Bridgetown, Barbados, April 16 –(
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Samuels, fresh from an outstanding regional first-class season during which he amassed the most runs all told (853) for Jamaica, who retained the title for the fourth straight year, slammed 63 off 38 balls to help Dwayne Bravo’s XI to 164 for five off 20 overs.
Batting at No. 4, Samuels struck five fours and three sixes.
Dwayne Bravo weighed in with 46 off 28 balls, hitting three sixes and two fours.
Barbados fast bowler Fidel Edwards, seeking a recall to the international arena after absence of over a year-and-a-half because of a back injury, took two for 16 off three overs.
Bravo’s XI won by 11 runs as Smith’s side were restricted to 153 for five.
Barbadian Edwards, who opened, made 56 off 42 balls with four boundaries and two sixes. He and Smith (36) added 92 in 11.1 overs for the first wicket but then the batting fell away before diminutive wicket-keeper/batsman Carlton Baugh scored a desperate 28 not out off 19 balls.
Medium-pacer Dwayne Bravo led by example, picking up two for 27.
The match was in preparation for the imminent home series against Pakistan, which includes a one-off Twenty20 International, five One-Day Internationals and two Tests.
SCORECARD
DWAYNE BRAVO’S XI
L. Simmons c K. Edwards b F. Edwards 13 (16 balls, 1 four)
+A. Fletcher c Chase b Best 9 (11 balls, 1 four)
Darren Bravo c wk Baugh b Martin 23 (22 balls, 1 six)
M. Samuels c Martin b F. Edwards 63 (38 balls, 5 fours, 3 sixes)
*Dwayne Bravo c Smith b Roach 46 (28 balls, 2 fours, 3 sixes)
D. Hyatt not out 4 (5 balls)
C. Barnwell not out 0 (0 balls)
Extras (b1, lb2, w3) 6
TOTAL (5 wks, 20 overs) 164
Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Simmons, 3.3 overs), 2-32 (Fletcher, 5.5), 3-88
(Darren Bravo, 11.3), 4-156 (Samuels, 18.3), 5-163 (Dwayne Bravo, 19.4).
Did not bat: A. Nurse, A. Russell, K. Santokie, D. Bishoo.
Bowling: Roach 4-0-32-1 (w1), F. Edwards 3-0-16-2 (w1), Stoute 4-0-34-0, Best 3-0-30-1 (w1), Martin 3-0-20-1, Chase 3-0-29-0.
DEVON SMITH’s XI
*D. Smith b Russell 36 (33 balls, 3 fours, 1 six)
K. Edwards b Bishoo 56 (42 balls, 4 fours, 2 sixes)
J. Carter run out 6 (8 balls, 1 four)
K. Stoute b Dwayne Bravo 3 (8 balls)
R. Chase c & b Dwayne Bravo 2 (3 balls)
D. Sammy not out 7 (9 balls)
+C. Baugh not out 28 (29 balls, 3 fours)
Extras (b3, lb2, w8, nb2) 15
TOTAL (5 wks, 20 overs) 153
Fall of wickets: 1-92 (Smith, 11.1 overs), 2-99 (Carter, 12.4), 3-108 (K.Edwards, 14.4), 4-111 (Chase, 15.2), 5-113 (Stoute, 15.4).
Did not bat: K. Roach, R. Rampaul, T. Best, F. Edwards, A. Martin.
Bowling:Russell 4-0-23-1 (w1, nb1), Nurse 3-0-20-0 (w3), Barnwell 2-0-21-0(w2), Santokie 4-0-27-0 (w1), Bishoo 3-0-30-1, Dwayne Bravo 4-0-27-2(w1, nb1).
Toss: Dwayne Bravo's XI.
Result: Dwayne Bravo’s XI won by 11 runs.
Umpires: Sylvan Leacock, Ryan Willoughby.
Match manager: Philip Spooner.
Scorer: Richard Berridge.
Dwayne Bravo’s XI beat Smith's XI by 11 runs in first of two WI T20 practice matches
Bridgetown, Barbados, April 16 –(
http://www.bcacricket.org" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) – Dwayne Bravo’s XI beat Devon Smith's XI by 11 runs in the first of two West Indies Twenty20 practice matches at the 3Ws Oval here today.
Summarised scores:
Dwayne Bravo’s XI 164-5 (20 overs) (Marlon Samuels 63 – 38 balls, 5 fours, 3 sixes; Dwayne Bravo 46, Darren Bravo 23, Lendl Simmons 13; Fidel Edwards 2-16).
Devon Smith's XI 153-5 (20 overs) (Kirk Edwards 56 – 42 balls, 4 fours, 2 sixes, Devon Smith 36; Dwayne Bravo 2-27).
Toss: Dwayne Bravo's XI.
Umpires: Sylvan Leacock, Ryan Willoughby.
Match Manager: Philip Spooner.
Scorer: Richard Berridge.
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