Bermuda defeated Cayman Islands by 93 runs at the Maple Leaf CC grounds in King City, Toronto yesterday and are now within a single win of clinching a maiden Americas Championship title.

For the fourth match in a row, Bermuda produced a well-rounded performance that carried them safely to victory, only this time against a vastly improved Cayman side.

Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat on a pitch they have become accustomed to at King City, and rattled up 264 runs for the loss of nine wickets in their allotted overs.

Opener Stephen Outerbridge starred with the bat on this occasion, but unfortunately fell four runs shy of a deserved and maiden international century when he was run out attempting another single which was never really on.

The Bailey?s Bay batsman survived a chance from behind in his late 30s, but regained his composure to go on and provide the backbone for his team?s challenging total until he was the fifth batsman dismissed in the 43rd over for a well-played 96 ? his highest international score to date.

Outerbridge struck eight fours and faced 122 balls in 169 minutes before all of his hard work came undone at the seams.

Bermuda skipper Irving Romaine continued his prolific form with the bat, this time smashing 50 runs off 71 balls in 69 minutes to take his overall tally on tour to 284 runs from only four turns at bat.

Bay team-mates Romaine and Outerbridge added 118 runs in 21 overs for the third-wicket after Kwame Tucker (seven) and Saleem Mukuddem (12) fell early hitting across the line.

An unusually sedate Romaine hit only four fours before he was caught at long off attempting to dispatch fast bowler Troy Taylor over the fence.

Janeiro Tucker (19), youngster Malachi Jones (23) and Clay Smith (13) made useful contributions lower down the order to ensure sufficient runs were posted on the board for the Island?s bowlers to try and defend on a placid track.

Fast bowler Troy Taylor and off spinner Saheed Mohammed led the Cayman bowling with three for 52 and three for 46 respectively.

It was then left to Bermuda?s bowling trio of Mukuddem, George O?Brien jr and Romaine to spearhead the Island?s attack and deliver the goods with the ball.

Mukuddem drew first blood by removing the Cayman?s first three batsman before the first water break of the innings.

The South African import trapped openers Steve Gordon (two) and Keneil Irving (four) with his trade mark inswinger. He then had Micheal Wight (26) caught at mid-wicket during a second spell bowling from the opposite end.

O?Brien then pegged the Caymans further back when he collected the key wickets of Stephen Best (55) and skipper Ryan Bovell in the space of 12 balls.

Best, whose half century arrived off 86 balls in 90 minutes, was first to go, caught at square leg attempting to hook an O?Brien bouncer.

O?Brien then bowled Bovell to signal the end was nearing for the Caribbean side.

From here Bermuda skipper Romaine took matters into his own hands and cleaned up the remaining scraps on the plate with his off-break bowling.

Romaine collected the Cayman?s last three wickets ? in steady drizzles ? in the space of 20 runs in four overs.

First he had Jalon Linton (one) caught behind by wicketkeeper Tucker and then Ronald Ebanks (six) caught in the covers.

Tailender Ryan Ebanks (14) batted stubbornly from the rear, however he was eventually baited into a driving a fuller-length delivery right into the hands of Romaine who took an easy return grab to secure his team?s fourth straight limited overs win.

Romaine finished with superb figures of three for 16 off only 5.2 overs, Mukuddem three for 22 off seven overs with one maiden, while the fast-improving O?Brien took two for 43 off eight overs to take his overall tally so far on tour to eight wickets in only three matches.

Hassan Durham and Dwayne (Sluggo) Leverock claimed one for one for 24 and one for 39 each off eight overs.

There are no matches scheduled for today which has been set aside as a rest day.

aBermuda will take on USA, who defeated Argentina comfortably by seven wickets yesterday at King?s City, tomorrow at the same venue requiring an outright victory to clinch a first Americas Championship.