Cricket: USA Beat Bermuda By 7 Wickets

The USA won the toss and sent Bermuda to bat during their fifth match of the ICC Americas Region Division One Twenty20 at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill.

Bermuda could only manage 91/7 in their allotted 20 overs with Lionel Cann the top scorer once again this time scoring 32, while David Hemp batting at number four added 18, Dennico Hollis playing his first match of the tournament was the only other batsman in double figures scoring 10. Bhim George was the pick of the United States of America bowlers with figures of 4.0-0-12-2, while Samartha Shah bowled 4.0-0-16-2.

In reply the United States of America scored 92/3, with Sushil Nadkari their top scorer with 39 not out, Joshua Gilbert had bowling figures of 4.0-0-16-2.

Below USA vice-captain Sushil Nadkarni speaks after USA’s seven-wicket win over Bermuda on the final day of the 2011 ICC Americas Division One T20 tournament in Florida. Nadkarni was named Man of the Match:

Bermuda’s Innings

..32 (29) Lionel Cann b Bhim George
..00 (04) Oronde Bascome st Dodson b Timroy Allen
..09 (17) Fiqre Crockwell b Adrian George
..18 (28) David Hemp b Muhammad Ghous
..10 (170 Dennico Hollis c & b Muhammad Ghous
..05 (08) Kamau Leverock c Japen Patel b Samartha Shah
..04 (09) Rodney Trott c Adrian Gordon b Samartha Shah
..05 (05) Sammy Robinson Not Out
..02 (03) Joshua Gilbert Not Out
..06 Extras (6w)
..91 Total for 7 Wickets after 20 overs

Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Bascome), 2-36 (Cann), 3-51 (Crockwell), 4-75 (Hemp), 5-76 (Hollis), 6-84 (Leverock), 7-85 (Trott)

2.0-0-19-0 Adrian Gordon
4.0-1-17-1 Timroy Allen
4.0-0-12-2 Bhim George
4.0-0-18-2 Muhammad Ghous
4.0-0-16-2 Samartha Shah
2.0-0-09-0 Steve Massiah

United States of America

..39 (43) Sushil Nadkari Not Out
..05 (09) Akeem Dodson c Rodney Trott b Damali Bell
..10 (13) Aditya Mishra c & b Joshua Gilbert
..04 (08) Steve Massiah LBW Joshua Gilbert
..15 (23) Orlando Baker Not Out
..19 Extras (3lb-16w)
..92 total for 3 Wickets after 16 overs

Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Dodson), 2-39 (Mishra), 3-47 (Massiah)

Bermuda’s Bowlers

3.0-0-22-1 Damali Bell
4.0-0-20-0 George O’Brien Jr.
4.0-0-16-2 Joshua Gilbert
1.0-0-11-0 Kamau Leverock
3.0-0-13-0 Rodney Trott
1.0-0-07-0 Sammy Robinson

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