This has been absolutely brilliant clinical effort from the Snorkelers, their bowlers backed it up with a top notch bowling effort after Bootan and Hinds put on a show with the bat. With a steep target in front, the Raiders were always in trouble. They needed to get off to a good start but they lost wickets up front and that was a huge set back in the run chase for them.
Akim Chandler was the pick of the bowlers, he scalped three wickets to finish with. Skipper, Terrance Hinds himself picked up two wickets as well. Kelon Lynch bowled two overs, conceded just 6 runs and picked up a wicket. Jon-Russ Jaggesar who opened the bowling for the Snorkelers has been sensation, gave away just 14 and a wicket too for his name, nothing short of a clinical performance this from the Raiders.
Well, from the Raiders point of view, they were in the game only for small portion of it, they had Snorkelers in trouble earlier but once they let Bootan and Hinds off the hook, they were always catching up and in the run chase, their batters didn't turn up at all. Some late blows from Duncan, but the damage was done very early in the innings.
10
overs
66/8score
W
W
2
1
0
2
runs
Simmons Peters*
2(2)
Marlon Richards
3(2)
Akim Chandler
3/9
9.6 Akim Chandler to Simmons Peters, short of a length around off, cut towards deep cover, and the batters return for a brace. And with that, the Store Bay Snorkelers claim the game by 51 runs!
9.5 Akim Chandler to Simmons Peters, short of a length angled across, Peters looked to cut but was beaten
9.4 Akim Chandler to Marlon Richards, low full toss on leg stump, drilled towards deep mid wicket. Just a single
9.3 Akim Chandler to Marlon Richards, full, fired in on off stump, Richards pumps this one towards long off. Two taken as the man at deep cover cuts it off
Chandler is on a hat-trick!
Marlon Richards [RHB] is in the middle!
Chandler has his third of the game, sensational bowling effort this has been from the Snorkelers.
9.2 Akim Chandler to Shammon Hooper, OUT! Banged in short on off, Hooper looked to pull, but the extra bounce saw the ball take the top-edge and fly up towards gully. The man at short third circled around it and took the catch
Shammon Hooper [LHB] comes out to the middle!
Absolute corker from Chandler, nails the yorker to perfection and not much Duncan could've done about it there.
9.1 Akim Chandler to Shaquille Duncan, INCH PERFECT YORKER! Right on middle and leg stump, Duncan wasn't prepared to face up a few seconds ago, and he was certainly not prepared to face what was going to come eventually! He was ages late in getting his bat down, by when his stumps were rattled!
Simmons Peters [RHB] is the new man in!
Akim Chandler [1-0-4-1] is back to bowl the final over!
Pirate Bay Riders need 57 runs in 6 balls!
Alleyne was done in by sheer pace by Hinds there, he finishes off with two wickets to his name. Now only formality remains for the Raiders here.
9
overs
61/6score
0
0
1
1wd
0
1wd
2
w
runs
Thyson Alleyne*
3(5)
Shaquille Duncan
21(12)
Terrance Hinds
2/12
8.6 Terrance Hinds to Thyson Alleyne, KNOCKS HIM OVER! Hinds goes full on leg stump with pace, Alleyne had a blind slog at it, swing all around the ball, and had his leg stump rattled!