Trinidad and Tobago are on a dream run after completing another win against Diamond Eagles. Winning the toss, Ganga chose to bat first on a placid wicket. The batsman scored easily and took the scoreboard to 213 for 4 at the end of 20 overs. In reply the Diamond Eagles tried their best to chase but went in vain as they ended up getting 189 for 5 in their 20 overs. A Barath who was making his debut was adjudged the man of the match for his 63.

The scorecard of the match is as follows:

Trinidad & Tobago innings (20 overs maximum) R B 4s 6s SR
WKD Perkins b Tshabalala 35 25 3 3 140.00
A Barath b du Preez 63 41 4 4 153.65
LMP Simmons b R McLaren 40 25 6 1 160.00
KA Pollard c Kruger b Bailey 23 13 1 2 176.92
ND Stewart not out 33 11 3 3 300.00
DJ Bravo not out 9 6 1 0 150.00
Extras (b 4, w 5, nb 1) 10

Total (4 wickets; 20 overs) 213 (10.65 runs per over)
Did not bat D Ganga*, D Ramdin†, S Ganga, D Mohammed, R Rampaul
Fall of wickets1-66 (Perkins, 6.4 ov), 2-142 (Simmons, 14.2 ov), 3-159 (Barath, 16.3 ov), 4-175 (Pollard, 17.4 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ
PV Mpitsang 2 0 28 0 14.00 (1w)
CJD de Villiers 3 0 36 0 12.00 (2w)
D du Preez 4 0 54 1 13.50 (1w)
R McLaren 4 0 29 1 7.25 (1w)
T Tshabalala 2 0 23 1 11.50 (1nb)
RT Bailey 3 0 24 1 8.00
AK Kruger 2 0 15 0 7.50

Eagles innings (target: 214 runs from 20 overs) R B 4s 6s SR
MN van Wyk† lbw b S Ganga 25 14 4 1 178.57
RR Rossouw c Pollard b Simmons 44 19 5 3 231.57
AP McLaren lbw b S Ganga 9 4 2 0 225.00
D du Preez c Simmons b Pollard 35 41 1 2 85.36
HH Dippenaar* c †Ramdin b Pollard 33 19 4 1 173.68
RT Bailey not out 21 13 3 0 161.53
R McLaren not out 12 11 2 0 109.09
Extras (b 4, lb 2, w 3, nb 1) 10

Total (5 wickets; 20 overs) 189 (9.45 runs per over)
Did not bat AK Kruger, CJD de Villiers, T Tshabalala, PV Mpitsang
Fall of wickets1-54 (van Wyk, 3.6 ov), 2-77 (AP McLaren, 5.4 ov), 3-81 (Rossouw, 6.3 ov), 4-139 (Dippenaar, 14.5 ov), 5-156 (du Preez, 16.4 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ
R Rampaul 3 0 30 0 10.00 (1nb)
DJ Bravo 4 0 39 0 9.75 (1w)
S Ganga 3 0 25 2 8.33 (1w)
LMP Simmons 2 0 23 1 11.50 (1w)
D Mohammed 2 0 14 0 7.00
KA Pollard 3 0 25 2 8.33
ND Stewart 3 0 27 0 9.00
Match details
Toss Trinidad & Tobago, who chose to bat
Points Trinidad & Tobago 2, Eagles 0
Twenty20 debut A Barath (Trinidad & Tobago)
Player of the match A Barath (Trinidad & Tobago)
Umpires RE Koertzen (South Africa) and AM Saheba
TV umpire DJ Harper (Australia)
Match referee S Venkataraghavan
Reserve umpire S Ravi