylor struck again when he bowled Kamau Leverock out and sent him behind Manders on the next ball.
In the 19th over, Mitchell returned to bowl with the score on 222 runs for three wickets. He took two wickets in that over as Bermuda had 232 runs for five wickets. Taylor bowled the final over to take the final wicket of the inning as the Bermuda side finished with 239 runs.
Taylor finished the game with three wickets in three overs and gave up 27 runs. Hinds had one wicket for 33 runs in four overs. Mitchell got two wickets in four overs.
Needing a tough 240 runs in 120 balls. In order to do that, The Bahamas needed their top order to string together a good performance.
Marc Taylor and Jagroo opened the batting for the squad. Marc Taylor came into the match leading the tournament with the most runs – 104 runs. At the end of the first over, The Bahamas had one run for the loss of no wicket. In the first ball of the second over, Marc Taylor went for a shot on a Kyle Hodsoll delivery. The ball went into the air caught by Curt Stovell as he was out for just one run.
Jagroo was out in the third over for seven runs. The Bahamas was now at eight runs for the loss of two wickets. With The Bahamas on 25 runs for four wickets at the end of the sixth over, Hinds came in and bat along with Jonathan Barry. Hinds had 40 runs and was one of two players on The Bahamas to finish in double-figures on the batting front. Orlando Stewart had 12 runs.
In the end, The Bahamas had a run rate of 4.95 runs per over which was well below the required run rate of 12 runs per year.
The Bahamas sits in fifth place with one win and two losses and will return to action today 8.30 a.m Eastern Time when they play Belize this morning at the Sis Vivian Richards Stadium. Belize sit in sixth place with one win and three losses.
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