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TAROUBA, Trinidad (CMC):
Navin Bidaisee and Crystian Thurton both cracked half-centuries to steer the Trinidad and Tobago Legions to a comprehensive six-wicket win over the Windward Islands Infernos in the West Indies Breakout League here yesterday.
The Infernos posted a respectable total of 162 for seven from their 20 overs after being sent in to bat at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy.
Bidaisee then scored an unbeaten 56 and Thurton hit an even 50, as the home side cruised to 164 for four off 18.1 overs, to rebound from a loss to the Leeward Islands Thunder on Friday.
The pair added 49 runs for the third wicket after the Legions had slipped to 63 for three following a blazing start.
And when Thurton was dismissed by pacer Shadrack Descarte after facing 32 balls and striking four fours and three sixes, Bidaisee joined forces with Jyd Goolie, who ended on 18 not out, in an unbroken stand of 52 to help the Legions overhaul their target.
Bidaisee faced 40 balls in his match-winning knock and hit six fours and two sixes.
Earlier, the Infernos were given a good start by their openers Johann Jeremiah and Ryshon Williams, before suffering a dramatic collapse.
The two put on 69 runs in just under nine overs, until Bidaisee claimed Jeremiah’s wicket for 40 to set off a chain of dismissals that saw four wickets tumble for the addition of one run, as the Infernos crumbled to 70 for four.
It took the efforts of Teddy Bishop, who scored 31 from 26 balls, and Descarte, who lashed 36 from 18 balls, to help stage a recovery.
Jyd Goolie was the Legions’ best bowler with 2-16, while Bidaisee took 2-18.
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