QPCC vs Clarke Road in T20 final

QPCC vs Clarke Road in T20 final

Queen’s Park Cricket Club will meet Clarke Road United in the final of the Premiership 1 T20 tournament on the final day of the CPL/TKR T20 Festival at Queen’s Park Oval from 7 p.m. on Saturday.The Parkites defeated PowerGen Penal Sports by six wickets in their semi-final on Friday night to secure their place in the final.Andre Fletcher had blazed his way to 40 off 22 balls, striking three fours and three sixes to put the hosts in control of the chase before Jyd Goolie (19 not out off 12 balls) and Darren Bravo (11 off 11) ensured a comfortable victory in the end with Queen’s Park reaching the target with nearly five overs to spare.

Queens Park’s bowling attack was led by Akeal Hosein (two for 22) and Terrence Hinds (two for 20) who grabbed two wickets each, while Jyd Goolie (one for 15) and Bryan Charles (one for 22) also played a key role in keeping the PowerGen batters quiet as the Parkites stifled scoring opportunities throughout the 20 overs.The six-time champions QPCC will now meet Clarke Road in a repeat of the 2019 final when the Parkites won their last T20 trophy.

Summarised scores:

PowerGen 132-7 (20 overs) (Navin Bidaisee 46, Daniel Williams 23; Akeal Hosein 2/22, Terrence Hinds 2/20)

vs QPCC 133-4 (15.2 overs) (Andre Fletcher 40, Joshua Da Silva 35; Navin Bidaisee 2/29)

- QPCC won by six wickets.

Clarke Road hold nerve to reach T20 final

Clarke Road United secured their place in the Premiership 1 T20 final for the first time since 2019 with a thrilling three-wicket victory over Bess Motors Marchin Patriots in their semi-final clash on the penultimate day of the CPL/TKR T20 Festival at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, yesterday.

Clarke Road will face either Queen’s Park Cricket Club or PowerGen Penal Sports in today’s final from 7 p.m. QPCC and PowerGen squared off in the second semi-final after press time last night.
In the first semi, Clarke Road won the toss and restricted Marchin Patriots to 171 for nine before replying with 174 for seven off 19.3 overs to clinch a tense win.Mark Deyal played a pivotal role in the victory, grabbing three wickets for 39 runs before hitting a rapid 54 off 37 balls to set up the chase.Earlier, Marchin got off to a flyer, with opener Kadeem Alleyne hitting 31 off 12 balls to lay the foundation. But Evin Lewis didn’t get off yesterday, scoring just 13.However, handy double-digit scores from Teshawn Castro (21) Crystian Thurton (29) and Kirstan Kallicharan (21) kept the innings moving at a rapid pace as Marchin reached 97 for three after ten overs.

Summarised Scores:

Bess Motors Marchin Patriots 171-9 (20 overs) (Kadeem Alleyne 31, Crystian Thurton 29; Clevon Kalawan 4/27, Mark Deyal 3/39) vs Clarke Road United 174-7 (19.3 overs) (Shian Brathwaite 55, Mark Deyal 54; Rivaldo Ramlogan 3/20, Giovonte Depieza 2/19)

—Clarke Road won by 3 wickets

Woodland to face Police in Prem 2 T20 final rematch


Woodland Sports will face Police Sports in the final of the Premiership 2 Division of the CPL/TKR T20 Festival from 3 p.m. today at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain.

Woodland booked a rematch against the defending champions when they overcame El Socorro Youth Movement (EYM) by five wickets in their semi-final fixture which concluded late Thursday night.Denesh Ramdin led the fight for Woodland in the semi-final, hitting 67 off 46 balls, while Saiba Batoosingh struck an unbeaten 53 off 40 balls as they reached 152 for four off 18 overs, replying to EYM’s tally of 149 for eight from their allotted 20 overs.Ramdin struck eight fours and a six while Batoosingh belted two maximums and four fours as the pair put on 122 for the fourth wicket to rescue the innings after Woodland had stumbled to 26 for three in the first five overs.
By the time Ramdin was dismissed, Woodland were already in sight of victory at 148 in the 18th over.

Police secured their place in the final with a 45-run win over Club Sando in the other Prem 2 semi earlier on Thursday.

