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They were always behind the 8-ball, were the Settlers in the run-chase. But the equation was never really out of their hands - Kevin Stoute and Demetrius Richards kept them in the game towards the latter stages of the innings. Perhaps a bit more from their top order would have helped the Settlers in clinching this one - too many deliveries were taken by the top-order in getting going!
The duo of Jair McAllister and Ryshon Williams made sure that the Settlers never really settled into this chase in the powerplay. McAllister, with his hard lengths and occasional change of pace, accounted for both the openers in his first over itself. Marlon Welcome-Goodman then began finding the boundaries for the Settlers, but as the middle overs progressed, the flow of boundaries reduced.
It wasn't until Kevin Stoute arrived that the equation came in the balance. Stoute, soon joined by Demetrius Richards after the fall of Welcome-Goodman, kept the Settlers in it with some clean striking of the cricket ball. But across the last over, both batters departed in quick succession as Garry Austin killed off any momentum they got with a more than tidy penultimate over. Shakkae Marshall and Zidane Clarke got a few off the screws the last over, but the game was out of their hands by then.
10
overs
100/6score
W
0
4
3
6
4
runs
Shakkae Marshall*
10(2)
Zidane Clarke
7(3)
Jamali Lynch
1/28
9.6 Jamali Lynch to Shakkae Marshall, TOP EDGED AND FOUR! Not enough to seal the game as Lynch holds on to his nerve. Short into the batter, Marshal swivels to pull but top edged it down to third-man, runs away to find the ropes.
9.5 Jamali Lynch to Shakkae Marshall, SIX MORE! Too little too late this for the Settlers. Length delivery on the stumps, Marshall smokes it all the way over long-on for a maximum.
9.4 Jamali Lynch to Zidane Clarke, back of a length on the middle and off, Clarke shuffles across and swipes it down to fine-leg, they come back for the third.
9.3 Jamali Lynch to Zidane Clarke, FOUR! Another top effort but goes in vain, it's a boundary. Full outside the off-stump, Clarke skips down the track and slices it to deep covers, fielder comes running forward, dives but falls just short and goes to the fence.
9.2 Jamali Lynch to Zidane Clarke, great change of pace, angled it across left-hander on the fifth stump. Clarke reaches to cut too early and misses.
Zidane Clarke, LHB, comes to the crease
That might just be the last of Settlers' hopes gone!
9.1 Jamali Lynch to Kevin Stoute, OUT! HOLES OUT AT LONG-OFF! Wheels are coming off now for Settlers. Length delivery on the fourth stump, Stoute hangs back to launch that one out of the park, doesn't get the power nor the elevation as long-off gets around to pouch it.
Kevin Stoute c Shaqkere Parris b Jamali Lynch 20 (11b, 1x4, 2x6)
Shakkae Marshall, RHB, comes to the crease
And Austin turns it around by 180 degrees! Stoute and Richards had a hard time putting him away - Richards tried his best to target the square areas of the boundary - couldn't, he tried going down the ground, holed out, and now the Settlers need 21 off the last over!
9
overs
83/5score
1lb
1b
1
1
1
w
runs
Demetrius Richards*
18(10)
Kevin Stoute
20(10)
Garry Austin
1/14
8.6 Garry Austin to Demetrius Richards, OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Sensational penultimate over from Austin, comes back and picks up a wicket of the last ball. Back of a length on the leg-stump, Richards miscues the heave and mid-wicket fielder holds on to a sitter.
Demetrius Richards c Javed Leacock b Garry Austin 18 (10b, 2x4, 1x6)
8.5 Garry Austin to Kevin Stoute, length delivery on the leg-stump, Stoute makes room and smacked it down to long-on for one. Settlers need boundaries at the moment which have been kept at bay by Guardians!
8.4 Garry Austin to Demetrius Richards, full and angled into the batter, Richards makes room and whips it to deep square-leg for a single.
8.3 Garry Austin to Kevin Stoute, back of a length on the leg-stump, Stoute flicked it, but finds the short fine-leg and they pick up another single.
8.2 Garry Austin to Demetrius Richards, OH! Full and angled into the batter as Richards backed away, looks to flick and misses. Stoute gets across to the striker's end as the keeper has a shy at the stumps and misses.
8.1 Garry Austin to Kevin Stoute, length delivery on the leg-stump, Stoute looks to whip but misses, thuds on the pad and they get just a leg-bye.