Hyatt leads Jamaica to easy win

Jamaica 104 for 4 (Hyatt 47*) beat Trinidad and Tobago 101 (Bernard 3-17) by 6 wickets
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Jamaica kept their slim hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the KFC Cup alive with an impressive six-wicket victory over defending champions Trinidad and Tobago at the Cable & Wireless Ground yesterday. In a match reduced to 20 overs after heavy rain early in the morning left the outfield unfit for play, Jamaica successfully chased down their target of 102, completing victory with 6.1 overs remaining.

They were led by opening batsman Danza Hyatt, who scored an unbeaten 47 including five fours and one six off 43 deliveries, and fellow opener Brenton Parchment whose quickfire 29 came from just 15 balls with five fours. The duo, and Parchment in particular, set the ground ablaze as they added 34 for the first wicket in four overs to orchestrate Jamaica's push for victory.

The 23-year old Parchment was especially severe on West Indies fast bowler Mervyn Dillon who bowled just one over, conceding 14 runs, while Richard Kelly went for 15 runs from his two opening overs. Both batsmen played a number of handsome strokes and after their cameo opening partnership, the result was never in doubt.

Earlier, T&T never recovered from the loss of two early wickets with only eight on the board, and crashed to 101 all out off 19.5 overs. Sherwin Ganga was trapped lbw to Daren Powell for 4 while Lendl Simmons was caught at the wicket off Dwight Washington for 2, after play got underway at 2.15pm. Dwayne Bravo, the West Indian allrounder, top scored with 21, including three fours, while Daren Ganga got 19.

Jamaica, who gained a bonus point from the win, now have five points from four games and could still enter the equation for a semi-final berth depending on the outcome of the final round of matches.

However, T&T, still without a victory in the tournament, have been eliminated.