Red Steel qualify

Mon, Jul 20, '15

Samuel Badree lost his “tennis” battle with Chris Gayle comprehensively: four-six, six-four, six-zero.

But the leg spinner and his Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel won a crucial contest against the Jamaica Tallawahs at Queen’s Park Oval to make sure of a playoff place in the Hero Caribbean Premier League yesterday.

Badree, coming back with three wickets later in the innings after conceding 26 in his first, combined with captain Dwayne Bravo (4-0-18-2) to give his team victory by seven runs.

Defending the 142 they made off their 20 overs, the Red Steel survived that one-over Gayle onslaught and Andre Russell’s threatening 36 off 22 balls to push themselves into second place in the standings on 11 points, one behind the Barbados Tridents. And Bravo’s men can claim an automatic qualifying spot if they can win their fourth straight match, against Guyana Amazon Warriors in Guyana tomorrow.