Leewards 118 for nine (Joseph 27, Martin 23, Cumberbatch 5-15) beat Barbados 87 for nine (Callender 17, Alleyne 15, Joseph 2-10) by 31 runs
Monday’s top-of-the-table clash in Cricket West Indies’ Women’s T20 Blaze saw the Leeward Islands breezing to a 31-run win over Barbados at the Arnos Vale Playing Field in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
The day’s proceedings did not begin as promising for the Leewards, however, as they lost the majority of their batting inside seven overs to be restricted to 47 for 6. Naijanni Cumberbatch was destructor in chief for Barbados.
The off-spinner accounted for Leewards' leading scorers this campaign, dismissing Amanda Edwards (12), Shawnisha Hector (6), and Reniece Boyce for a duck—on her way to figures of 5 for 15.
Despite the loss of wickets, the Leewards kept the scoreboard ticking. Opener Qiana Joseph finally got among the runs this season, hitting two sixes and three fours before falling for a 17-ball 27 top score.