THE CAYMAN ISLANDS: Josh Little bagged three wickets before Ben Dunk’s quickfire 32-run knock powered Grand Cayman Jaguars to a resounding eight-wicket victory over Miami Lions in the seventh match of Max60 Caribbean on Tuesday.
Put into bat first, the Lions only managed to accumulate 79/9 in the allotted 10 overs despite Gerhard Erasmus’ anchoring knock.
The Lions got off to a disastrous start to their innings as they were reduced to 14/3 in two overs.
Coming out to bat at No.5, Erasmus offered some resistance with his blistering cameo before falling victim to Sikandar Raza, bringing the total down to 65/5 in eight overs.
Erasmus smashed three fours and a six on his way to top score for the Lions with a 20-ball 32.
Besides Ravi Bopara (18) made notable contributions to the Lions’ total while the rest of their batters failed to amass the double figures.
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Josh Little led the bowling charge for Grand Cayman Jaguars with 3/19 in his two overs, followed by Mitchell McClenaghan with two wickets while Sikandar Raza, Logan van Beek and Terrance Hinds made one scalp each.
Chasing a modest 80-run target, the Jaguars comfortably knocked the winning runs for the loss of just two wickets and 19 balls to spare.
Leading the way for the home side was hard-hitting opener Ben Dunk, who laid a solid foundation with a blistering 32-run cameo, which featured four fours and two sixes.
He was supported by fellow opener Alex Hales, who made a brisk 24 off 13 deliveries with the help of three boundaries and a six.
The opening pair added 56 runs in the run chase before both perished in successive overs.
Later, Sikandar Raza (9*) and Saif Zaib (7*) made sure the momentum remains in the Jaguars’ favour and steered their side to a comfortable victory.
The eight-wicket victory lifted Grand Cayman Jaguars to third in the Max60 Caribbean standings with three points in three matches while Miami Lions remained at the bottom.
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