Central Sharks beat Southern Titans as Starblazers lose to Phoenix – Courts Women T20 Grand Slam
LCB Central Sharks won over Novel Sports Southern Titans in an easy game at the National Cricket Centre (NCC) in Couva. At St. Augustine, Phoenix chased the target set by Starblazers to get a 9-wicket win.
Titans batted first and captain Britney Cooper was in sublime form. She remained not out on 65 to take her team’s total to 114/6 at the end of 20 overs. Chedean Nation too added 17 runs to the team’s score. From the Sharks, Samantha Bissoon took 3 wickets and returned with the figures of 3/25.
It was an easy chase for the Sharks as Shinelle Henry made 58 runs and remained not out. She was supported by Sheneta Grimmond’s 23. Sharks chased the score in the penultimate over and won the match by 6 wickets.
Central Sharks will play UdeCott Northern Starblazers next at NCC Couva.
At the UWI SPEC in St. Augustine, Udecott Starblazers were dismissed only on 44 runs. Natasha McLean hit 24 runs as no other batter showed much promise. Phoenix skipper Kamara Ragoobar was brilliant. She had a deserving 4-wicket haul to her name. Hayley Matthews too took 3 wickets as the Starblazers stumbled. Phoenix won the match by 9 wickets as Matthews scored 24 runs.
Phoenix will play Novel Sports Southern Tridents next at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba.
(Source: Trinidad & Tobago Guardian)
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