Jamaica Women suffer first defeat in Super50 Cup

BASSETERRE, St Kitts:

Defending champions Jamaica Women were thumped by Guyana Women by eight wickets, while Barbados Women remain the only unbeaten team in the CG United Women's Super50 Cup after knocking off the Windward Islands Women by 56 runs when action continued yesterday.

AT ST PAUL'S SPORTS COMPLEX:

Jamaica Women needed a strong showing by their middle order to get up to their eventual total of 175 from 47.4 overs.

Chedean Nation, who topscored with 32 and Jodian Morgan, who made 23, seemed to have guided Jamaica out of a perilous situation after off spinner Plafianna Millington removed openers Rashada Williams and Crishana McKenzie cheaply to leave them 21 for two.

But from a relatively comfortable position of 57 for two, Jamaica found themselves 84 for five in the 27th over. It took the efforts of Neisha-Ann Waisome, who made 29, Lena Scott (22) and number nine Vanessa Watts, who made 20, to get them up to a decent total.

Millington was the pick of Guyana's bowlers with 3-16, while Shabika Gajnabi took 2-27.

Guyana Women then made light work of their target, with Realeanna Grimmond (72 n.o.) and Mandy Mangru (60) both scoring half centuries as they breezed to 178 for two in 47.1 overs.

AT WARNER PARK:

Twin sisters Kycia and Kyshona Knight both scored half centuries before spinner Naijanni Cumberbatch grabbed three wickets to lead Barbados Women to a 56-run victory over Windward Islands Women.

Kycia scored 63 from 91 balls and Kyshona notched her second straight half century with 51 from 99 balls, and their 115-run partnership for the third wicket proved to be the backbone of Barbados' total of 181 from 43.3 overs.

Pearl Etienne (2-22), Jannillea Glasgow (2-24), Zaida James (2-30) and Afy Fletcher (2-37) all took two wickets.

The Windward Islands got a decent start in their run chase and were coasting along at 56 for one at one stage thanks to opener Ashlene Edward's knock of 31.

However, skipper Aaliyah Alleyne captured two wickets in quick succession to orchestrate a collapse that saw the Windward Islands slump to 103 for seven, a position they would not recover from.

Callender finished with 3-20, while Alleyne (2-13) and Keila Elliot (2-14) gave good support.

AT CONAREE SPORTS CLUB:

After a strong start, the Leeward Islands would have been hugely disappointed to be dismissed for only 188 in 45.3 overs.

Reniece Boyce led the way for the Leewards with 76, while Shawnisha Hector's 35 and Divya Saxena, who scored 32, put them in a position of authority at 160 for four.

But pacer Amrita Ramtahal (4-27) and spinner Anisa Mohammed (3-26) led a brilliant fightback by T&T to capture the last six wickets for the addition of just 28 runs, with the last four wickets falling for a mere two runs.

T&T Women were rescued by Britney Cooper, who made 72 and Mohammed, who scored 32, with the pair adding 89 runs for the third wicket.

Following the dismissals of Mohammed and Karishma Ramharack, Cooper shared a crucial 44-run partnership with Lee-Ann Kirby, whose unbeaten 41 from 37 balls, helped carry her team to victory.

- CMC