In the game at the Diego Sporting Complex, West Indies posted a daunting total 317/7 which helped them register a massive 169-run win. Openers Mathew Nandu 128 (134) and Shaqkere Parris 64 (89) got the start a good start to the host nation. Kevin Wickham 61 (48) gave Windies the finish they hoped for in the slog overs.
Boio Ray 3-43 and Barnabas Maha were pick of the Papua New Guinea (PNG) bowlers. West Indies bowlers then skittled PNG for just 148. Aue Oru was the top-scorer with 27 (52). Star with the bat, Nandu was the best bowler too picking two wickets and conceding just 14 runs.
On the other hand, England secured a six-wicket win over South Africa at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. South Africa batted first after winning the toss and were bundled out for 209. In reply England chased the target down with 18.4 overs to spare and six wickets in hand.
Dewald Brewis who has also been touted as the next AB de Villiers, was the top-scorer for South Africa with 97 (88). No one apart from Brewis got going as a result the proteas were humbled out for a below par score. South Africa kept losing wickets at regular intervals and failed to stitch up a good partnership. 169-9 at one point, the last wicket pair of Mathew Boast and Asakhe Tshaka put 40 runs taking the total beyond 200. Rehan Ahmed was pick of the English bowlers picking up four wickets.
Jacob Bethell scored 88 in just 42 balls along with William Luxton 47 of 41 balls to help the three lions seal a convincing win. Brewis picked 2-40 and was the only South African player to have an impact in the match.
Zimbabwe beat Scotland by 109 runs at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain in Trinidad. Winning the toss and batting first, Zimbabwe put up 248/10. Scotland in reply were skittled for 140.
Mathew Welch scored 78 (117) and Brian Bennet 54 (58) and David Bennet 35 (41) were the top-scorers for Zimbabwe. For Scotland, Jack Jarvis 3/46 and Charlie Peet 2/36 were the pick of the bowlers. The Scottish reply was way below par as none of the batter got going and very few got starts. Zimbabwe bowlers were all over Scotland. Tomas Mackintosh 25 (41) and Jack Jarvis 24 (20) were the only batters to go beyond 20. Connor Mitchell 3/29 , David Bennet 3/35 were pick of the bowlers for the African nation.