Summarised Scores:

(Thursday)

Premiership 2 (semi-final 2)

El Socorro Youth Movement 149-8 (20 overs) (Shakeem Prince 45, Christian Lall 25; James Duncan 3/25, Rakesh Maharaj 2/23, Alvin Sonny Jr 2/15) vs Woodland Sports 152-4 (18 overs) (Denesh Ramdin 67, Saiba Batoosingh 53 n.o.; Jahron Alfred 2/36)

—Woodland won by 5 wickets

Bidaisee eyes ‘Breakout’ success with Legions

Trinidad and Tobago leg-spinner Navin Bidaisee is hoping his stint with the T&T Legions for the upcoming West Indies Breakout T20 League will open doors to more opportunities in the game.The former T&T Under-19 captain--also a capable batter-- views his selection as an important step in his cricketing journey and is eager to make an impact in Breakout League, set to be played in Trinidad from April 25 to May 10.The 24-year-old understands the value of his role in the team and is aiming to contribute effectively. “Bowling leg-spin, hopefully, I will get crucial wickets and contribute to the batting as well.”

“We’ve seen that they have been so effective (with) India winning the World Cup here in the Caribbean (last year with) Kuldeep Yadav, South Africa getting (Tabraiz) Shamsi, Australia Adam Zampa (and) England Adil Rashid. All of these guys seem to impact the game on the winning side, and we are yet to produce this.”

In January, CWI hosted a specialised high-performance camp focusing on both spin bowling and batting against spin.Bidaisee was part of that spin camp, along with fellow T&T spinners Ryan Bandoo, Bryan Charles, Yannic Cariah and Avinash Mahabirsingh.Among the batters selected for the camp was T&T’s Justin Jaggasar.

T&T LEGIONS: Kamil Pooran, Amir Jangoo, Jyd Goolie, Crystian Thurton, Navin Bidaisee, Mikkel Govia, Joshua James, Joshua Da Silva, McKenny Clarke, Cephas Cooper, Damien Joachim, Shaaron Lewis, Abdul-Raheem Toppin, Johann Layne.

Mohammed leads North to huge win over Tobago in U-17 Inter-zone

Former national Under-13 captain Zakariyya Mohammed scored 72 to lead North Under-17 to a commanding 249-run win over Tobago U-17 in matchday two of the T&T Cricket Board's (TTCB) U-17 Inter-zone Championship on Wednesday at St Mary's College Grounds in St Clair, Port-of-Spain.The opener and wicketkeeper held the top order together as he hit eight fours in his knock. His opening partnership with Trevor Padilla (14) produced only 26 runs before Padilla was caught by Jayshean Baptiste off the bowling of Ajani Noel.

He then shared in a 119-run partnership with Maleek Lewis (66) as North U-17 progressed to 145 for two in 26.3 overs. It ended when Kardell Richards trapped Lewis for leg-before wicket.Mohammed, then built up a 38-run partnership with Runafo Stewart (44) but was third out at 183 for three in the 32nd over for 72. He was bowled by Brendon Melville. By that time, the Presentation College Chaguanas and Merryboys wicketkeeper had faced 102 balls.After the fall of Mohammed, Stewart and Kaiden Pollard then scored a 68-run partnership before Stewart was caught by Samuel James off the bowling of Jayshean Baptiste at 251 for 4 in the 41st over.

Summarised scores

At St Mary’s Grounds: North 338/9 (50 overs) (Zakariyya Mohammed 72, Maleek Lewis 66, Nathan Sancho 51 not out; Kardell Richards 3-47, Jayshean Baptiste 3-55) vs Tobago 89 all out (18.4 overs) (Kardell Richards 22; Nathan Sancho 4-22, Tyrell Guiseppi 3-15). North U-17 won by 249 runs.

At Naparima Grounds: South 344 /7 (50 overs) (Roberto Badree 95; Amrit Pitman 80; Aaden Owen 54 not out; Jaen Seurattan 2-27) vs South-West 229 (46.3 overs) (Keshav 97; Aaden Owen 4-31; Aarion Mohammed 3-4. South U-17 won by 115 runs.

At Sancho Recreation Ground: South-East 158 (45.1 overs) (Zane Maraj 53; D Dhanraj 4-41) vs Central 159 /2 (23 overs) (Chris Ramanan 55 not out; Saleem Khan 46; J Ramnarace 1-19). Central U-17 won by 8 wickets.

At Brooklyn Recreation Ground: North East 68 all out (30.4) Z Stewart 23; B Harricharan 4-10; Q Juman 3-23) vs East 69 /2 (14 overs) (R Fournillier 28 not out; A Kassiram 21; E Ramsundar 1-4). East U-17 won by 8 wickets.