Jamaica Tallawahs and Guyana Amazon Warriors won their respective games while chasing targets.
Asked to bat first, Zouks posted 158/7 in 20 overs on the back of Roston Chase’s 42-ball 52 (4 fours and 2 sixes).
Mujeeb Ur Rahman (2/25) and Veerasammy Permaul (2/34) were the stand-out bowlers for Tallawahs, claiming two wickets each. Sandeep Lamichhane (1/23) was also economical with the ball.
In reply, Tallawahs rode on Glenn Phillips’ 29-ball 44 and Asif Ali’s unbeaten 27-ball 47 to overhaul the target with five wickets and seven balls to spare.
Brief Scores:
St Lucia Zouks 158/7 in 20 overs (Roston Chase 52; Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2/25) lost to Jamaica Tallawahs 160/5 in 18.5 overs (Asif Ali 47*; Kesrick Williams 2/32) by 5 wickets
Opting to bowl first, Guyana restricted Patriots to 127/8 with Keemo Paul (4/19) doing the damage with the ball. Imran Tahir also bowled brilliantly, claiming 2 wickets by conceding only 18 runs in his four overs.
It was a disappointing batting performance from the Patriots as opener Evin Lewis was the top-scorer with 18-ball 30.
In reply, Guyana achieved the target with three overs to spare. Even though Guyana lost seven wickets in their innings, Shimron Hetmyer’s 44-ball 71 laced with 8 fours and 3 sixes was more than enough to see them through.
Skipper Rayad Emrit was the pick of the bowler for Patriots as he picked up 3 for 31 in his three overs and staged a fightback.
Brief Scores:
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 127/8 in 20 overs (Evin Lewis 30; Keemo Paul 4/19) lost to Guyana Amazon Warriors 131/7 in 17 overs (Shimron Hetmyer 71; Rayad Emrit 3/31) by 3 wickets