KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC):
Jamaica Women ended their T20 Blaze campaign in fifth position by demolishing Windward Islands Women by 10 wickets here yesterday.
After restricting Windward Islands to a paltry 62 for nine in their 20 overs at the Arnos Vale Playing Field, Jamaica motored to 65 without loss in just 3.4 overs in their 5th/6th place playoff.
Following a terrible start to the tournament that saw them lose their first three matches, Jamaica finished strongly by winning their final three games.
In their chase, Chedean Nation clobbered four fours and one six in her unbeaten knock of 23 off 12 balls, while captain Rashada Williams ended on 21 not out off 17 balls, inclusive of three boundaries.
Jamaica were ably assisted by their opponents, who sent down a staggering 14 wides and seven no-balls, contributing 21 extras to the total.
In a disastrous opening over bowled by the Windward Island’s Selena Ross, the left-arm pacer sent down eight wides and seven no balls in a 21-ball over that went for an unbelievable 44 runs.
That set the foundation for Jamaica’s easy victory, with Nation ending the match in style by hitting Zaida James to the boundary.
Earlier, James was the Windward Island’s only bright spark with the bat after they were sent in to bat.
James’ 24 off 31 balls was the top score, with no other batter scoring more than seven in an extremely poor batting display.
Vanessa Watts led the way for Jamaica with 3-5 from her four overs, while Taylor took 2-13.
