Videos: Bermuda Win & Advance To Next Round
Following a spectacular showing which saw them defeat the USA twice and Cayman once, the Bermuda cricket team have advanced to the next round of the ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup which is set for later this year.
Playing yesterday, Bermuda won by 6 wickets, with a final score of USA 141/9, Bermuda 142/6.
The United States batted first and were restricted to 141/9 in their allotted 20 overs, Hayden Walsh was the top scorer with 26, while Onias Bascome once again leading the bowling attack with figures of 4-0-32-3, Delray Rawlins bowled 4-0-22-2 and Malachi Jones bowled 4-0-26-2.
In reply Bermuda scored the required runs to advance with 7 balls to spare, Okera Bascome was the top scorer with 35 off 16 deliveries, while Man of the Match Deunte Darrell scored 30 not out off 23 deliveries. Karima Gore was the pick of the United States of America bowlers with figures of 4-0-5-3.
Match highlights of Bermuda’s victory over the USA, video courtesy of the ICC:
United States Inning
- ..17 [12] Xavier Marshall c Kamau Leverock b George O’Brien
- ..06 [04] Monank Patel c Delray Rawlins b Malachi Jones
- ..23 [30] Steven Taylor c Allan Douglas b Onias Bascome
- ..05 [11] Sunny Sohal LBW Malachi Jones
- ..04 [05] Aaron Jones b Delray Rawlins
- ..26 [28] Hayden Walsh b Delray Rawlins
- ..07 [03] Timroy Allen c Deunte Darrell b Onias Bascome
- ..02 [04] Cameron Gannon c Delray Rawlins b Onias Bascome
- ..14 [14] Timil Patel Not Out
- ..12 [07] Saurabh Netravalkar c Malachi Jones b George O’Brien
- ..04 [03] Karima Gore Not Out
- ..21 Extras [1nb-20w]
- 141 Total for 9 Wickets after 20 overs
Fall of Wickets: 1-18 [Patel], 2-28 [Marshall], 3-38 [Sohal], 4-43 [Jones], 5-85 [Taylor], 6-98 [Allen], 7-106 [Walsh], 8-111 [Gannon], 9-126 [Netravalkar]
Bermuda Bowlers
- 4.0-0-38-2 George O’Brien
- 4.0-0-26-2 Malachi Jones
- 4.0-0-22-2 Delray Rawlins
- 2.0-0-11-0 Rodney Trott
- 4.0-0-32-3 Onias Bascome
- 2.0-0-12-0 Allan Douglas
Bermuda Inning
- ..35 [16] Okera Bascome b Karima Gore
- ..08 [19] Terryn Fray c Hayden Walsh b Karima Gore
- ..27 [19] Malachi Jones st Monank Patel b Timil Patel
- ..12 [11] Delray Rawlins c Karima Gore b Timil Patel
- ..16 [13] Kamau Leverock b Hayden Walsh
- ..30 [23] Deunte Darrell Not Out
- ..03 [09] Allan Douglas st Monank Patel b Karima Gore
- ..07 [05] Sinclair Smith Not Out
- ..04 Extras [2nb-1w-1lb]
- 142 Total for 6 Wickets after 18.5 overs
Fall of Wickets: 1-44 [Bascome], 2-45 [Fray], 3-69 [Rawlins], 4-87 [Jones], 5-111 [Leverock], 6-117 [Douglas]
Scenes of celebration after Bermuda defeats the USA to qualify, video courtesy of the ICC
United States Bowlers
- 3.0-0-33-0 Saurabh Netravalkar
- 4.0-2-05-3 Karima Gore
- 1.0-0-17-0 Timroy Allen
- 3.0-0-29-0 Steven Taylor
- 1.0-0-08-0 Cameron Gannon
- 4.0-0-19-2 Timil Patel
- 2.5-0-30-1 Hayden Walsh
Excellent performance, although you can’t help but feel Rawlins was the difference.
Now David Burt, Zane De Silva, how about some money so they can truly perform in Dubai.