Bermuda blow away Cayman Islands to keep hopes alive
Maple Leaf North-West Ground A (Bermuda won the toss): Bermuda beat Cayman Islands by seven wickets
Delray Rawlins hammered an unbeaten 42 from 21 balls as Bermuda eased to victory over Cayman Islands ffor their second triumph at the ICC T20 World Cup Americas final qualifiers.
The former captain hit three fours and the same number of sixes for Bermuda to reach their target in 12.5 overs. Player of the match Jonté Smith, who also chipped in with 16 not out, took three for 19 while Zeko Burgess picked up two for 23 to restrict Cayman to 121 for nine in 20 overs, a total largely aided by 51 runs from opener Jermaine Baker.
Walking in after Bermuda had lost Marcus Scotland, Terryn Fray and Onias Bascome, Rawlins finally found his form in the middle. His 57-run fourth wicket partnership with Smith ensured that Bermuda crossed the finish line with 22 balls to spare.
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Cayman Islands
J Baker c Scotland b J Smith 51
A Naidoo c S Smith b Burgess 2
†R Sealy c S Snith b Burgess 0
S Foster c Rawlins b C Smith 0
R Dunka run out 12
B Corbin c J Smith b Rawlins 31
R Walker lbw b J Smith 1
*C Wright b J Smith 0
A Morris not out 8
A Wright run out 1
K Basil not out 0
Extras (b 4, lb 1, w 10) 15
Total (9 wkts; 20 overs) 121
Fall of wickets: 1-3, 2-3, 3-9, 4-67, 5-82, 6-92, 7-92, 8-116, 9-119.
Bowling: Burgess 4-0-23-2; C Smith 4-0-21-1; Rawlins 4-0-31-1; Fubler 4-0-22-0; J Smith 4-0-19-3.
Bermuda
*T Fray b Morris 10
M Scotland b Dunka 15
O Bascome b Morris 32
D Rawlins not out 42
J Smith not out 16
Extras (lb 6 w 5) 11
Total (3 wkts; 12.5 overs) 126
A Dore, J Richardson, †S Smith, Z Burgess, C Smith and K Fubler did not bat.
Fall of wickets: 1-25, 2-68, 3-69.
Bowling: C Wright 2-0-17-0; Dunka 3-0-35-1; Morris 4-0-20-2; Bazil 2.5-0-35-0; A Wright 1-0-13-0.
Umpires: G Brathwaite (West Indies) and A Maddela (Canada)
Third umpire: D Butler (West Indies)
Referee: Z Bassarath (West Indies)
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