Successful chasing day at Max60 Caribbean T10 Cricket League 2024

The Max60 Caribbean T10 Cricket League 2024 entered the third day of its first season of the franchise-based tournament on Tuesday, 20 August. The day belonged to the chasing side in the Cayman Islands, as all three scheduled matches were taken over by the second-playing teams.

The 10-over format tournament hosted by the Cayman Islands Cricket Board played its third day with average scores but some lightning performances. The three matches between the five teams took place in George Town, Grand Cayman, at the Jimmy Powell Oval stadium.

Match 7, the first face-off of the day in the Max60 Caribbean T10 Cricket League 2024, was scheduled between the teams of Miami Lions and Grand Cayman Jaguars. The match started on the morning of Tuesday, at 11:00 am.

Playing eleven for Miami Lions versus Grand Cayman Jaguars:

Miami Lions: Ravi Bopara(c), Unmukt Chand, Joe Burns, Corey Anderson, Chadwick Walton(wk), Gerhard Erasmus, Benjamin Manenti, Jonathan Carter, Asghar Afghan, Conroy Wright, Anderson Phillip, Sajad Ahmadzai

Grand Cayman Jaguars: Sikandar Raza(c), Ben Dunk(wk), Alex Hales, Ross Whiteley, Saif Zaib, Virandeep Singh, Ramon Sealy, Logan van Beek, Terrance Hinds, Josh Little, Mitchell McClenaghan, Jake Lintott

The Grand Cayman Jaguars team won the toss and summoned the batsmen of Miami Lions to put chasing scores on the board. The first inning of the match ended with 79 runs in 10 overs after a loss of 9 wickets.

The most wickets were taken by Josh Little for Grand Cayman Jaguars. Josh Little bowled 2 overs and took 3 wickets after giving 19 runs. The target of 80 runs was easily chased by the batsmen of Grand Cayman Jaguars in just 6.5 overs.

The winning team lost just 2 wickets in the inning, as the opener set the stage for the team for victory. Ben Dunk opened the inning and got out at 32 runs in 16 balls with the help of 4 boundaries and 2 sixes. In company, Alex Hales scored 24 runs with 3 fours and 1 six in 13 balls.

The second match of the day occurred at 01:15 pm between the teams of Caribbean Tigers and Boca Raton Trailblazers. The toss went in favor of the Boca Raton Trailblazers, who decided to bring themself first on the field to bat and set a target.

Playing eleven for Caribbean Tigers versus Boca Raton Trailblazers:

Caribbean Tigers: George Munsey(c)(wk), Cameron Hemp, Josh Brown, Nick Hobson, Ashley Nurse, Michael Leask, Brad Currie, Andrew Tye, Patrick Dooley, Suranga Lakmal, Romeo Dunka, Chris Lynn

Boca Raton Trailblazers: David Warner(c), Beau Webster, Matthew Cross(wk), Jack Wood, Colin de Grandhomme, Jonty Jenner, Steven McGiffin, Matthew Calder, Jack Jarvis, Peter Hatzoglou, Romario Edwards, Jasper Davidson

The team, under captain David Warner, gathered 116 runs after facing 10 overs. Boca Raton Trailblazers lost just 1 wicket in the inning, which was taken by the only successful bowler for Caribbean Tigers, Michael Leask.

Captain David Warner opened the inning as a non-striker and lost his wicket on 24 runs while facing his 17th ball. On the other hand, Beau Webster scored 55 runs in 30 balls with the help of 2 sixes and 5 fours on a strike rate of 183.3.

Jack Wood, at first dawn, scored 27 runs with two fours and 2 sixes in 13 balls to conclude the inning. Anyhow, the target of 117 was chased by the Caribbean Tigers batsmen in the close match in the final over. The chasing team scored 118 runs in 9.4 overs.

The Caribbean Tigers team lost 8 wickets while chasing the target. The openers, Josh Brown and captain George Munsey performed well, after which the middle order collapsed. Josh Brown scored quick 24 runs in just 7 balls with 1 boundary and 3 sixes.

Captain George Munsey faced 27 balls while chasing and contributed to the team with a half-century. He scored 52 runs with 7 boundaries and also smashed 2 sixes. The captain of the team was standing on one side of the picture while the wickets kept falling on the other end.

George Munsey got out when the team was at 110 runs, and the 4 balls were remaining to score 7 more runs to win. However, the intense match was turned in the favor of the Caribbean Tigers with the winning six by Suranga Lakmal.

Suranga Lakmal played just 2 balls and scored 8 runs, including winning six. Andrew Tye also contributed 15 runs in the chase after playing 6 balls. Colin de Grandhomme came as a challenge for Caribbean Tigers, who took 3 wickets after giving 14 runs in his 2 overs.

The Max60 Cariibean T10 Cricket League 2024’s third match of the day between New York Strikers and Grand Cayman Jaguars was fixed at 03:30 pm. The toss was won by the captain of Grand Cayman Jaguars, who decided to field first.

Playing eleven for New York Strikers versus Grand Cayman Jaguars:

New York Strikers: Thisara Perera(c), Kennar Lewis(wk), Colin Munro, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Angelo Perera, Carlos Brathwaite, Brandon McMullen, Mitchell Owen, Isuru Udana, Akshay Naidoo, Matiullah Khan, Ansh Patel

Grand Cayman Jaguars: Sikandar Raza(c), Ben Dunk(wk), Alex Hales, Saif Zaib, Ross Whiteley, Virandeep Singh, Ramon Sealy, Logan van Beek, Terrance Hinds, Josh Little, Mitchell McClenaghan, Jake Lintott

While batting first, the team of New York Strikers scored 91 runs for a loss of 5 wickets in 10 overs. The contribution to set the target was nearly parted between the batsmen. Among all, Isuru Udana played at a strike rate of 250 on the third dawn.

Isuru Udana scored 25 runs in just 10 balls and hit 3 sixes out of the park with 1 boundary. Batsmen of Grand Cayman Jaguars chased the targeted score of 92 runs in just 7.2 overs with the loss of only 2 wickets. Alex Hales scored 47 runs in 24 balls and remained not out.

Alex Hales completed the chase with the help of 3 sixes and 4 boundaries. Ben Dunk, as the opener of the inning, gave another lightning performance of the day and scored 42 runs in just 13 balls. He hit 6 sixes in his quick inning.