Spirited T&T bowlers defend middling total
A fearsome attack led by Ravi Rampaul set Trinidad & Tobago's Champions League campaign off on a triumphant note, as they comfortably defended 135 for 9, against Brisbane Heat in Ranchi
A fearsome attack led by Ravi Rampaul set Trinidad & Tobago's Champions League campaign off on a triumphant note, as they comfortably defended 135 for 9, against Brisbane Heat in Ranchi
Scorer: M Venkat Raghav | Commentator: Vishal Dikshit
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Denesh Ramdin, T&T captain and Man of the Match: "It was good victory, we were 10-15 runs short but Badree and Rampaul setup the win by bowling well in the first six overs. I told the guys if we get early wickets and they don't cross 35 in six overs, we have a good chance. We didn't have the partnerships going and we have to go from strength to strength. I tried my best [while batting] and the ball was doing a bit early, we will see if I need to go up the order."
James Hopes: "We bowled and fieleded pretty well. The pitch got a bit quicker later and tougher to score on, we have three games to go and have a bit of work to do before Tueday night. We restricted them to a score that was definitely chaseable but we didn't bat well."
Ravi Rampaul: "I'm very happy with my performance as it's my first competitive match after my injury. I think the batsmen misinterpret my run-up and don't think I will bowl very fast. T&T is a strong team, a couple of years age we made around 100 and won on the last ball against Mumbai. The credit must go to the captain for the way he batted and handled the bowlers."
T&T will be very pleased with the win after their batsmen failed to put on strong partnerships. They were 83 for 6 in the 14th over but Denesh Ramdin led them to a defendable 135 as McDermott took four wickets. And, as some feared, the Heats batsmen, without Pomersbach and Watson, couldn't do much against T&T's spinners. Badree first stifled them with an opening spell of 1 for 16 from four overs and Sunil Narine came later to take two wickets. Rampaul's economical bowling also got him four wickets and Joe Burns' knock of 45 went in vain as he ran out of partners.
AC McDermott b Rampaul 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
The last man is at the non-striker's end
NM Hauritz c Simmons b Rampaul 0 (5m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
29 required from the 12 now, Rampaul to bowl his last
BCJ Cutting run out 17 (16m 10b 2x4 1x6) SR: 170.00
Plays of the Day from the Brisbane Heat v Trinidad & Tobago Champions League T20 match, in Ranchi
A fearsome attack led by Ravi Rampaul set Trinidad & Tobago's Champions League campaign off on a triumphant note, as they comfortably defended 135 for 9, against Brisbane Heat in Ranchi